Weekend Report: What's happening?

The DNC was what we all needed. And the timing could not be more perfect. Kamala Harris is galvanizing the Democratic base, and bringing in independents and swing voters.

I’m back from what was an exhausting yet exhilarating week in Chicago!

The flawless execution of the convention—something more than one person I interviewed joked was a shocker for Democrats—wasn’t just because of the meticulous planning and production. There’s only so much that you can manufacture…

The show of unity and patriotism—not blind patriotism but rather an unswerving support for protecting American democracy—was organic. And it was so necessary for the people in the arena and across the country at this moment…

The Republican National Convention is ancient history. The DNC being scheduled so late worked to the Democrats' and Harris’ advantage. There isn’t just going to be a “convention bump” in the polls. The support for Harris and Tim Walz—building before the convention and likely supercharged after it—is enduring for several reasons, one of which is all about how Donald Trump is responding to everything that has happened that upended the race…