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The 7

Monday, July 29, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Monday briefing: Harris vs. Trump; Biden’s Supreme Court overhaul plan; Venezuela election; Park Fire; Simone Biles; and more


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0:00.0

President Biden wants to make big changes to the Supreme Court.

0:07.6

The Middle East is on edge after a deadly weekend.

0:11.1

And Simone Biles made a triumphant return to the Olympics.

0:15.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the Seven from the Washington Post.

0:18.0

I'm Hannah Jewel. It's Monday, July 29th.

0:21.0

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:24.0

Number one, there are just 99 days to go till election day.

0:32.0

It's been an extraordinary summer in the presidential race.

0:35.6

Republican nominee Donald Trump became a felon. A gunman tried to assassinate him.

0:40.8

President Biden ended his campaign, and Vice President Harris started hers.

0:46.5

Now a new sense of uncertainty hangs over the race.

0:50.3

On the Democratic side, candidates, voters, and campaigners are feeling more optimistic.

0:55.0

Since Harris took over, there's been an outpouring of volunteer energy and a rebound in the polls.

1:01.0

Plus, a flood of donations has poured into her campaign. Meanwhile, Trump's campaign

1:06.4

has spent the last week trying to clean up past comments from Trump's running mate, Senator

1:11.2

J.D. Vance of Ohio.

1:13.0

Particularly his remarks about so-called childless cat ladies.

1:17.0

Some Republican strategists fear he could hurt the campaign with suburban women.

1:22.0

And Trump himself caused some controversy this weekend.

1:25.4

Speaking at a Christian summit in Florida on Friday,

1:28.3

he said this.

1:29.6

Get out, you gotta get out and vote.

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