Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors  —  Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, and Two Others Alleged to Have Funneled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From the Organization to Kolfage; All Four Defendants Allegedly Profited From Their Roles in the Scheme

Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it  —  Barack Obama went high.  —  On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered …

Kamala Harris Nod Tells Blue-Collar Workers Democrats Are Done With Them  —  Harris is now the voice of a new, aloof, wealthier liberalism that seeks only to manage the decline of America's economic might.  —  In the presidential election of 2016, voters in each of the major parties …

Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Allegedly Poisoned by Toxin in His Tea  —  The Russian anti-corruption activist was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday morning, according to his press secretary.  —  MOSCOW—Vladimir Putin's nemesis, corruption fighter Aleksey Navalny …

“Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'He's Crazy'”: Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult  —  Inside the network staffers are cringing, and even Trump's “shadow chief of staff” has his doubts.  “If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping too,” Sean Hannity told a colleague during Trump's early days.

Judge throws out Trump's effort to block subpoena for financial records  —  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from President Trump that sought to block Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's subpoena for his financial records.  —  Why it matters: The Supreme Court ruled …

The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016.  Case Closed.  —  “Cooperation” or “collusion” or whatever.  It was a plot against American democracy.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.

Portsmouth community leaders asking for Police Chief Angela Greene to resign immediately after felony charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, 13 others  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Community members in Portsmouth have some questions.  “Why is it that they are attacking our leaders?”

Pompeo's housing request set off legal alarm bells, memo shows  —  In his early months on the job, Mike Pompeo sought an unusual perk for a secretary of State: permission to rent a Washington, D.C.-area house that was controlled by the U.S. military.  —  Pompeo and his aides initially tried …

Why Trump's GOP isn't going anywhere  —  WELCOME TO MY HOUSE — Whether President Donald Trump wins or loses in November, the House Republican conference is about to become even Trumpier.  Not only have the party's moderates left Congress in droves since Trump was elected in 2016 …

A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump's Army of Judges  —  We are now less than 90 days away from an election that President Donald Trump is openly attempting to steal.  From that vantage, it may seem premature—bordering on presumptuous—for Democrats to start worrying now about what will happen if Joe Biden wins.

Democratic convention live updates: Biden poised to accept nomination; Trump to stage event beforehand  —  Joe Biden is poised to accept his party's presidential nomination Thursday night, capping a very unconventional four-day virtual Democratic National Convention with the biggest speech of his lengthy political career.