Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

* Speaking to members of the National Association of Black Journalists, Vice President Kamala Harris said she intends to ensure that American families pay no more than 7% of their household income on child care — an issue both members of the Republican ticket have struggled with of late.

* At the same event, the Democratic nominee addressed the scandal surrounding Donald Trump and JD Vance peddling a racist conspiracy theory about Springfield, Ohio.

* Hadley Duvall, a 22-year-old woman who was raped and impregnated by her stepfather when she was 12, shares her horrific experiences in a new ad from the Harris campaign. (Note: The music in the background comes by way of pop star Billie Eilish, who endorsed the vice president this week.)

* In Georgia, the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll showed Trump leading Harris, 47% to 44%. The same poll showed the former president with a five-point advantage in June. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)

* Democrats reclaimed their narrow majority in the Pennsylvania state House this week with two special election victories in the Philadelphia area.

* Two failed Republican presidential candidates announced new jobs in media this week. Vivek Ramaswamy will anchor a program on the Fox Nation streaming service, while Nikki Haley will host a weekly podcast that will air on SiriusXM through Inauguration Day.

* And members of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus have chosen a new leader: Republican Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland. Initially, it appeared Harris would face a challenge from Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, but Biggs withdrew from consideration ahead of the vote.