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“By opening the door wider to an interest-rate cut in September, the Federal Reserve is on a crash course with the presidential election,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “For a central bank that judiciously aspires to stay above the fray of partisan politics, confronting a potential policy shift around election time amounts to a lose-lose.

“Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro met with Kamala Harris’ representatives while some labor groups expressed opposition to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, as the Democratic candidate’s search for a running mate nears its end,” Bloomberg reports. “Shapiro’s meeting Wednesday is part of Harris’ selection process and took place without the vice president… It’s unclear whether the session was held virtually, or who else has held discussions with the vice president’s team.“

Donald Trump told a campaign rally that Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who is Jewish, “has become a Palestinian.” Said Trump: “Yes. Can you believe it? He has become a proud member of Hamas.”

Donald Trump’s comments about Kamala Harris to the National Association of Black Journalists are being treated as radioactive by many Republicans, Axios reports. Said one House Republican: “It was awful.” Said another: “That was not a demonstration on how to win over undecided voters.”

Blake Masters (R), the former venture capitalist and ideological ally of Sen. J. D. Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, was defeated by Abe Hamadeh (R) in a crowded GOP primary in Arizona’s 8th congressional district, NBC News reports.

The Bulwark: “Twenty Trump campaign staffers, allies, confidants, and advisers were quick to shoot down any notion that Trump was turning his back on Vance or was displeased with him amid his rocky rollout.” “But more than a dozen of those sources volunteered without prompting that they believed Conway, who initially opposed the selection of Vance, was undermining him through leaks to the press expressing doubts about his readiness and the campaign’s vetting.”