Are Republicans actually weird? Is it sexist to highlight Harris’s laugh? Is Willie Brown the funniest politician alive? All of that and more will be answered in today’s episode as we dive into the American news media’s latest on 2024, Hamas, and Venezuela. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

03:47 Front Page

51:15 Obsessions

55:19 Reader Mail

58:07 Favorite Items

Show Notes:

Bloomberg: US Reporter Evan Gershkovich To Be Released By Russia in Major Prisoner Swap

NPR:Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash 

NYTimes: Why the Kamala Harris of Four Years Ago Could Haunt Her in 2024 

NBC News: Trump's campaign works to convince voters that Harris is 'crazy' because of her laugh 

WaPo: What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh?

NYPost: Obama doesn't believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump: sources 

Commentary Podcast: The ‘Weird’ Attack 

The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch 

WSJ: Strike in Iran Kills Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s Chief Negotiator 

Fox News: Reuters changes headline describing slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as 'moderate' amid backlash: 'Depraved'

NYT: Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election 

Puck News: Norah the Explorer

WaPo: Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal 

NYT: What Does It Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?

WSJ: The British Olympic Team Has Picked a Food Fight With France

Obsessions:

POLITICO: Kamala Harris Collapsed in 2020. Here’s How to Avoid a Repeat.

Engadget: Senators introduce bill to protect individuals against AI-generated deepfakes 

Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week:

Politico: Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: ‘She’ll Deport My Ass’ 

NYT: Katharine Graham’s Fabled Washington Home Is Kept Empty by a 22-Year Battle