The latest on the 2024 presidential race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on stage beside Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’s been asked to serve on former President Donald Trump’s transition team following his endorsement of the Republican nominee.?

In an interview with conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson released Monday, Kennedy reiterated that he’s going to campaign on behalf of Trump, and said he’s involved in conversations about “policy issues” with Trump’s team, including conversations about potential staff for his next administration.?

?CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.

The comment is the latest detail revealed about the conversations between Kennedy leading up to and following his endorsement of Trump. Prior to suspending his presidential campaign, Kennedy and Trump spoke on multiple occasions, and discussed the possibility of Kennedy dropping out of the race in exchange for a role in his administration. After he dropped out, both Kennedy and Trump suggested Kennedy would play oversee a health-related portfolio in the next Trump administration.?

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem

Since Tim Walz’s rise to Democratic VP nominee, South Dakota Gov.?Kristi Noem has been bashing?her governing neighbor as a “radical” who criticized her efforts to maintain “freedom” during the height of the Covid pandemic.

But?just a?decade ago,?Walz and Noem, then?colleagues?in the House of Representatives, had a far different rapport, cosponsoring legislation, taking selfies and kindly speaking of the other. Over a decade ago, as they taped a short video together touting a prairie lands bill, they were more than just a little gracious with each other.

“It’s a smart bill and I’m grateful to the Congresswoman both as we share similar geography out there, and while our producers are great stewards of the land, we share that land with our sportsmen and making sure that we have those resources available,” Walz, then a congressman at the time, said as he sat on a couch with Noem.

“I love working with Tim just because he’s got such a commonsense approach, which I like too,” Noem said.

Compare that to Noem’s words about Walz in recent weeks.

“Walz is no leader. He’s a radical. I served with him in Congress. He pretended to be moderate, then showed his true extremist colors as soon as he became governor,” Noem wrote on X.

In broadcast interviews, Noem went further. She said on NewsMax that Harris had “chosen a radical leftist governor who truly believes that socialism is the future for America and put him on the ticket with her.”?And in an interview with Fox News, Noem piled on, saying?that during the protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020, Walz “didn’t take decisive action, didn’t support his cops.”

Walz has refrained from responding to Noem’s more recent comments. In a statement, Walz spokesperson Teddy Tschann said Walz was eager to work with Republicans to help farmers and veterans.

CNN’s Owen Dahlkamp contributed to this story.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign today launched another new ad focused on economic messaging, the latest spot touting her proposals to lower housing costs and cut taxes.

The new ad?includes clips of Harris speaking at campaign events, voicing concerns about the high cost of living and emphasizing housing and tax cuts.

The ad also features clips of Harris drawing a contrast with former President Donald Trump, saying, “If you wanna know who someone cares about, look who they fight for. Donald Trump fights for billionaires and large corporations. I will fight to give money back to working and middle class America.”

Harris’ campaign has leaned into economic messaging in its most recent ads. Over the weekend, the campaign went up with another new spot containing similar themes, including an emphasis on the cost of living and tax cuts.

The newest ad began airing this morning in Pennsylvania, the premier battleground state this cycle, and will likely hit airwaves across all key battlegrounds: Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina.

Find out more about the economic policy proposals from both Harris and Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22.

“Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking.”

Kamala Harris’ most stinging line in an otherwise unmemorable debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2020 perfectly explains the latest twist in?her showdown with Donald Trump.

Most Democrats have heard more than enough from the Republican nominee. But Harris wants to let him have the chance to?say exactly what he wants, when he wants?in their scheduled debate clash on ABC News on September 10.

The vice president’s camp is trying to reverse a rule that?President Joe Biden’s team secured for their fateful debate with Trump that ensured that a candidate’s microphones were muted when it was not their turn to speak. The restriction was seen as an attempt to prevent a repeat of Trump’s constant interruptions in their debates in 2020, which drove Biden to warn at one point: “Will you shut up, man?”

The Harris campaign hopes to give Trump a chance to sabotage himself with an insulting interruption or his overbearing personality.

Trump’s camp is pushing back, although the ex-president on Monday undermined the position of his own team, saying he’d be quite happy to lose the mute button.

The spat underscores the huge potential importance of the confrontation in defining the narrative for the rest of the campaign, following the most consequential presidential debate ever – on?CNN in late June?– that knocked Biden out of the race.

It’s especially key for Trump, who has struggled to adapt to his new foe since the withdrawal of Biden. The meeting may be his best chance to slow Harris’ momentum coming out of her Chicago convention, especially since he and his campaign believe she’s not ready for the pressure of responding to policy questions and follow-ups from an opponent as feral as Trump.

Read the full analysis.

The president of the Arizona Police Association, Justin Harris, right, pauses while speaking as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign rally in Glendale, Arizona on August 23.

The Arizona Police Association, whose president appeared with former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally last week, on Monday endorsed Democratic Senate nominee Ruben Gallego over his Republican opponent Kari Lake.?

Campaigning in Glendale, Arizona, on Friday, Trump invited Harris up on stage with him, turning over the mic to Harris so he could announce an endorsement of the former president’s reelection bid. After several minutes of Harris speaking, the crowd appeared to get restless and Trump could be heard telling Harris, “You gotta go.”

At the conclusion of his remarks, Harris said the Arizona Police Association was proud to endorse Trump for president.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.

With the presidential race entering its final stretch, Vice President?Kamala Harris?looking to build on the momentum of last week’s Democratic National Convention and former President?Donald Trump?honing his lines of attack.

The two candidates are expected to go head-to-head at a debate later this month.

Here’s the latest news from Monday: