HILL GOP AIDES MORE OPEN TO DATING DEMS: Ask a bunch of congressional staffers if they would consider dating somebody from the opposite party and you might well expect to get a resounding no. But the latest CNCT Capitol Pulse survey found GOP aides significantly more open to the idea than the Democrats.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DNC: If anybody is likely to have a special insight into what is being planned by the Far Left for next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, it’s Richard Pollock, the former associate of the Chicago 8 and trainer of their riotous troops in the Alinsky playbook. His assessment here is comprehensive and instructive.

HOW THE POTEMKIN PROTECTIVE PRESS SHIELDS HARRIS: It’s been more than three weeks since Vice-President Kamala Harris answered media questions. Here’s how she will be insulated from genuine journalism through Election Day; it’s all there in my latest PJMedia analysis. And don’t miss Glenn’s role on what would be an historic journalism event.

REAL WOMAN? We hear a lot these days about “social media influencers.” Taylor Alesia Compton is one such person. As an adolescent, she attracted several million followers but, after several years enjoying that status, Compton realized being famous and maintaining one’s personal integrity can be, shall we say, challenging.

That realization led last year to a spiritual regeneration, as well as an accompanying redefinition of herself and her role in the world. Compton returned to the Internet earlier this year as “The Bible Chick.” She doesn’t have nearly as many followers, but her demeanor and observations suggest somebody who is quite secure in their own skin.

Now, she is dispensing her analyses of current social, cultural and political issues, including this one on HillFaith this morning on “What a Real Woman Looks Like.” I can hear already the sneers and insults from the secular totalitarians, dismissing Compton as a throwback to the 50s. But maybe that misses the mark, so I wonder what think you, Instapunditeers?

THE EMPTY PANT SUIT IN THE OVAL OFFICE? Remember when then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said of Obamacare that Congress would have to pass before taxpayers could actually find out what the law contained? Something about the Kamala Harris campaign today reminds the Issues & Insights guys of that Pelosi quote.

IF IRAN ATTACKS TODAY: The Lid’s Jeff Dunetz explains the significance of Tisha B’ Av, a dark day indeed in the long history of the Jewish people.

STILL READ AT HARVARD: C.S. Lewis, that is, and by a then-convinced atheist student Jordan. It was Lewis on subjectivism that opened her eyes, as she explains this morning on HillFaith.

JUST THE BEGINNING: The government of the District of Columbia is behind this “Trans Kids” camp on Capitol Hill.

HERE COMES A RANKED CHOICE BLITZ: Haven’t heard of “ranked choice” voting? That’s where you get to rank your preferred candidates rather than being only able to choose one of them. The Federalist’s Morgan Washburn reports the liberal funding the push for ranked choice voting is making a determined effort to attract GOP support.

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE! As a San Francisco prosecutor, Kamala Harris declined to prosecute Catholic priests child sexual abuses cases investigated by her predecessor, according to The Lid, quoting Peter Schweitzer and others.

DID YOU KNOW? The 1964 Civil Rights Act explicitly banned race-based hiring quotas, but that didn’t stop Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz from instituting such a system in a state department? Just so, reports Washington Free Beacon’s Aaron Silbarium.

HAVE YOU HEARD? When a politician continually evades answering a question, he or she is dancing to the Harris Walz.

MORE SECRET SERVICE ROT EXPOSED: It’s easy to forget or not even be aware of the significant role of the United States Secret Service (USSS) in the events of Jan. 6, 2021. And like the Butler fiasco that nearly cost former President Donald Trump his life and the still unexplained cocaine found in the White House, there are multiple questions about the Secret Service’s work prior to and on the day of the riot.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) was finally able earlier this week to force disclosure by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of a damning Inspector General (IG) report.

Based on the evidence uncovered by the IG, a strong case can be made that now-former Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle should have been summarily fired rather than allowed to resign and slink away with no accountability.

And there are a bunch of other senior execs at the Secret Service who should be facing unpleasant consequences for their actions, as described by the IG. Find out why in my latest PJ Media column.

UNCLE OF HAMAS HOSTAGE SAYS FORCE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION: The incessant drumbeat in the Mainstream Media and among Washington politicians (mostly but not entirely Democrats) is that a negotiated ceasefire is the only way to liberate the dozens of Israelis and a handful of Americans being held by Hamas.

Not so declares Shimon Or, uncle to hostage Avinatan Or, according to Richard Pollock, whose latest Substack column ought to be mandatory reading for every member of Congress, every Biden administration political appointee and every Washington-based journalist.

NO, JESUS WAS NOT A VEGETARIAN: Now pass me that steak sauce, please.

BIGGEST ELECTION FINANCE FRAUD EVER? It just might be. Check it out on PJMedia.

TOP TWO SENATE RACES TO WATCH IN 2024: Democrat Sen. Jon Tester is seeking re-election in deep-red Montana, while former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan wants to be the next senator from deep-blue Maryland. Check it out in my latest Premium Report in The Epoch Times.

DARWIN ON MEN AND WOMEN: Yep, he said it, men are more highly evolved than women in all respects. Then the next question becomes is Darwin accountable for how those who followed in his analytical footsteps read or misread him?

REMEMBER THE ‘AMERICAN TALIBAN,’ JOHN WALKER LINDH? If you do, you may also recognize the name of one of Vice President Kamala Harris’ new advisors, Tony West. The Washington Free Beacon’s Adam Kredo remembers all of this stuff and, among much else, his latest report suggests being a Far-Left radical is a Harris family affair.