Liz Cheney, as one should have expected, does the right thing.

It says a lot that during the 2016 election Russia had to manufacture MAGA sock puppets and in 2024, they just had to throw big money at real-life MAGA puppets.

NEW leak: Trump's co-campaign managers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles warn staff in internal email to stop talking to the press less than an hour ago, with the threat of termination. There must be a hot story in the works...

I just wrote an item for today's newsletter on Liz Cheney's impressive endorsement of Kamala Harris. For those benighted souls who don't already subscribe to Morning Shots, the piece should be up at thebulwark.com in a couple of hours. But why not subscribe? It's easy.

"Liz Cheney spoke yesterday at Duke, a very fine school and a five-time men’s basketball champion. Like so many of those teams shaped by Coach K, Cheney came to play...She decided to confront the challenge we face in defending our democracy now." thebulwark.com/p/liz-cheney-c…

"Some conservatives and Republicans have shunned Trump but are shying away from endorsing Harris. Cheney thinks sitting out the contest is an unwitting evasion of responsibility. She believes they need to get off the bench when there’s so much at stake." thebulwark.com/p/liz-cheney-c…

No, it's exactly the issue, Ben. When people are paying you $400k a month, which is more money than they have ever made before by far, they didn't wonder: Gee, who has that kind of money, and why are they spending it on me?

"Why did Cheney announce her support of Harris in a conversation before students? She may have thought it appropriate to say what she had to say in a context different from the normal venues politicians inhabit. The 2024 election isn’t politics as usual." thebulwark.com/p/liz-cheney-c…

"To think that Trump's just so openly comfortable with criminality and with violence by Americans against other Americans as long as he thinks it’ll help him—I mean, he’s just so transparently open about that." -- Anti-Trump protester at Trump rally thebulwark.com/p/liz-cheney-c…

The people who convinced Senator Mike Lee to create his “based” Twitter account were the same people alleged to have “unwittingly” taken Russian disinfo money.

.Liz Cheney: “The pure depravity…watching this violent assault that he’s instigated, watching people in his name assault our democracy, attack police…And he refuses for over three hours to tell the mob to leave. That’s a man who can never again be entrusted with power.”

"I always get a little nervous before meeting readers of The Bulwark...We are hosting a live event today at the Wyly Theatre. Despite the generally happy vibes at these conferences I remain a bit more conservative than many in our audience." --Sonny Bunch dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

“Here’s my request to reporters: If a Republican tells you that Trump losing would be good for the Republican party or good for America, follow up by asking them what they’re doing to help create a Trump loss. And if they say ‘nothing,’ ask them why not.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

"Cooper characterized Churchill as the 'chief villain' of World War II, ignored or tried to justify Nazi war crimes on the Eastern Front, and indulged in Holocaust revisionism of the most vile kind...JD Vance follows Cooper from his personal account..." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

‘Leadership Now’ business and civic leaders endorse Harris-Walz: “In this election, the most important economic policy is upholding our democracy and the rule of law.” mailchi.mp/leadershipnowp…

.Liz Cheney knows the choice is clear: one candidate tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power, the other is Kamala Harris.

Just sayin' - some of us were on to Tucker a while back. thebulwark.com/p/you-do-not-u…

Former President Trump was asked about childcare today. Here is the question, his answer, and the video. “If you win in November, can you commit to prioritizing legislation to make child care affordable? And if so, what specific piece of legislation will you advance?”

“Trumpism needs to be stopped from taking power. Its influence on public life also needs to be curbed as much as possible…Then, we can have all the other debates…A vote for Harris is a vote to give normal a chance.” thebulwark.com/p/yes-conserva…