Michelle Obama: "It’s up to us to remember what Kamala’s mother told her: Don’t just sit around and complain — do something! So if they lie about her, and they will, we’ve got to do something! If we see a bad poll, and we will, we’ve got to put down that phone and do something!"

Barack Obama: "For all the incredible energy we’ve been able to generate over the last few weeks, this will still be a tight race in a closely divided country – a country where too many Americans are still struggling, and don’t believe government can help."

Barack Obama: "The other day, I heard someone compare Trump to the neighbor who keeps running his leaf blower outside your window every minute of every day. From a neighbor, that’s exhausting. From a president, it’s just dangerous."

Barack Obama says of Tim Walz: "You can tell those flannel shirts he wears don’t come from some consultant, they come from his closet, and they’ve been through some stuff."

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DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — Israel-Hamas war ceasefire, hostage talks will continue after weekend meetings didn't resolve all gaps, US official says.

President Biden and family have arrived in Dover, Del. and are headed to their beach house at Rehoboth Beach where they will continue their vacation.

nytimes.com/2024/07/30/boo… via @NYTimes

The Separate Realities of Living in Lebanon: Raves in the North, Rockets in the South wsj.com/world/middle-e…

Talks aimed at bringing about a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the 10-month war in Gaza are shifting to the Qatari capital of Doha after several days of intense negotiations in Cairo, a U.S. official tells The Associated Press. Biden's Mideast adviser Brett McGurk is already in Doha.

I love when The Associated Press is cool with my writing about food. 😂I noticed a lot of Asian American spins on weekend brunch. To me, there's something redemptive about it having grown up in an era where people looked down on Chinese, Indian, Korean, etc. cuisine. apnews.com/article/asian-…

.⁦President Biden⁩ is spending the afternoon at the beach with ⁦Jill Biden⁩ and her two sisters.

Once an escape from Washington, Los Angeles is now giving Kamala Harris access to powerful Hollywood neighbors and help in the race for the White House wsj.com/politics/elect… via The Wall Street Journal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN announces limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations after first confirmed case in 25 years.

Russian strike kills at least 41 people and wounds 180 others in central Ukraine, Zelenskyy says (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/a53f1a…

She made ‘very demure’ go viral. Now she wants to trademark its use apnews.com/article/demure…