What the J.D. Vance couch jokes say about social media this election season Political jokes and rumors are going viral in a busy presidential campaign season, making it even harder to tell truth from falsehood. Candidates on both sides of the aisle are feeling the effects. Jude Joffe-Block
She never thought she'd work for Kamala Harris. Now, she considers her a mentor During her career, Kamala Harris left an impact on many people — like a mentee from Harris’s days as San Francisco District Attorney. Lateefah Simon shares what Harris was like before getting to D.C. Ari Shapiro
Trump attacks Kamala Harris’ racial identity at Black journalism convention Donald Trump falsely questioned Kamala Harris' racial identity Wednesday, saying that in the past she only promoted her Indian heritage until, he said, "she happened to turn Black." Stephen Fowler
The story behind the woman who inspired Harris to break barriers Shyamala Gopalan figures large in Vice President Harris’ life story — and her motivation to break barriers in politics. Deepa Shivaram
In China, Trump has caché but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition and cache, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news. John Ruwitch
Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds. Stephen Fowler
Former comms director for Kamala Harris reflects on 'tough environment' NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Gil Duran, who was communications director for Vice President Kamala Harris when she was California’s state attorney general. Ari Shapiro
Kamala Harris’ campaign is reaching out to specific types of male voters Campaigns don’t often reach out to male voters as men. At least on the Democratic side, that changed when Kamala Harris became the party’s likely nominee. Danielle Kurtzleben
Social media account with extremist comments could be tied to Trump gunman, FBI says The social media account had antisemitic and anti-immigrant comments that could be linked to the shooter, though officials are still working to verify the account's authenticity, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said. Ryan Lucas
Trump may be a star on TikTok but Republicans aren't following his lead Former President Donald Trump has more than 9 million followers on TikTok. Despite his popularity there, Trump remains one of the only major Republicans using the app as a campaign tool. Elena Moore
