While former President Donald Trump campaigns in two “blue wall” states this week, Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will visit another key battleground.
On Wednesday, the Democrats will kick off a bus tour in Georgia, concluding with a rally in the Savannah area Thursday, according to their campaign. They also will sit down with CNN for their first joint interview on Thursday.
Trump, the Republican candidate, will deliver remarks on the economy in Potterville, Michigan, on Thursday, according to his campaign. The former president will also host a town hall that evening in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Here are other headlines you should know:
Superseding indictment:
- Special counsel Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case against Trump, slimming down the allegations against the 2024 presidential nominee in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunit
- The former president accused Smith of trying to interfere with the election.
- Separately, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson told CBS News she is “concerned” about the court’s decision to grant sweeping immunity to Trump because it treats one person differently than others in the criminal justice system.
Endorsements:
- More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for former Presidents George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, former Sen. John McCain or Sen. Mitt Romney signed a letter backing Harris for president.
- Former President Barack Obama offered a note of caution to Democrats buzzing over Harris’ campaign, telling donors on Martha’s Vineyard that the party needs to ramp up its focus — and spending — on down-ballot races.
Ads and initiatives:
- Harris’ campaign launched an ad focused on economic messaging which followed one that promoted her proposals to lower housing costs.
- Trump’s campaign launched an ad claiming that Harris’ immigration policies will cause cuts to Social Security benefits, pointedly aimed at senior voters and mixing several key attack lines.
Attacks:
- Since Walz’s rise to Democratic VP nominee, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been bashing her governing neighbor as a “radical” who criticized her efforts to maintain “freedom” during the height of the Covid pandemic.
- Vance on Tuesday accused Harris of copying Trump and not having strong policy convictions of her own. The Ohio senator also said Harris sounded like a “vice principal” when she warned at the Democratic National Convention about the consequences of reelecting Trump.
Upcoming events:
- Trump announced on Truth Social that he has “reached an agreement” to participate in a debate with Harris, scheduled for September 10 in Philadelphia on ABC News. However, the Harris campaign maintained that discussions are ongoing over the muting of microphones.
- President Joe Biden and Harris will campaign together on Labor Day in Pittsburgh, the White House announced.
RFK Jr.:
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s been asked to serve on Trump’s transition team following his endorsement of the Republican nominee.
- The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday ruled that Kennedy will remain on the ballot for the November general election.
