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 …

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?

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.

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.

Trump global media chief probes pro-Biden VOA content  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S.-funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring former Vice President Joe Biden on a Voice of America website and affiliated social media accounts.

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.

'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 …

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 …

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 …

‘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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Pentagon strips out training language that refers to protesters, media as ‘adversaries’  —  Defense Secretary Mark Esper has directed the Pentagon to adjust the wording in a mandatory training course that identifies protesters and journalists as “adversaries,” a day after POLITICO first reported on the materials.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

Ilhan Omar Paid Her Husband's Firm $600,000 in Three Weeks  —  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.  —  Federal Election Commission records released Thursday show …

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.

In Lewis eulogy, Obama issues forceful call to action on voting rights, racial equality  —  President Barack Obama hailed the late Rep. John Lewis as a modern-day founding father of a more perfect union that has not yet come to fruition — and challenged Americans to carry on Lewis' legacy.