J.D. Vance delivers soul-stirring first remarks as Trump's VP nominee . . . Sen. J.D. Vance addressed the nation for the first time as Donald Trump's running mate Wednesday night — vowing to fight for everyday working Americans in a soul-stirring and deeply personal speech in which spoke about his mom's battle with addiction and his working-class upbringing. The 39-year-old Ohio senator, who was greeted with thunderous applause, was officially nominated as Trump's VP on Monday but had been saving his remarks until the end of the night on the third day, building up eagerness from the crowd. Vance's official acceptance of the VP nomination was profoundly emotional, laden with tales of his background growing up in rural Ohio and his vision for America's future. New York Post
Usha Vance says her husband J.D. is 'most determined person' she knows . . . Usha Vance took the stage Wednesday night for the first time since her husband, Sen. J.D. Vance, became the vice presidential nominee. She spoke of her life with the Ohio senator and gave a sneak peek into what he's like at home. She described him as the "most interesting person" she knows. "The most determined person I knew, with one overriding ambition — to become a husband and a father and to build the kind of tight-knit family that he longed for as a child," she said. Washington Times
J.D. Vance memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy' tops the book, movie charts after VP pick . . . "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of Family and Culture in Crisis," the 2016 autobiography by Sen. J.D. Vance about his hardscrabble upbringing, rocketed up the Amazon Best Sellers list since former President Donald Trump selected the Ohio Republican as his running mate. The paperback edition sat at #1 on Wednesday in Books, with the hardcover coming in right behind at #2, up from #220 prior to Mr. Trump's announcement Monday ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Washington Times
Trump speaks tonight . . . Former President Donald Trump will speak Thursday to a Republican crowd that increasingly views him in a messianic light. His escape from an assassination attempt has convinced many at the Republican National Convention, and in the party at large, that God had a direct hand in preserving his life. "God almighty intervened because America is one nation under God, and he is certainly not finished with President Trump," Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on the convention stage. "If you didn't believe in miracles before Saturday, you'd better be believing right now," Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina told the crowd in his speech. Washington Times
With Biden's future in doubt, GOP convention zeroes in on Kamala Harris . . . Anne Funder, whose son died from a fentanyl overdose, is angry at top Democrats, including President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, but she has expressed a particular disdain for Vice President Kamala Harris. "The border czar — what a joke," Ms. Funder said Tuesday night on the stage of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. She wasn't the only one. Michael Morin, whose sister Rachel was killed in a horrific attack blamed on an illegal immigrant, said neither Ms. Harris nor Mr. Biden called to express condolences to the family. "They never apologized," he said. Washington Times
Furious GOP senators confront Secret Service director at Republican convention . . . A group of Republican senators confronted Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, determined to get answers about how the agency failed to protect former President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt. Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), John Barrasso (R-WY), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kevin Cramer (R-ND) circled Cheatle in public at the convention Wednesday evening and hammered the former Pepsi executive with questions that have gone unanswered in the four days since the attack. Washington Examiner
She apparently needed her own Secret Service detail . . .
Kai Trump, Trump's eldest grandchild, touts 'caring and loving' grandfather . . . Kai Trump, 17, the eldest grandchild of former President Donald Trump, shared the side of her grandpa that "people don't often see." "To me, he's just a normal grandpa. He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren't looking, he always wants to know how we're doing in school," she said. "When I made the high honor roll, he printed it out to show his friends how proud he was of me," she added. "He calls me during the middle of the school day to ask how my golf game is going, and tells me all about his. But then I have to remind him that I'm in school and I'll have to call him back later." Fox News
She is Don Jr.'s and his former wife Vanessa's daughter.
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Politics
Schumer and Jeffries tell Biden directly that they have deep concerns about the election . . . Congress' two highest-ranking Democrats have gone directly to President Joe Biden with concerns about their party's fate in November. On Saturday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Biden that he is concerned about Democratic losses in November. Just days before, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sat down with Biden and offered a similar message, voicing concerns that the president could put Democratic chances in the House at risk if he remained atop the ticket. Schumer visited the president in his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Politico
An ally of the former House speaker said she would do "everything in her power" to get Biden off the Democratic ticket.
