The Missing Piece in Biden's Convention Speech  —  Last night, Joe Biden capped a Democratic convention like no other by underscoring the themes that dominated the gathering from the beginning: empathy, national unity, racial justice, and President Donald Trump's failures in managing the coronavirus.

Kris Kobach claimed he spoke with ‘enthusiastic’ Trump three times about border wall project at center of fraud investigation  —  (CNN)Donald Trump ally Kris Kobach said in an interview last year that he had spoken with the President three times about the private border wall project …

Former Army Special Forces Officer Charged in Russian Espionage Conspiracy  —  Former Green Beret Allegedly Conspired to Provide National Defense Information to Russian Intelligence  —  A Gainesville, Virginia, man was arrested today for conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives …

Former top Postal Service official testifies Mnuchin and White House were involved in slowing mail  —  The former Vice Chairman of the Postal Board of Governors testified Thursday that the Trump administration has been “politicizing” the Postal Service and using Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin …

GOP leader: ‘There is no place for QAnon in the Republican Party’  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has denounced the QAnon conspiracy theory, becoming the highest-ranking congressional Republican to publicly condemn the theory.  —  McCarthy said during an interview …

San Antonio postal union leader describes mass delays, says Postal Service hid backlogged mail from congressman  —  The union leader said tens of thousands of pieces of mail were carted away ahead of U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro's visit.  The office's delays have been exacerbated by employees missing because of COVID-19 concerns.

Facebook Braces Itself for Trump to Cast Doubt on Election Results  —  The world's biggest social network is working out what steps to take should President Trump use its platform to dispute the vote.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook spent years preparing to ward off any tampering on its site ahead of November's presidential election.

Judge denies Trump's bid for a stay of subpoena in Manhattan DA's tax records case  — A federal judge on Friday denied President's Donald Trump's bid to temporarily block a ruling allowing a subpoena for his tax returns and other financial records.  — The ruling came a day after the …

Federal courthouses close in Portland amid threat  —  Multiple federal buildings in Portland, including a pair of courthouses, are closed Friday amid a threat.  —  Portland's federal bankruptcy court and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse are both closed, along with a federal building near the Lloyd Center.

George W. Bush backs Maine's Sen. Susan Collins  —  Former President George W. Bush announced his endorsement for Collins Friday at Walker's Point in Kennebunkport.  —  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush gave a strong endorsement today of Sen. Susan Collins …

QAnon looms behind nationwide rallies and viral #SavetheChildren hashtags  —  On the second Saturday of August, about 100 protestors gathered at the “Big Red Wagon,” a well-known attraction in downtown Spokane, Washington.  Men, women and children marched through the streets chanting, “Save the children.”

Trump says he ‘listens better to African Americans’ than Martin Luther King III  —  Exclusive: Recording obtained by The Independent reveals how Trump alienated civil rights leaders during ‘the most disastrous outreach meeting in the history of presidential transitions’

The permanent outsider  —  President Trump has no idea how to run for reelection as an incumbent  —  At a White House signing ceremony this month, President Trump lamented the “deep-swamp things happening” in the nation's “deep state.”  Speaking to workers at a Whirlpool plant in Ohio a few days later …

Biden is already forming a government.  Here's what his Cabinet could look like.  —  Sherrod Brown, the progressive senator from Ohio, says he's talking with the Biden campaign about “where he needs to look and who he needs to look at” as he begins to form a potential administration.

Lori Loughlin Sentenced to Two Months in College-Admissions Scandal  —  ‘I am truly, profoundly and deeply sorry’; TV star's husband also gets prison time  —  Television star Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, were sentenced to prison Friday for conspiring …

Kanye West fails to make Ohio ballot  —  COLUMBUS - Kanye West will not appear on the ballot as an independent candidate for president due to mismatched paperwork, Ohio's top elections officials said Friday.  —  The Ohio secretary of state's office determined the signature and information …

Suspect in downtown Portland beating turns himself in, police say  —  A man suspected in a downtown beating that left a man bloody and unconscious in the street after he crashed a truck during a confrontation that unfolded near a downtown Portland demonstration is now in custody.