A new Howard University poll of Black voters across the seven swing states finds that 84% of respondents said they planned to vote for Kamala Harris, while only 8% said they would support Donald Trump and another 8% remained undecided.

About 63% of respondents indicated that were “very excited” about voting in November.

“Mark Cuban on Thursday is set to campaign alongside Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, the first of three swing states the billionaire businessman will visit in support of the vice president’s White House bid,” CNBC reports.

A new Mitchell Research poll in Michigan finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump deadlocked in a multi-candidate race, 47% to 47%.

Said pollster Steve Mitchell: “Although there have been interesting changes in certain crosstabs, the race continues to be where it was two weeks ago, as close as 2 pages in a book.”

In the U.S. Senate race, Elissa Slotkin (D) leads Mike Rogers (R), 47% to 43%. 

Washington Post: “Appearing at a town hall hosted by Univision, Trump was confronted by a self-identified Republican named Ramiro González who cast Trump’s actions surrounding Jan. 6 as a dealbreaker for him. González challenged Trump to win his support.”

“But Trump made no apologies for that day. What he instead did was actually link himself to the rioters — stronger than he ever has before.”

Said Trump: “There were no guns down there; we didn’t have guns… The others had guns, but we didn’t have guns.”

“The first thing to note is that’s false; Trump supporters did have guns and many other weapons. But also consider what Trump has done rhetorically. He cast the insurrectionists as a ‘we.'”

NOTUS: “The vice president isn’t focused on it. But a close group of aides is beginning the work of vetting a new administration, with names already flying in.”

Margaret Sullivan: “First, that she is unafraid and is willing to speak to all voters. It’s hard to imagine Donald Trump, these days, submitting to an interview with, say, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC; just this week, he turned away from a CNBC interview, and earlier canceled a CBS News 60 Minutes agreement.”

“Second, Harris did manage to introduce a few snippets of reality to dedicated Fox viewers who probably haven’t been exposed to some of the most troubling criticisms of Trump…”

“She even was able to mention, at some length, the harsh view of the former commander-in-chief from Mark Milley, who served in two top military roles – including chair of the joint chiefs of staff – during the Trump administration.”

“The biggest super PAC in American politics is in the middle of an unparalleled spending spree, unleashing more money on television advertising in the closing weeks of the 2024 race than the campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris combined,” the New York Times reports.

“The group, known as Future Forward, has ascended to the pinnacle of the Democratic political universe with remarkable speed, winning over some of the world’s richest people with grand promises of a ‘Moneyball’ method to political advertising that it has pitched as the most sophisticated ever undertaken.”

“The group is, in some ways, an ad-making laboratory masquerading as a super PAC, testing thousands of messages, social media posts and ads in the 2024 race, ranking them in order of effectiveness and approving only those that resonate with voters. Ad makers produce roughly 20 potential commercials for every spot that ever airs.”

Brian Stelter: “Overnight, I learned of another planned Trump interview that was suddenly scrapped. NBC News thought it had secured a sit-down with Trump to discuss the economy and other matters.”

“The interview was expected to take place in Philadelphia on Monday and correspondent Christine Romans (a CNN alum) was set to be the interviewer, I’m told. But then it was called off by the Trump team.”

For members: Trump Doubles-Down on His Base

“Frankly, he’s getting, if anything, less attached to reality, even for him, than I have seen before. I mean, some of the stuff that he’s out there saying is really wild. And then you had that weird rally, 39-minute, I don’t know what you call it, but there’s some — I think he’s suffering from what I call my mamentia — madness and dementia at the same time.”

— James Carville, in an interview with PBS Newshour, on Donald Trump.