FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN and former Vice President Kamala Harris will make separate public appearances Thursday night, stepping again into the highlight as Democrats wrestle with their legacy and search new leaders throughout President Trump’s second time period.

Harris, who introduced this week she won’t run for governor of California in 2026, is launching a tour to advertise her new ebook “107 Days” — a reference to the period of time she needed to run for president in 2024 after Biden dropped out.

“Simply over a yr in the past, I launched my marketing campaign for president of the US,” Harris stated an announcement video. “107 days touring the nation, combating for our future — the shortest presidential marketing campaign in trendy historical past.”

This night, Harris will sit for her first post-election interview on “Late Night time with Stephen Colbert.” Colbert, who has been seething at Trump because it was introduced his present will finish subsequent yr, has been a pleasant platform for Democrats within the Trump period.

Harris has not signaled her personal subsequent steps, saying for now she desires time to debate her ebook and to attempt to assist elect Democrats within the 2026 midterms.

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod stated on CNN he believes Harris handed on a gubernatorial bid as a result of “she is setting herself as much as run” for president once more in 2028.

Biden, who’s battling prostate most cancers, will give a speech in Chicago on the Nationwide Bar Affiliation’s Centennial Conference.

Biden’s memoir reportedly sold last week for $10 million, far lower than former President Obama’s reported $65 million.

This comes as Biden’s closest aides are summoned to Capitol Hill to testify for the GOP’s investigation into allegations they conspired to hide his psychological and bodily decline from the general public.

Thus far, three of Biden’s aides have pleaded their Fifth Modification rights towards self-incrimination.

Biden’s former senior adviser Mike Donilon testified behind closed doorways Thursday.

Potential future Democratic presidential candidates are being pressed on what they knew about Biden’s psychological acuity whereas he was within the White Home.

“I instructed the reality, which was that he was previous,” Biden’s former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stated in an interview with NPR. “You would see that he was previous.”

“There have been moments the place I believed he’s wanting drained in the present day or the place I seen he was growing older, however there was by no means a second the place I believed this resolution, this coverage or this course of goes worse or is fallacious due to the truth that he’s previous.”

That query is turning into a marketing campaign difficulty amid the broader debate inside the Democratic Occasion over age, seniority and the generational divide.

Nonprofit CEO and activist Liam Elkind, 26, launched a major problem this week towards longtime Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), 78, citing his age.

Elkind instructed CNN he agreed with Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.), who stated Democrats “weren’t sincere” about Biden’s situation.

“I believe that is one of many explanation why we misplaced,” Elkind said. “I believe it is one of many explanation why our ballot numbers are the place they’re.”

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• Brown College announced a deal with the Trump administration that ends three investigations into the establishment and restores analysis funding that was withheld from the varsity.

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The Trump administration on Thursday introduced new commerce offers with South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia, as nations scramble to beat the Aug. 1 deadline for brand new tariffs to enter impact.

President Trump stated he would permit one other 90 days of commerce talks with Mexico, delaying a 30 p.c tariff that was set to enter impact Friday.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC “we now have the makings of a deal” with China.

“There’s nonetheless just a few technical particulars to be labored out on the Chinese language facet between us,” Bessent stated. “I’m assured that it is going to be accomplished, nevertheless it’s not 100% accomplished.”

The U.S. moved additional away from a cope with Canada after Trump slammed their plan to acknowledge a Palestinian state.

“That can make it very laborious for us to make a Commerce Cope with them,” Trump posted on Reality Social. “Oh’ Canada!!!”

Trump additionally signed an order increasing tariffs on Brazil to 50 p.c, citing Brazil’s “uncommon and extraordinary insurance policies and actions harming U.S. corporations, the free speech rights of U.S. individuals, U.S. overseas coverage, and the U.S. financial system.”

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The Trump administration Thursday defended Trump’s tariffs in an appeals courtroom after a Democratic states and enterprise teams sued to cease the levies, arguing that the president circumvented Congress.

Oral arguments passed off on whether or not Trump can use emergency powers to justify the tariffs.

The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee write:

“To justify the sweeping strikes, Trump cites the Worldwide Emergency Financial Powers Act (IEEPA), a 1977 legislation authorizing the president to difficulty sure financial sanctions in an emergency to counter an ‘uncommon and extraordinary risk.’…Presidents have invoked different statutes to impose tariffs, however Trump in February grew to become the primary president to aim to take action by invoking the emergency legislation.”

A few of the judges sounded skeptical of the authorized underpinnings the Trump administration has used to justify the tariffs.

“It’s simply laborious for me to see that Congress supposed to offer the president in IEEPA the wholesale authority to throw out the tariff schedule that Congress has adopted after years of cautious work and revise each one among these tariff charges,” stated Decide Timothy Dyk, an appointee of former President Clinton.

“It’s actually type of asking for a rare change to the entire strategy,” he added.

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Inflation ticked up in June, an indication the tariffs could also be making their approach into the financial system.

The Commerce Division’s private consumption expenditures value index rose to 2.6 p.c from 2.3 p.c, larger than expectations of two.5 p.c.

