After Harris says the usual things on Israel and the Palestinians, Bash presses, "But no change in policy?" Harris: "No"

Harris defends Biden's "intelligence," "judgement" and "disposition" and then adds — "By contrast, the former president has none of that."

Wasn’t exactly a grilling, was it? A polite prodding at most.

One big takeaway from our colleague at The Hill Niall Stanage on Kamala Harris’ interview last night: “Trump weighed in on Truth Social with a characteristically emphatic assessment of the Harris interview. “BORING!!!,” his post read in its entirety. What the former president

Strong ratings for the big Harris-Walz interview —

A big U.S. media failure since Oct. 7 has been the scarcity of coverage of political tensions within Israel. In effect, it means the very far-right nature of Netanyahu’s govt. is not as widely understood as it needs to be.

It’s 30 years today since the I.R.A. called its initial ceasefire. Getting a peace deal took until 1998. And yes, that part of the world is still a troubled society. But it’s also seen a huge transformation from the days of the conflict — for the better. Change can happen.

The youth won’t believe me but, at his peak, an actual genius. One long ago night in Belfast, he played the greatest gig I’ve ever seen in my life.

President Biden, landing back at the White House, is asked if Netanyahu is doing enough to secure a hostage deal. “No.” (From pool reporter Gillian R. Brassil)

🚨🚨From our colleagues just now covering Gov. Walz

Labor Day travel.

“The question is just insane,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says, after Fox News’s Peter Doocy asks whether Vice President Kamala Harris has adopted a southern accent.

My take today, as protesters hit the streets in Israel. It's important, I think, for media to be clear what the protests are mainly about — Netanyahu's intransigence.

Heartbreaking report from Isabel Rosales on the scene of the school shooting in Winder, GA: while huddled in a classroom with her classmates during the shooting, a 16-yr-old student texted her mother "i know i've not been a perfect daughter. i love you. i'm sorry"

Why did it take President Biden six months to decide Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to reach a peace deal? My full exchange with John Kirby today over Gaza—

.Niall Stanage: President was asked if Netanyahu was doing enough for a deal, he said “no,” why did it take him 6+ months to reach that conclusion Kirby: What conclusion Niall: That Netanyahu isn’t doing enough Kirby: President wants a ceasefire…no apologies for trying

Trump's biggest vulnerability in Q&A settings isn't when he's pressed on false claims, since he often just blusters his way through. It's when he's pressed for specifics that he really flounders.

Single most damaging remark in this Trump presser so far is not about E. Jean Carroll but about Jessica Leeds, who alleged Trump assaulted her on a plane decades ago: Trump: “She would not have been the chosen one.”

Rep. Tlaib, out of patience with the State Dept.'s passive phraseology.