“Hillary Clinton’s next phase of life — the co-leader of a family foundation — has officially begun,” Politico reports.

“She’s coming in to her husband’s signature foundation, which has been renamed for all three Clintons (their daughter has an increased presence). It’s the first time the two elder Clintons, both of whom have led independent careers as separate political actors, are yoking their careers together doing essentially the same type of work at the same place, and at the same time, since the 1992 campaign.”

A new Public Policy Polling survey in North Carolina finds Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) with an eight point lead over both Thom Tillis (R) and Phil Berger (R), 47% to 39%, as well as leads over six other potential challengers.

Anthony Weiner said his wife Huma Abedin would have a role in a 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential bid, but acknowledged that his sexting scandals had hurt his spouse “personally” and “professionally,” The Hill reports.

Asked if he knew what role Abedin would play in a possible Clinton campaign, Weiner replied “I do…  I’m not telling you,”

A special U.S. Senate primary will be held in New Jersey today, the Newark Star Ledger reports.

“Unfortunately, the exercise in democracy is competing with family vacations, the rhythm of the surf, the smell of burgers on the grill and summer blockbusters on the big screen.”

“And, experts say, the date chosen by Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a Democrat, is likely to produce one of the lowest voter turnouts the state has ever seen — potentially rivaling the 2006 Senate primaries, when just 8.4 percent of registered voters made it to the polls.”

Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler (D) told a group of campaign volunteers last month that Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (D), his chief Democratic rival for governor, has a thin record of accomplishment and is trying to rely on his race to get elected next year, the Washington Post reports.

Said Gansler: “I mean, right now his campaign slogan is, ‘Vote for me, I want to be the first African American governor of Maryland.’ That’s a laudable goal, but you need a second sentence: ‘Because here’s what I’ve done, and here’s why I’ve done it.'”

First Read: “After all, at this point in the 2008 cycle — so in Aug. 2005 — no one viewed Barack Obama as an ’08 presidential contender (in fact, he had served just seven months in the U.S. Senate). Also at this point in the ’08 cycle, Hillary Clinton was seen as the overwhelming favorite on the Democratic side. (How did that turn out?) Back then, George Allen (R-VA) was considered at the least the co-frontrunner for the GOP nomination. (He lost his bid for re-election a year later.) And at this point in the 2008 cycle, George W. Bush had yet to see his poll numbers nosedive (Hurricane Katrina hit the U.S. on Aug. 29, 2005). Just something for everyone to consider with more than three years until Election Day 2016…”

“Most of the people I meet won’t walk away and say, ‘Wow, he put me to sleep.’ Almost nobody says that. People are still awake when I’m talking to them.”

— New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson (D), quoted by the New York Times, countering the perception that he’s boring.

“Kentucky, Wyoming and South Carolina should have been easy wins for incumbent Republicans trying to regain the U.S. Senate majority in 2014. Instead, the primary challenges they face threaten to drain resources, sharpen campaign trail rhetoric and build division for a party struggling to find its way after a demoralizing 2012 election,” Bloomberg reports.

“In Georgia, the Republican primary is jammed with seven candidates, pitting one wing of the party against the other — as is the case in the other states. Meanwhile, Democrats are unifying behind one candidate.”

“The infighting has raised Democratic expectations that they can keep control of the chamber and perhaps capture seats in Republican-leaning states. They did that in Indiana and Missouri in 2012 against inexperienced candidates backed by the small-government Tea Party branch of the party.”