Prominent artists have demanded Trump's campaign stop using their tunes on social media or at rallies — with lawsuits involved in some cases.
Why it matters: Celebrities have had a mega platform in offering or denying endorsements this election season, though it's unclear how voters will respond.
Former President Trump's fireside chat at Moms for Liberty's national summit Friday in Washington, DC, comes as women voters remain one of the presidential candidate's most slippery and vital blocs of potential supporters.
Why it matters: Trump's appearance injects some energy into the conservative group's culture war crusade that helped define the GOP's agenda in the Biden era. But Trump must also win over swing voters as his Democratic opponents offer a much different approach to education policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris is finishing the month with a narrow lead over former President Trump in the race for the White House, three new polls show.
Why it matters: Harris' edge over Trump is a stark reversal for Democrats after President Biden continually lagged in the polls before dropping out of the race and endorsing his vice president.
Google is rolling out new protections for its generative AI products as election season heats up.
Driving the news: Google on Friday said it would extend the policies it announced for its search and YouTube products last December to more of its AI products, including Search AI Overviews, YouTube AI-generated summaries for Live Chat, Gems, and image generation in Gemini.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — a rising Democratic star, and potential future presidential candidate — calls it "an honest mistake" that he regrets not correcting:
Two years after a campaign controversy over a description of Moore as a Bronze Star honoree (he isn't), The New York Times published his 2006 application for a White House fellowship, which claimed he received the Bronze Star for service in Afghanistan in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division.
In her CNN interview Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her most forceful defense of President Biden's economic record since becoming the Democratic nominee for president.
Why it matters: But in a reflection of her campaign's "move forward" theme, Harris couldn't bring herself to repeat a word that CNN's Dana Bash used to describe the president's approach to lowering unemployment and tackling high prices: "Bidenomics."
Kamala Harris said she'd appoint a Republican to her Cabinet if elected in November.
The big picture: CNN's Dana Bash noted to Harris during the vice president's first TV interview as Democratic presidential nominee that aired Thursday evening that there were "a lot of Republican speakers" at last week's DNC and asked whether she'd name one to her Cabinet if elected.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed criticism over his own past wordsin his first televised interview since joining the Democratic ticket as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate.
The big picture: Walz's rapid rise has put his statements on everything from his military service to his family's fertility journey under new, intensified scrutiny.
Why it matters: Trump is due to be sentenced on Sept. 18 for his historic conviction on 34 felony counts over falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels over an alleged sexual encounter.
Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN's Dana Bash on Thursday that the Biden administration has done "good work" on the economy, but "there's more to do."
Why it matters: Harris embraced parts of Biden's record during her first sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic nominee and defended her shifting policy positions from her 2020 campaign, saying that her "values have not changed."
Vice President Kamala Harris sounded like the Democrat she is trying to succeed as president in Thursday night's CNN interview: open to fracking, ready to crack down on the southern border and dismissive of Medicare for All.
Why it matters: Harris repeatedly cited President Biden's record to justify her policy flip-flops since her own presidential campaign in 2019.
Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN during her first formal interview as the Democratic presidential nominee that she would not ban fracking.
Why it matters: Her comments that her "values" on climate remain intact despite backing off key positions in her 2019 presidential run mark the first time she has directly addressed the changes to her positions as the 2024 Democratic nominee.
Possession of illicit drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and meth will once again be a misdemeanor in Oregon starting Sunday, as the state ends its first-in-the-nation, four-year experiment with decriminalization.
Why it matters: The move aims to address the state's worsening addiction and overdose crisis. How it will play out, however, varies county by county.
Democrats in Congress are scrambling for ways to publicly dredge up as much information as possible about an altercation between Trump staffers and an Arlington National Cemetery official.
Why it matters: The incident has been dogging the ex-president's candidacy this week, with one House Armed Services Committee member telling Axios he's trying to get his panel to formally investigate the matter.
