Politics: Kamala Harris is barely ahead of Donald Trump

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the state of the presidential race; the possibility of a hostages-for-Gaza-ceasefire deal with Ruth Margalit of The New Yorker; and foreign interference in U.S. politics. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy, and Edward Wu for CNN: CNN polls across six battlegrounds find Georgia and Pennsylvania are key toss-ups Nicole Narea for Vox: The state of the 2024 race, explained in 7 charts Gary Langer for ABC News: Harris doesn’t get convention bounce, but widens gap with women: POLL Laura Barrón-López and Shrai Popat for PBS News Hour: Comparing Trump’s and Harris’ differing ideas on how to boost the economy CNN: Watch Liz Cheney endorse Kamala Harris for president Ruth Margalit for The New Yorker: Grief and Fury in Israel Thomas L. Friedman for The New York Times: How Netanyahu Is Trying to Save Himself, Elect Trump and Defeat Harris Joseph Krauss for AP: It looked like Israel and Hezbollah had gone to war, but then they pulled back. Here’s what to know Hagar Shezaf for Haaretz: As Israel’s West Bank Offensive Intensifies, Improvised Explosives Become Major Challenge Julian E. Barnes, Glenn Thrush, and Steven Lee Myers for The New York Times: U.S. Announces Plan to Counter Russian Influence Ahead of 2024 Election; Patricia Mazzei: Activists Charged With Pushing Russian Propaganda Go on Trial in Florida; Hurubie Meko and William K. Rashbaum: N.Y. Official Charged With Taking Money, Travel and Poultry to Aid China; and Steven Lee Myers, Tiffany Hsu, and Farnaz Fassihi: Iran Emerges as a Top Disinformation Threat in U.S. Presidential Race Shibani Mahtani, Meg Kelly, Cate Brown, Cate Cadell, Ellen Nakashima, and Chris Deghanpoor for The Washington Post: How China extended its repression into an American city Here are this week’s chatters: John: OpenTable: Table for one, please: The solo dining trend Emily: Olivia E. Atherton et al. in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: Change, Correlates, and Structure of Personality Across Adulthood David: Kevin Townsend for The Atlantic: LBJ’s Wild Ex-President Hair Listener chatter from Andrea in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: CBC: Broomgate: A Curling Scandal For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John talk with Sarah Kallis of Georgia Public Broadcasting about the controversial Georgia State Election Board.