Harris campaign launches ad about lowering housing costs
The Harris campaign has launched an ad about her plans to lower housing costs.
The ad, titled “Full House,” is part of a $150 million August paid media blitz highlighting Harris’ middle-class upbringing, the campaign said in a news release. In the ad, Harris talks about being raised by her working mother, who she says saved up for more than a decade to buy a home.
“I was a teenager when that day finally came, and I can remember so well how excited she was,” Harris says in the ad. “I know what homeownership means, and sadly right now it is out of reach for far too many American families.”
Harris also touts her record of taking on big banks and vows to crack down on exploitative landlords and build 3 million new homes and rentals if elected.
The Harris campaign is holding nearly 20 events across 12 battleground states this week to share her economic plans, the campaign said.
“Vice President Harris knows we need to do more to address our housing crisis — that’s why she has a plan to end the housing shortage, calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units and cracking down on corporate landlords and Wall Street banks hiking up rents and housing costs to bring prices down for our families,” the campaign's battleground states director, Dan Kanninen, said in a statement.
Kanninen then said Project 2025 would raise "millions of Americans’ housing costs," referring to a blueprint of a second Trump administration proposed by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which Trump has sought to distance himself from.
Walz discusses home gutters on popular social media series 'Subway Takes'
Walz discussed issues involving house gutters on an episode of "Subway Takes," which is a popular Instagram and TikTok series with comedian Kareem Rahma.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee brought it up when Rahma asked him, "So, what's your take?"
"My take is the most neglected part of homeownership is the gutters. It’s personal for me," Walz said. "I’ve had problems with gutters before. You get your basement wet, you get ice dams, cause a lot of problems."
"But there are fixes," he continued. "Now, the other dangerous thing is, is that when you live in Minnesota, fall’s a great time of year. A lot of leaves. You got to get up on a ladder."
Rahma said that leaves get stuck in the gutter and he's seen "many a man fall off" of his ladder.
"But there’s a fix. You can put a gutter helmet over the top of it," Walz said. "It covers it, it lets the water go through, keeps it out of your house. I see this all the time."
Walz said that he looks "quite often" at gutters and said that he tries not to judge people, but said, "When I see a well-tended gutter, says a lot about somebody."
Arizona 'fake electors' case resumes today
The defense in the Arizona "fake electors" case will continue to argue for charges to be dismissed when the court is back in session at 1:30 p.m. ET.
Defense lawyers will make an argument revolving around Arizona's anti-SLAPP statute, which is aimed at protecting free speech rights. The defense’s arguments were slated to conclude yesterday, but the lawyers for the defendants made lengthy arguments.
Like yesterday, defendants like state Sens. Anthony Kern and Jake Hoffman as well as Turning Point USA's Tyler Bowyer are expected to appear in person. High-profile out-of-state defendants like Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows are expected to appear virtually or by telephone.
Judge Bruce Cohen will hear the arguments but is not expected to rule on the motion to dismiss the case during the hearing.
Trump names RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team
Trump has added Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team, a senior campaign adviser confirmed in a statement.
"As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands across partisan lines, we are proud that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been added to the Trump/Vance Transition team," the senior adviser, Brian Hughes, said.
"We look forward to having their powerful voices on the team as we work to restore America’s greatness," he added.
The New York Times reported Kennedy and Gabbard had been tapped for the transition team.
Kennedy endorsed Trump on Friday after ending his independent bid for president, and Gabbard, a former Democrat, expressed support for the former president at an event yesterday.
More than 200 former Bush, McCain and Romney staffers endorse Harris
More than 200 Republicans who worked for both Bush presidents, the late Sen. John McCain and Sen. Mitt Romney declared their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign in an open letter released yesterday.
The letter comes after several Republicans who are openly critical of former President Donald Trump delivered remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last week.
In their letter, which was first reported by USA Today, the former staff members noted that they had come out against Trump during the 2020 election cycle and said they “jointly declare that we’re voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz this November.”
Vance's mother is joining him on the trail today
Making her first public appearance on the campaign trail since her son accepted the Republican vice presidential nomination in Milwaukee, Vance's mother, Beverly Aikins, is traveling alongside the senator today ahead of his two campaign appearances.
Starting their day from Washington, Vance and Aikins will travel first to Big Rapids, Michigan, for an event billed as remarks on the economy and manufacturing. The pair will then fly to Nashville, where Vance will address a closed-press campaign fundraising event.
In his month and a half on the Trump campaign, Vance has often traveled with family members or special guests, including several members of Congress. His wife, Usha Vance, has made multiple trips on the campaign plane — even Atlas, the family's German Shepherd, made the quick journey to Wisconsin earlier this month.
Ohio GOP Senate candidate plans new car dealership amid scrutiny of his businesses
Bernie Moreno, the Republican Senate nominee in Ohio whose past as a car dealer has been mocked and scrutinized by his Democratic rival, is preparing a return to the auto industry.
In a recently filed personal financial disclosure statement, Moreno identified himself as a manager of two companies — including a realty business that he lists as an asset — that, according to public records, are developing a Mercedes-Benz dealership.
Moreno, who has said several times during his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown that he sold off all of his businesses to avoid conflicts of interest, confirmed his involvement in an interview. He described himself as an investor in the venture, which will be run by his son Kevin.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren heads to Wisconsin to campaign for Harris
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will be in Wisconsin today to campaign for Harris and Walz.
Warren, who ran against Harris in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, will start the day in Green Bay and later head to Appleton.
She is expected to talk about how the 2024 election will impact working families and the middle class.
Oklahoma holds state primary runoffs
Oklahoma is holding 10 state primary runoffs today.
Half of Oklahoma's 28 state Senate seats and all 101 House seats will be up for grabs in November. Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers and many races in November will be uncontested or will not feature a Democratic challenger.
Of the runoffs today, three of them feature incumbents who did not garner an outright majority of the vote in the June 18 primary.
Two of those incumbents — State Sen. Blake "Cowboy" Stephens and State Rep. Kevin Wallace — have Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's endorsement.
Stephens is facing off with physician Julie McIntosh in Senate District 3. The incumbent won a narrow 0.7% lead over McIntosh in June in his bid for a second term. The winner will not face off with a Democrat in November, but rather independent candidate Margaret Cook.
Despite having the governor's endorsement, State Rep. Wallace placed second in the June primary against energy company executive Jim Shaw. The runoff will all but decide who holds the House District 32 seat, as the race will be uncontested in November.
The third incumbent, Rep. Dean Davis, seeks a fourth term but is facing a challenge from elementary school teacher Gabe Woolley in House District 98. Davis was censured and by the House stripped of his committee assignments last year for public drunkenness. He was reinstated in February after submitting a written apology.
Davis led Woolley by exactly one vote in June.
The polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
Doug Emhoff to stump for Harris at campaign reception
Emhoff, the second gentleman, will stump for Harris again today by delivering remarks at a campaign reception in New York.