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say Biden should get out . . . Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Joe Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a new poll, sharply undercutting his post-debate claim that "average Democrats" are still with him even if some "big names" are turning on him. The new survey by the AP-NORC also found that only about 3 in 10 Democrats are extremely or very confident that he has the mental capability to serve effectively as president, down slightly from 40% in an AP-NORC poll in February. Associated Press
Biden gets Covid at the worst possible moment . . . President Joe Biden's Covid diagnosis on Wednesday afternoon could hardly have come at a more devastating time. Not only did it cut short a two-day campaign swing in Nevada. The news — first announced to a crowd of Hispanic activists awaiting his speech in Las Vegas — will surely deepen concerns about Biden's age, health and stamina that have many Democrats calling for him to step aside as the party's presidential nominee. Politico
Didn't he just have a cold?
Trump shooting
Police ID'd Crooks as suspicious an hour before shooting . . . About an hour before a gunman let loose a volley of bullets that nearly assassinated a former president, the law enforcement contingent in Butler, Pa., was on the verge of a great policing success. The Secret Service, too, was informed, through radio communication. The suspicious man did not appear to have a weapon. Then they lost track of him. As time slipped away, at least two local officers were pulled from traffic detail to help search for the man. But the Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting Mr. Trump, did not stop him from taking the stage. New York Times
Secret Service was informed police could not watch building used by Trump rally shooter . . . Local police alerted the Secret Service before former president Donald Trump's rally Saturday that they lacked the resources to station a patrol car outside a key building where a gunman later positioned himself and shot at Trump, according to local and federal law enforcement. Richard Goldinger, the district attorney in Butler County, Pa., where the Trump rally took place, said the Secret Service "was informed that the local police department did not have manpower to assist with securing that building." Washington Post
Cop who confronted shooter not to blame, local officials insist . . . The local cop, hoisted up by a fellow officer, was hanging off the edge of the roof when he was spotted by Crooks, who pointed his AR-style semi-automatic assault rifle at him. "The officer is like 'I'm dead or I drop. I drop.' He turns back around," the sheriff said of the shooter. The cop ducked his head, lost his grip and fell eight feet to the ground, Butler Township Manager Tom Knights told NBC News Tuesday. New York Post
Donald Trump Jr. recounts harrowing moments after assassination attempt . . . It took Donald Trump Jr. nearly an hour and a half to know for sure his father was still alive after he was shot at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he told the Daily Caller in an exclusive interview. Trump Jr. recalled that he began scouring the internet for clips and information after receiving a phone call that his father had been shot. When he was finally able to get through to his dad, he told him he was the "biggest bad ass I've ever seen" and described the conversation as "very heavy." Daily Caller
Crooks wrote chilling online post foreshadowing shooting . . . Would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks wrote a chilling online message that hinted at sinister plans for the day he shot up the former president's Butler, Pa., rally over the weekend. "July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds," the 20-year-old gunman allegedly wrote on Steam, a popular online platform where gamers communicate. New York Post
Culture
John Deere says it will no longer support 'social or cultural awareness' events after backlash . . . Farm equipment maker John Deere says it will no longer sponsor "social or cultural awareness" events, becoming the latest major U.S. company to distance itself from diversity and inclusion measures after being targeted by conservative backlash. In a statement posted Tuesday to social media platform X, John Deere also said it would audit all training materials "to ensure the absence of socially-motivated messages" in compliance with federal and local laws. It did not specify what those messages would include. Washington Times
Money
Bud Light slips to No. 3 best-selling beer after boycott . . . Bud Light's star is still falling more than a year after a boycott turned the U.S. beer industry upside down. The former favorite has tumbled to the No. 3 spot behind Modelo Especial and Michelob Ultra, recent sales data show. Bud Light represented 6.5% of beer dollar sales in U.S. stores in the four weeks ended July 6, compared with 7.3% for Michelob Ultra and 9.7% for Modelo. Modelo Especial, a Mexican import, has outsold Bud Light by dollar sales since last year. Wall Street Journal
Guilty Pleasures
Man apprehended with 100 snakes in his pants . . . A man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority. The unnamed traveler was stopped by customs officers as he sought to slip out of semi-autonomous Hong Kong and into the border city of Shenzhen, China Customs said in a statement on Tuesday. "Upon inspection, customs officers discovered that the pockets of the trousers the passenger was wearing were packed with six canvas drawstring bags and sealed with tape," the statement said. "Once opened, each bag was found to contain living snakes in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors," it added. The Guardian
At least China seems to be controlling its border.
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