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?

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 …

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.

Coronavirus clash hands Mitch McConnell his ‘toughest challenge as majority leader’  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has navigated his way out of predicaments before, but internal party divisions over coronavirus aid and an unpopular president may have put him in his toughest jam yet as Republican leader.

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.

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 …

“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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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” …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

New document shows FBI used Trump's candidate briefing to advance Russia probe  —  President Donald Trump's first intelligence briefing as a candidate in August 2016 was led by FBI agents who had just opened an investigation into his team's ties to Russia, according to a newly declassified document obtained by POLITICO.

The 12 most logical picks for Joe Biden's vice president, ranked  —  We are now just eight days from Joe Biden's previously announced target date of Aug. 1 for his vice-presidential pick.  The delayed conventions and other factors could certainly postpone the selection, but we're getting into crunchtime.

Judy Shelton, Trump's troubling Federal Reserve nominee, explained  —  President Donald Trump has two vacancies to fill on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.  Alex Wong/Getty Images  —  She once called for a return to the gold standard.  Senate Republicans may be ready to confirm her anyway.

Maine journalists under siege after false accusations from Fox News's Tucker Carlson  —  Two freelance journalists in Maine have sustained abuse and threats after being named by Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night as part of an effort by the New York Times to do “a story on the location of my family's house.”

Thousands in Puerto Rico still without housing since Maria  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue tarp roofs and the island's …

COVID hits Florida Capitol in DeSantis' budget office  —  The Office of Policy and Budget employees who had contact with the person who tested positive “have been instructed to quarantine for 14 days from the date of their last exposure with the individual,.”

First prayers held at Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque  —  Istanbul's Hagia Sophia opened for prayers on Friday for the first time in more than 80 years following Turkey's decision to reconvert the building into a mosque.  —  Earlier this month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğ …

Cognitive Test.  Trump.  Biden.  Campaign.  Flashpoint.  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn't quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”  —  But the phrase “Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.” is getting an unlikely moment in the spotlight as President Donald Trump …