Senator Kamala Harris has been selected as Joe Biden's running mate, generating excitement among center-left commentators for the Democratic ticket.

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki engages in a discussion on the COMMENTARY podcast regarding the potential political repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic leading up to the 2020 elections.

Allison Kaplan Sommer, Noah Efron, and Ohad Zeltzer-Zubida discuss Prime Minister Netanyahu's support for Trump's Deal of the Century and its implications for Israeli-Palestinian conflict resolution, the controversy surrounding Palestinian-Israeli lawmaker Hiba Yazbak's candidacy for the Knesset, and the question of whether Israel needs a women's party.