Pelosi weighs bringing House back early to address Postal Service crisis  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic leaders are considering cutting short the August recess and bringing the chamber back into session to deal with the unfolding crisis at the U.S. Postal Service, according to Democratic sources.

Robert S. Trump, the President's Younger Brother, Dies at 71  —  A loyal spokesman for the family, he shunned the spotlight and had “zero sense of entitlement.”  —  Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died on Saturday night at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

Biden Leads Trump, 50% to 41%, in Poll Ahead of Party Conventions  —  President struggles to reach job approval that would make re-election more likely, while opponent draws soft support that could present turnout challenges  —  President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden start …

Trump has a plan to steal the election and it's not clear Democrats have a plan to stop him  —  My only wish for the 2020 election was that it not turn out to be anything like the disaster that was 2016.  Yet as we head into the Democratic National Convention, we've already seen almost everything …

Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say four people familiar with discussions  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Antifa Goes to Sturgis  —  Earlier today, a handful of Antifa goofs decided to take their anti-American shtick to the annual biker rally in Sturgis, South Dakota.  If this sounds like a bad idea to you, you are right.  —  Actually, the bikers were commendably well-behaved.

In Republican Alaska, GOP incumbents face strongest challenges in decades amid the coronavirus pandemic  —  Five months ago, Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) appeared before more than 50 seniors in a town north of Anchorage and dismissed the surging coronavirus pandemic as “the beer virus” that was built mostly on “hysteria” by the media.

Unconventional Democratic convention will juggle hundreds of live feeds to re-create the feel of a party celebration  —  With the balloon drop scrapped and the cheering crowds banished, Democratic convention planners faced the grim prospect this summer of throwing Joe Biden a party in a pandemic without any apparent celebration.

Stacey Abrams, 16 Rising Stars to Keynote Democratic Meeting  — Coveted speaking spot often reserved for one emerging leader  — House members in tight re-election campaigns among the group  —  Seventeen rising Democratic stars will together give the keynote address at the party's convention …

54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans: POLL  —  More Americans approve than disapprove by a 25-point margin.  —  More Americans approve than disapprove of Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket by a 25-point margin, 54-29%, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.

Shifting Dynamics of the Mideast Pushed Israel and U.A.E. Together  —  Prime Minister Netanyahu's quest to open relations with Arab countries without settling the Palestinian conflict long seemed quixotic.  External events changed the equation.  —  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin …

The Tragic Romance of the Middle-Aged Western Liberal  —  Anne Applebaum wants to understand rising illiberalism but is clinging to a Cold War moral framework that no longer applies.  —  Anne Applebaum opens her new book, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism …

How NYC championed broken windows policing and threw it away  —  In the event the goon squad trashing New York and other cities puts me under a hot light and demands I say nice things about their “movement,” I'm ready.  I will thank them for proving the righteousness of the “broken windows” theory of policing.

Conor Lamb Found a Way to Win in Trump Country.  Can Biden Follow His Path?  —  Throughout his campaign, Joe Biden has repeatedly returned to the same themes and strategies that supported Mr. Lamb to a surprise victory in a district that Mr. Trump carried by about 20 points in 2016.

Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake … It's too early to tell how much Joe Biden's historic selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters.