White Flight From Trump?  What a Decisive Biden Win Would Look Like  —  Republican structural advantages in the House, the Senate and the Electoral College would be in jeopardy.  —  Recent national polls show that Joe Biden's commanding lead has eroded longstanding demographic divisions …

No, it's not ‘fascism’ to protect federal property from riots, revolutionaries  —  Are the images of lawlessness and disorder pouring out of Portland, Ore., and the gun violence and crime waves overtaking New York and Chicago going to have a negative impact on the rising political fortunes of the left?

Trump's most important 2016 donor is sitting out 2020  — Robert and Rebekah Mercer ranked among President Donald Trump's most influential backers in 2016.  But they've all but abandoned the embattled president and aren't likely to help him in the home stretch for 2020, five people who know the media-averse Mercers tell Insider.

Republicans, Facing Political Headwinds, Begin Diverging From Trump  —  A promised pandemic recovery proposal remains up in the air as Republicans, their majority at stake, struggle to reach consensus.  —  WASHINGTON — For Senate Republicans, it's now all about self-preservation.

The Shocking Secret Past of One of QAnon's Most Toxic Stars  —  QAnon conspiracy theorist Tommy Gelati loves to talk.  Just not about this.  —  Trash-talking QAnon conspiracy theorist Tommy Gelati has a long list of celebrities he thinks belong in prison—or who might secretly be there already.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Delivers a Lesson in Decency on the House Floor  —  One could be forgiven for thinking that rhetorical dynamism long ago vanished from the hallways and chambers of the United States Congress.  It has been a hundred and sixty-four years, for example, since Charles Sumner …

The Future of Nonconformity  —  Where freethinkers go to fight.  —  Like other realms, American intellectual life has been marked by a series of exclusions.  The oldest and vastest was the exclusion of people of color from the commanding institutions of our culture.

Trump vs. Biden: Who's Winning the Money Race in Your ZIP Code?  —  Estimated donors by ZIP code, April through June  —  ◄ MORE TRUMP DONORS MORE BIDEN DONORS ►  —  Notes: The map shows which candidate had more individual donors in each ZIP code from April 1, 2020, to June 30, 2020.

Held back  —  As parents realize how badly the U.S. botched the next school year, we're furious  —  The happiest day in my household since the pandemic started — maybe the only truly happy one — was the Wednesday in mid-March when we found out on the New York City Department of Education website …

A Note to Readers  —  These pages won't wilt under cancel-culture pressure.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  We've been gratified this week by the outpouring of support from readers after some 280 of our Wall Street Journal colleagues signed (and someone leaked) a letter to our publisher criticizing the opinion pages.

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster  —  In a campaign year marked by a global pandemic, a recession and a national wave of protests, it's easy to forget that this whole election season began with an absolute debacle when it came to the simple act of voting.

Homeland Security Dept. Admits Making False Statements in Fight With N.Y.  —  The surprise admission came as the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its decision to bar New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to speed through airports.  —  Homeland Security officials …

Sultry Nights and Magnolia Trees: New York City Is Now Subtropical  —  Winter is warmer and summer is sweltering, with torrential afternoon downpours.  What's next, palm trees?  —  It was the fig trees that tipped him off.  Something was very unusual at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Exclusive: Leader Of Dylann Roof-Worshipping Neo-Nazi Group Exposed  —  Andrew Richard Casarez is a 27-year-old pizza delivery driver and the leading voice in a confederation of neo-Nazis, HuffPost has confirmed.  —  A prominent white supremacist who encourages acts of domestic terror …

“Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV”: Trump's Mental Health Is a Test for America  —  Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.  Sadly, I suspect I don't need to explain what I'm referring to here.  If you're reading this, you most likely already know what these five words are …

The Battle for Joe Biden  —  He's not listening to Twitter.  So who does have the candidate's ear?  —  For months, President Trump's re-election team has been test-driving possible lines of attack against Joe Biden: He's sleepy.  He's creepy.  He's corrupt.  He's soft on China.  He's soft in the head.

Ukrainian Operatives Are Gearing Up Again To Take On The Bidens.  They Say They Have Giuliani And Republicans On Their Side.  —  The Ukrainians have ties to Russia and their own checkered pasts.  But some Republicans are taking them seriously, and two of the operatives plan to be in Washington soon to push their agenda.

Almost 100 Days Out, Democrats Are Favored to Take Back the Senate  —  With just over 100 days until Election Day, the political climate appears dire for Republicans across the board.  President Trump is the decided underdog against former Vice President Joe Biden in our Electoral College ratings …

CNN's ‘Reliable Sources’ Fixated on ‘Right-Wing’ Media  —  CNN's Reliable Sources team purports to cover the entire press, but it overwhelmingly discusses and criticizes conservative and right-wing media and personalities, a Washington Free Beacon analysis finds.

Exclusive poll: Coronavirus sinks GOP governors in hard-hit states  —  The governors in four of the states hit hardest by the coronavirus have taken a massive hit in public approval over their handling of the pandemic, according to SurveyMonkey poll data shared exclusively with Axios.

As Trump Calls for Schools to Fully Reopen, His Son's School Says It Will Not  —  St. Andrew's Episcopal School, the private school in the Maryland suburbs attended by Barron Trump, said it was considering either a hybrid part-time plan or going back to entirely online classes.

Trump's Magical Thinking Runs Into Reality, Again  —  Donald Trump finally cancels the Republican National Convention that was never going to happen anyway.  —  President Trump is making history again.  Not the kind of monumental, glorified achievements he envisions, though.

The Importance of Reopening America's Schools this Fall  —  As families and policymakers make decisions about their children returning to school, it is important to consider the full spectrum of benefits and risks of both in-person and virtual learning options.

These Trump Campaign Payments to the Trump Organization Look Shady as Hell  —  Does anyone at the Treasury Department, or the Department of Justice, or the IRS care?  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  The Trump campaign's payments to the Trump Organization for a week-long “donor retreat” …

Why Giants' Sam Coonrod didn't kneel in Black Lives Matter moment of unity  —  Gabe Kapler spent most of this week delivering powerful messages with his actions and his words, but inside the Giants' clubhouse, the manager was crystal clear with his players.  —  They did not have to do anything with which they were uncomfortable.

Trump Doesn't Speak for the ‘Silent Majority’  —  In fact, it is arrayed against him.  —  President Trump believes he represents the “silent majority” of the country against a dangerous, radical minority.  He says as much on Twitter, frequently yelling “SILENT MAJORITY” at his followers.