Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election.  That's Unconstitutional.  —  He should be removed unless he relents.  —  Mr. Calabresi is a co-founder of the Federalist Society and a professor at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law.  —  I have voted Republican …

We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord  —  You're never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning.  But we have no choice but to seek and find God's strength and comfort to deal with it.  —  Herman Cain - our boss, our friend …

Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation  —  Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.  —  Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral.

How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”  —  This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control.  So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?

Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.  —  A federal appeals court in Washington will take a second look a judge's effort to scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop its case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

Delay the election?  Take Trump seriously.  Laws and the Constitution haven't stopped him yet.  —  Moments after President Donald Trump tweeted that perhaps this year's election should be delayed, a wave of responses suggested that his public musing should be dismissed.

Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must  —  The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke to ABC News live on Instagram.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19.

Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations  —  GOP Rep. David Schweikert on Thursday was formally reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for misusing official funds after a two-year probe.  —  The bipartisan ethics panel found …

Missouri AG intervenes in case against St. Louis couple who defended their home with guns  —  Editor note: A previous version of this story suggested all charges were dropped against the couple.  Now legal sources in the city say that is not yet formally the case.  The Missouri AG is still seeking to dismiss the case.

Trump tells associates on Air Force One he will not intervene in Kansas' US Senate GOP primary  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump indicated to associates during a flight on Air Force One on Wednesday that he would not intervene in the US Senate Republican primary in Kansas despite …

On Media-Thirst Guys, and the horrifying knowledge that you can only relate with people just as brain-sick as you.  —  My girlfriend almost ghosted me after our second date.  The reason was simple; we talked too much about the media.  Becca works at Vox, I'm a freelancer …

Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, this week declined to answer a colleague's question about whether he had received derogatory information about Vice President Joe Biden …

How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland  —  In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.  —  While issues of press freedom are widely debated in abstract terms, the Department of Homeland Security …

U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses  —  Data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday is another reminder of the pain felt this year as the nation went into an economic shutdown.

‘If you can talk, you can breathe,’ Arkansas officer tells man who later dies in police custody  —  As he begged police to stop using a Taser on him on a supermarket's floor, Lionel Morris's cries echoed through the produce section of the store in Conway, Ark., for 6½ minutes.

'He's Terrified of Losing'—Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election  —  Trump has no power to delay the election.  But he has the ability to normalize rejecting its results - something GOP politicians who condemned his tweets talked past.  —  As much of the political world went …

The congressional underclass erupts in fury after Gohmert gets Covid-19  —  The revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill …

Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden  —  Barack Obama has spoken candidly about President Trump to party donors, bringing up the sexual assault allegations against Mr. Trump and warning of his efforts to push “nativist, racist, sexist” fears.

Why Trump Might Quit  —  The purpose of the nationally televised Oval Office address was to announce new peace initiatives in Vietnam, but Lyndon B. Johnson saved the most startling news until the end of his speech on March 31, 1968.  With his country badly divided over a grinding war …

Sailors from the USS George H.W. Bush have COVID-19.  The Navy won't say how many  —  The sailors are receiving daily medical care and support.  —  A “small number” of sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Naval Air Force Atlantic spokeswoman Cmdr.

CEO Pack launches investigation into pro-Biden VOA content, U.S. election interference  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack has launched an investigation into Voice of America (VOA) content that transgressed the VOA Charter, VOA's Best Practices Guide …

Pentagon strips out training language that refers to protesters, media as ‘adversaries’  —  Esper directed that officials update the language to identify those trying to obtain information as “unauthorized recipients,” a spokesperson said.  —  Defense Secretary Mark Esper testifies during a House Armed Services Committee hearing.

House Dems Challenge GOP Lawmakers on Trump's Election Tweet  —  ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’  —  A group of House Democrats is responding to President Donald Trump's suggestion to delay the 2020 elections by trying to force their Republican counterparts to go on the record about Trump's comments.

Senate stalemate means millions on the verge of losing $600 weekly federal benefit  —  With federal unemployment benefits expiring on Friday — a serious blow to millions of Americans who lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Senate became bogged down in partisan fighting and prepared …

Memo reveals State Department dispute over Susan Pompeo's travel  —  As Secretary of State Mike Pompeo prepared to tour the Middle East last year, senior State Department officials debated whether they could legally justify his wife Susan's desire to travel with him.

Ilhan Omar Paid Her Husband's Firm $600,000 in Three Weeks  —  Omar has already dished more than $1 million to her husband's consulting group this cycle  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) funneled an additional $606,000 to her husband's firm in the first three weeks of July alone, according to new campaign filings.

Column: It's time to chop down the ‘lynching tree’ from this California city's logo  —  As night follows day, cries of “historical erasure” go up across the land when pro-Confederacy monuments come down.  —  The complaints are almost always wrong.  Most of the toppled statues …