“Core items … ought to mirror substantial development on account of tariffs, particularly on delicate classes like family furnishings and tools, leisure items, attire, and motorcar elements,” analysts for Vanguard wrote in a commentary.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has cited inflation for refusing Trump’s calls for to chop rates of interest.

Nonetheless, Powell is dealing with some inner strain after two members of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) broke with him this week and voted to decrease charges.

“Individuals thought rigorously about this and put their positions on the market,” Powell stated. “The vast majority of the committee was of the view that inflation is a bit above goal. Most employment is at goal. That requires modestly restrictive [interest rates] in my mind-set.”

The White Home stated Thursday the financial system is buzzing alongside, regardless of forecasts from consultants of tariff-driven inflation. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt cited Gross Home Product (GDP), which rose 3 p.c within the second quarter, better than estimates.

“What we’re watching is President Trump rebuilding the best financial system within the historical past of the world and proving the financial consultants fallacious at each flip,” Leavitt stated.

“The so-called financial consultants repeatedly stated the American financial system could be in a recession this summer time,” she added. “Nicely, the summer time is right here, in reality it’s nearly over, and that recession doesn’t exists.”

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U.S. officers met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday about delivering support to Gaza, as public pressure grows on Israel to handle the humanitarian and starvation disaster.

President Trump’s envoy to the Center East, Steve Witkoff, and U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee had a “very productive” assembly with Netanyahu in Israel, in keeping with White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Witkoff and Huckabee will journey into Gaza on Friday to “examine the present distribution websites” and to “provide you with a plan to ship extra meals,” Leavitt stated.

They’ll additionally “meet with native Gazans to listen to first hand about this dire state of affairs on the bottom.”

Witkoff and Huckabee will temporary Trump after the go to to approve a meals distribution plan.

Peace talks have stalled and Israel is dealing with a rising public strain marketing campaign to make sure meals and support is stepping into Gaza.

Trump stated this week the U.S. would work to arrange “meals facilities” in Gaza to handle the “actual hunger” that’s happening.

Netanyahu says there isn’t any starvation disaster, however each he and Trump have blamed Hamas for disrupting support distribution within the area.

Netanyahu is nearing a political inflection level as some Republicans from the MAGA wing of the celebration communicate out towards U.S. help for Israel.

“Are harmless Israeli lives extra beneficial than harmless Palestinian and Christian lives? And why ought to America proceed funding this?” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) posted on X.

“The secular authorities of nuclear armed Israel has confirmed that they’re past able to coping with their enemies and are able to and are within the strategy of systematically cleaning them from the land.”

On Wednesday, a file variety of Senate Democrats — greater than half the caucus — voted in favor of two resolutions to dam U.S. navy gross sales to Israel.

The resolutions finally failed nevertheless it was one other warning shot at Netanyahu that his once-firm help within the U.S. is crumbling.

Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.), who’s among the many most susceptible Democrats up for reelection in 2026, voted in favor of the resolutions.

“I don’t consider the US Senate ought to acquiesce with out objection to the intense mass deprivation of civilians in Gaza, together with the insupportable hunger of youngsters, which have resulted from the insurance policies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities,” Ossoff stated.

“Regardless of my opposition to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s conduct of the battle in Gaza, I consider the US should proceed to help the Israeli individuals…Hamas, a despicable terrorist group, began this horrific spherical of battle with the brutal bloodbath of October seventh, 2023. Their abhorrent techniques, their refusal to launch hostages, and their refusal to put down their arms proceed to deepen and delay civilian struggling in Gaza.”

• Trump is ramping up his assaults towards GOP senators, who he believes aren’t doing sufficient to face up for him.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) stated he had a “good chat” with Trump after the president unloaded on him for supporting a invoice that will prohibit lawmakers, future presidents and vice presidents from buying and selling shares.

Hawley, who sponsored the invoice, was the one Republican to affix all Democrats in passing it out of committee.

The Hill’s Sarah Fortinsky writes:

“Hawley’s invoice was initially referred to as the Stopping Elected Leaders from Proudly owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act — a nod to the criticism former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has confronted amid scrutiny over her husband’s inventory buying and selling. The Missouri Republican modified the identify in change for Democrats’ help.”

Pelosi signaled her help for the laws, whereas pushing again on claims she’s ever traded on insider data.

“If laws is superior to assist restore belief in authorities and make sure that these in energy are held to the very best moral requirements, then I’m proud to help it — it doesn’t matter what they determine to call it,” she said in a statement.

The dust-up between Trump and Hawley comes a day after Trump focused Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for honoring a longstanding settlement with Democrats over an obscure procedural rule.

Trump’s assaults on Grassley, 91, irked GOP senators.

The Hill’s Alexander Bolton reports:

“Republican senators have been appalled by President Trump’s tough remedy of 91-year-old Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the Senate’s most senior Republican, on social media and are pushing again on Trump’s makes an attempt to squeeze the senator into abolishing an arcane process often called the Senate blue slip.”

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