Welcome back to The Best & The Brightest. I’m Abby Livingston.

In tonight’s issue—arriving on the cusp of Joe Biden’s first address to the nation since his shocking-if-predictable withdrawal from the race—my conversation with Jessica Taylor of the Cook Political Report, where we discuss how Kamala Harris’s campaign will impact the Senate races this fall. Then, Tara Palmeri takes the wheel to present her fascinating chat with CNBC’s political finance whiz, Brian Schwartz, about the unprecedented $100 million Kamala donor windfall, her veepstakes calculations, Trump’s Silicon Valley backers, and much more.

🎧 Also, in case you missed it, on today’s episode of The Powers That Be, Dylan Byers swung by the pod to chat with Peter Hamby about how the media has pounced on the Harris story and covered Biden’s historic exit from the race—and whether the White House press corps will actually get along with Biden’s former campaign staff. You can listen here, here, and here.

But first, here’s Eriq Gardner with two legal updates for the Cafe Milano crowd…

• Lou Dobbs’ death delays Fox defense: Electronic voting system company Smartmatic will eventually get to trial against Fox News over 2020 election conspiracies, but don’t count on it happening soon. Lou Dobbs was a co-defendant in the case, and his passing last week triggers a New York law that...