Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility  —  Images come as controversy grows over post office, mail-in voting.  —  As questions over recent changes implemented at the U.S. Postal Service continue to mount, new images obtained by ABC News appear …

The GOP Should Shun Laura Loomer  —  Laura Loomer, the far-right gadfly and conspiracy theorist, has prevailed in her bid to become the Republican Party's candidate for Florida's 21st Congressional District.  She will face incumbent Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat, in the general election.

Army investigating soldiers who appeared in DNC video  —  The Army is launching an investigation into two soldiers who appeared in uniform during Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night, the service announced Wednesday.  —  During the broadcast, two soldiers in uniform flanked officials …

Ex-DHS Official: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland  —  A former Chief of Staff with the Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, joins Hallie Jackson to discuss his tenure working in the Trump administration.  Taylor, who has recently begun speaking out about what he witnessed …

QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down  —  Facebook on Wednesday banned about 900 pages and groups and 1,500 ads tied to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, part of a sweeping action that also restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups pushing …

Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran  —  President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. intends to “snapback” sanctions on Iran, days after the U.N. Security Council failed to extend a soon-to expire arms embargo on Iran.

Russiagate Was Not a Hoax  —  Rereading the Mueller report more than a year after its publication is an exercise in disappointment.  One gets the feeling that Robert Mueller didn't press his inquiry to its end.  Instead of settling the questions that haunt the 2016 campaign, he left them dangling …

Harris sets off Democratic donor stampede  —  Kamala Harris is tapping into a new tranche of campaign cash for Joe Biden: money from both big and small donors who were reluctant to give to the white, male and over-70 nominee-in-waiting before she arrived.  —  Biden has turned things around …

More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested in Operation Legend, AG Barr announces  —  Nearly 400 firearms have been seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  —  At least 207 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests …

The Democratic Convention Is a Reality Check for Trump  —  Democrats turned over their convention keynote speech last night to a split-screen array of 17 diverse young leaders one day after news leaked that Republicans had invited to speak at their convention the white suburban couple …

1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest  —  The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city's Department of Health.  —  New York City on Tuesday released …

'I'm Only One Human Being': Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year  —  Just one in five families will have any sort of in-person help, a new survey finds, and parents are feeling stressed and stranded.  —  Parents across America are facing the pandemic school year feeling overwhelmed, anxious and abandoned.

Ben Carson says it's premature to promote latest unproven coronavirus treatment  —  Cabinet official says extract, pitched to president, needs clinical trials.  —  Housing Secretary Ben Carson said today it was premature to promote an unproven treatment for coronavirus …

Two women say ex-Washington RB Derrius Guice raped them at LSU when he was a freshman  —  Two former Louisiana State University students said recently released Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice raped them months apart in 2016, when he was a rising star freshman on the LSU football team.

Trump calls for Goodyear boycott after company bans MAGA attire among employees  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday promoted a boycott of Goodyear, angrily reacting to a viral company policy that banned employees from wearing “MAGA Attire.”  —  “Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.

A Recent Prosecution Shows the Hypocrisy of Flynn's Defenders  —  Materiality appears to mean different things to the leadership of the Justice Department these days, depending on the defendant.  —  An FBI lawyer named Kevin Clinesmith will reportedly soon plead guilty to a felony in federal district court.

Tuesday's TV Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Topples 2020 DNC Night 2  —  Even with the 2020 Democratic National Convention and typical lower-than-average summer viewing, America's Got Talent won in the ratings on Tuesday, August 18 — though it hit a season-low in total viewers.

Joe Biden is already planning a failed presidency  —  In 2008, after eight years of a George W. Bush administration that had done staggering damage to the United States and the world, a moderate Democrat ascended to the presidency, promising that he would set things right.

Nearly 40% of cash-strapped Americans can't last a month on savings  — Nearly 40% of Americans who lost a job or had a reduction in take-home pay due to Covid-19 can't last more than a month on savings of any kind, according to a SimplyWise survey.  — It's a sobering reminder …

‘A Star Is Born’: GOP Candidate's Ad Trounces Michelle Obama DNC Speech In Digital Metrics  —  As noted by The Daily Wire on Monday, Republican strategist and congressional GOP candidate Kimberly Klacik released a hard-hitting ad slamming Democrats for their apparent fake concern for black lives …

E.U. Rejects Belarus Election, Without Demanding a New One  —  Europe's leaders are treading carefully to avoid providing a pretext for further state violence or for a Russian intervention.  —  BRUSSELS — European Union leaders said on Wednesday that they would not recognize the results …