Headlines for July 17, 2024; “Politics of Hate”: Writer Jean Guerrero on Anti-Immigrant Lies and Fearmongering at RNC; Trump Is Trying to “Gaslight the Black Community” About His Racist Record: Clarence Lusane; Jury Convicts NJ Senator Bob Menendez of Taking Bribes from Egypt & Qatar; Samuel Sharpe Shooting: Ohio Cops in Wisconsin for RNC Kill Unhoused Black Veteran; JD Vance Praised 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones as Truth-Teller in Private 2021 Speech; Milwaukee Immigrant Rights Advocate Slams “Sickening” Rhetoric at RNC as Trump Vows Mass Deportations; DNC Makes Moves to Lock In Biden as Nominee Early, Despite Growing Discontent Among Democrats