Morning Jolt: So Is Kamala Harris Going with Shapiro or What?

WITH JIM GERAGHTY

July 31 2024

So Is Kamala Harris Going with Shapiro or What?

On the menu today: The big news overseas is that no matter how badly your week is going, you're having a better one than Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated this morning under mysterious circumstances. In fact, it's possible that yesterday was a twofer for fans of the world's lone Jewish state and foes of radical Islamist terrorism, as Israel announced it had killed Hezbollah's most senior military official, Fuad Shukr, in the southern suburbs of Beirut. That Bibi Netanyahu speech to Congress last week was just a small timing issue away from reenacting the closing scene of The Godfather.

But today's newsletter focuses front and center on Kamala Harris's running-mate search, with one new sign pointing strongly in the direction of Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro. As far ...

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