Trump Says He Wanted to ‘Hit a Couple of [DNC] Speakers So Hard’  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday afternoon he wanted to “hit” some of the Democratic National Convention speakers “so hard” while watching them last night, including a “little guy...so hard his head would spin.”

Go Dark, Hillary  —  Times columnists, editorial writers and contributors bring their insights to bear on Hillary Clinton and the Democrats in Philadelphia.  Here are their notes and observations from day 3, day 2 and day 1.  —  Who's Googling to Learn How to Vote?

The father of Muslim soldier killed in action just delivered a brutal repudiation of Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump was speaking at an event in Iowa, complaining that America was not allowed to waterboard terrorists, when Khizr Khan and his wife walked up to the microphone at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.

This election isn't just Democrat vs. Republican.  It's normal vs. abnormal.  —  What we just witnessed in Cleveland and Philadelphia defies our normal political vocabulary.  We are used to speaking of American politics as split between the two major parties.

Trump Claims He's Never Spoken to Putin.  In This 2014 Video, Trump Says He Did.  —  On Wednesday, Donald Trump angrily told reporters that he had no connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin.  “I have nothing to do with Putin,” he said.  “I've never spoken to him.

Navy to Name Ship After Gay Rights Activist Harvey Milk  —  The Navy is set to name a ship after the gay rights icon and San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, according to a Congressional notification obtained by USNI News.  —  The July 14, 2016 notification, signed by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus …

Hillary Clinton Is Running Not Just As the Democrat But As the Candidate of Democracy Itself  —  Since the start of the Reagan era, American politics has revolved around a war over the role of government in the economy.  The Republican Party is set apart from major conservative parties across …

Election Update: Why Our Model Is Bullish On Trump, For Now  —  Further polling since the Republican National Convention has tended to confirm our impressions from earlier this week: Donald Trump has almost certainly gotten a convention bounce, and has moved into an extremely close race with Hillary Clinton.

MARK CUBAN: I bet this is Donald Trump's ‘biggest debate fear’  —  Brash billionaire Mark Cuban was back at mocking Republican nominee Donald Trump on Twitter late on Wednesday night, making a prediction about the Manhattan billionaire's “biggest debate fear.”

Full text: Hillary Clinton's DNC speech  —  Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery:  —  Thank you!  Thank you for that amazing welcome.  —  Story Continued Below  —  And Chelsea, thank you.  —  I'm so proud to be your mother and so proud of the woman you've become.

JAMES O'KEEFE ASSAULTED - THROWN TO GROUND During Undercover Op at DNC (VIDEO)  —  Activist, author and investigative journalist James O'Keefe from Project Veritas went undercover as a Hillary supporter this week at the DNC Convention in Philadelphia.  —  What transpired was shocking.

Unequal Convention Coverage By Networks  —  Traditionally, TV networks ABC, NBC and CBS have worked to ensure fairness giving each party the primetime hour of 10:00PM to 11:00PM on Monday through Thursday of their respective parties' conventions.  While speeches can go over allotted time, they strive for parity.

‘I felt angry that it took so long’: Gretchen Carlson on Roger Ailes's ouster from Fox News  —  After a professional life spent speaking before TV cameras, former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson isn't often at a loss for words.  —  But when I asked her how she felt as she watched Roger Ailes …