How to say “Kamala”: The name Kamala is getting more airtime with Harris’ bid for the White House — and greater attention from her political opponents. Trump has repeatedly mispronounced Harris’ first name, Kamala, telling the crowd at a recent rally, "They were explaining to me, 'You can't say "ka-MALA" — you can say "COMMA-la."' I said, 'Don't worry about it — I couldn't care less if I mispronounce it. I couldn't care less.’” NPR’s Deepa Shivaram unpacks the significance of pronouncing Harris' name correctly — and incorrectly. Trump’s promise for mass deportations: Trump is doubling down on his previous campaign promises for mass deportations and is telling his supporters he will “begin the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.” It’s a line that is met with massive applause at his rallies. But in internal emails and documents from Trump’s time in office that NPR analyzed, the Trump administration struggled to ramp up immigration enforcement as he promised. And his rhetoric about his vision for immigration policy, NPR’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán and Joel Rose report, is vague. Hear more about their analysis in this recent episode of Consider This.
The Republicans for Harris: Some Republicans have not rallied behind their party’s presidential nominee, Trump, and are backing Harris instead. Former Congressional representatives and other political leaders held an online rally Tuesday in support of Harris, with some calling Trump an “inveterate liar.” Though the Trump campaign has not directly addressed the group’s activities as it’s kicked off since Harris announced her bid, NPR’s Sarah McCammon writes that the campaign is beginning to rebuff their efforts by calling Harris “dangerously liberal” — but without targeting the organizers directly. Trump’s campaign is forced to calibrate to battling Harris: Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was riding high just weeks ago: He was ahead in the polls, led a unified party at the Republican National Convention and had a disciplined message to defeat President Biden. But, as NPR’s Stephen Fowler writes, “Vice President Harris’ entry to the race as the new Democratic nominee has erased his polling advantage, upended his messaging and forced a campaign built for battling Biden to recalibrate.” Read more on Fowler’s analysis here. Young Black voters are becoming more conservative than their parents: Generally, young voters and Black voters tend to vote Democratic. In 2020, 92% of Black voters cast a vote for Biden, while only 8% backed Trump. But NPR’s Bria Suggs reports there appears to be a shift within the Black electorate that has been widening over the years. According to Pew Research, 7% of Black voters over 50 currently identify as or lean Republican, while 17% of Black voters under 50 align with the Republican Party. And it’s unclear how Harris will fare with this group. Read more here to learn why that’s the case. -- Jeongyoon Han, NPR Politics editorial assistant | 
