A Comedy Critic Weighs In on Kamala Harris’s Laugh The Trump campaign sees Harris’s laugh as a vulnerability to exploit. But far from a liability, it is one of her most effective weapons.

The Quiet Bond Kamala Harris Forged With Three V.P. Contenders The vice president is considering several men who also served as state attorneys general. Those relationships could inform her crucial decision in the days ahead.

Here’s the latest on the presidential race.

Beshear, a Potential Harris V.P. Pick, Rallies Democrats in Deep-Red Iowa Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky has shown off his attack dog chops in recent days, offering a message of unity in a state dominated by Republicans — but where Democrats say they’ve seen fresh energy.

Elon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policies The billionaire owner of the social media platform X reposted a video that mimics Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice, without disclosing that it had been altered.

Minnesota’s Governor, a Harris V.P. Contender, Calls Trump and Vance ‘Weird People’ Gov. Tim Walz took jabs at Trump and his vice-presidential pick, JD Vance, at a rally in St. Cloud, Minn., hours before the Republican duo were scheduled to arrive for their own campaign event.

Harris Holds First Fund-Raiser as Democrats Rally: ‘We Are the Underdogs’ At the event, which her campaign said raised more than $1.4 million, Vice President Kamala Harris deployed a sharpened message against Donald J. Trump and his running mate, JD Vance.

Las Vegas Man Charged in Death Threats to Trump Trial Judge and Prosecutor A judge ordered Spencer Gear into custody, citing threats to the district attorney and judge in New York days after Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush-money case.

JD Vance Hits Back at Jennifer Aniston, Defending ‘Childless Cat Ladies’ Remarks The “Friends” actress, who has been open about her fertility struggles, recently criticized Mr. Vance’s 2021 comments on social media.

Blinken and a Top Chinese Official in Talks on U.S.-China Tensions The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.

Peter Thiel, Elated by the JD Vance Pick, Warms to Trump Again Mr. Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire, is coming around to Donald Trump’s candidacy again after bumps in their relationship. But he thinks his money wouldn’t really help Trump.

Latino Leaders Set Aside Their Rocky Past With Kamala Harris on Immigration Hispanic leaders and civil-rights groups are backing the vice president, despite their clashes with the Biden administration on border policy.

Trump Tells Christians ‘You Won’t Have to Vote Anymore’ If He’s Elected Donald Trump, after lamenting that conservative Christians are not “big voters,” urged the religious right to turn out for him “just this time.”

The Amiable Attack Dog From Kentucky Who Could Join the Harris Ticket Andy Beshear, the Democratic governor of a deep-red state, is an intriguing Southern contender to become Kamala Harris’s running mate. He’s already straining to go after JD Vance.

‘The Interview’: Pete Buttigieg Thinks the Trump Fever Could Break The Democrat talks about the election vibe shift and what a Kamala Harris win would mean for both parties.

JD Vance, an Unlikely Friendship and Why It Ended His political views differed from a transgender classmate’s, but they forged a bond that lasted a decade — until Mr. Vance seemed to pivot, politically and personally.

What to Know About Kamala Harris’s Foreign Policy Positions Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit With Former F.B.I. Officials Targeted by Trump Peter Strzok, a former F.B.I. agent, and Lisa Page, a former lawyer for the bureau, accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy after it provided explosive texts to the news media.

Trump Says He and Netanyahu Remain on Good Terms The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.

Vance Calls ‘Cat Ladies’ Remark ‘Sarcasm’ but Amplifies Birthrate Argument Donald J. Trump’s running mate said in an interview with Megyn Kelly that Democrats believed they could “replace American children with immigrants.”