NY judge mulls sentencing delay in Trump trial as Putin trolls Harris over her laugh

Donald Trump‘s campaign staffers face losing their jobs if they speak to the media before the election in November, according to a leaked email from his co-campaign managers.

In the email, seen by NCB News, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles reportedly wrote that the Republican campaign team has “done a great job in preventing leaks”, because “everyone knows what the policy is and what we expect from everyone”.

Myriam Page reports.

Darlene Walz confirmed to The Daily Beast on Wednesday that the relationship between the brothers is rocky – but said that she tries to stay out of the matter.

Myriam Page reports.

Donald Trump repeatedly insisted that he and running mate JD Vance were “not weird”, moments before launching into a tangent about hating mosquitoes during a town hall, where he also attacked rival Kamala Harris and promised “the largest deportation in history” if he was to return to the White House.

The former president participated in a one-hour, pre-taped event with Fox News’ Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on Wednesday.

Kelly Rissman watched so you don’t have to.

Kamala Harris’s running mate poked fun at his Republican counterpart’s awkward attempt to make small talk at a donut store in Valdosta, Georgia last month. Awkward video of the event included one worker telling Vance that she did not want to appear on camera as he picked out sweet treats.

On Wednesday, Walz visited Cherry Hill Orchards and Farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in a state that will be crucial for Harris’s victory in November.

Graeme Massie has the story.

Former Wyoming congressmember Liz Cheney has endorsed Kamala Harris for president, breaking with her fellow conservatives who are supporting Donald Trump.

Cheney, one of Trump’s most vocal Republican critics while she was in Congress, said during an event at Duke University on Wednesday that fellow conservatives don’t have “the luxury” of sitting out or writing in other candidates if they’re uneasy about Trump, especially in a swing state like the university’s home of North Carolina.

Josh Marcus reports.

Donald Trump has claimed he would “save TikTok in America,” a far cry from the days of 2020 when he sought to ban the social media platform via an executive order.

Josh Marcus looks at what’s at play here.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has claimed that he wants Kamala Harris to win the presidential election because President Joe Biden endorsed her – and because she has an “expressive and infectious laugh”.

On Thursday, during the Eastern Economic Forum, the Russian president claimed that Biden was his “favorite” candidate but that since he dropped out he will now support the new Democratic nominee.

“Our favorite, if you can call it that, was the current president Mr. Biden,” Putin said, with a smirk.

Ariana Baio reports.

Bang go those secret dinners at Mar-a-Lago…

Here’s Alex Woodward’s report on the former president’s remarks that triggered Fuentes’s reaction.

With exactly two months to go until Election Day, Republican strategists are likely keeping a close eye on gender polling as Vice President Harris continues to enjoy support from a majority of women while Donald Trump struggles to hold onto women supporters.

Post-Democratic National Convention (DNC), Harris has managed to increase the percentage of women supporting her by three points, according to polling from Reuters/Ipsos.

That could be attributed to Democrats’ push for reproductive freedoms, including abortion, which is a top concern for voters this election cycle.

Meanwhile, Trump is losing support from women and instead picking up more from men. The former president had a five-point increase in support from men post-DNC.

But Trump still only holds a roughly five percentage point lead over Harris among men while Harris holds a 13 percentage point lead over the Republican among women.

Here’s more from Ariana Baio and Alicja Hagopian.

He even gave a brief shout-out to JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon.