Republican National Convention Night 1 Down on DNC in Early Numbers  —  The first night of the Republican National Convention was down a touch in total viewership on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, at least according to early numbers.  —  Across the three broadcast networks …

The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: ‘They are bullies’  —  When Rabbi Susan Talve heard that Patricia and Mark McCloskey would be among the speakers addressing the Republican National Convention, she decided she could no longer stay quiet.

F.D.A. ‘Grossly Misrepresented’ Blood Plasma Data, Scientists Say  —  Many experts — including a scientist who worked on the Mayo Clinic study — were bewildered about where a key statistic came from.  —  At a news conference on Sunday announcing the emergency approval of blood plasma …

Trump Administration Insider: President Wanted to ‘Maim’ Migrants  —  Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, recalls the moment he said to himself “what the f*ck is happening” during a Trump meeting.  Plus, the gang shits on night one of the RNC.  —  You thought what happened on-screen during …

Jacob Blake's father says son's paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha  —  The police shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is drawing national attention, including this protest Monday in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed by police earlier this year.

Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?  —  Donald Trump, Jr. addressed the Republican National Committee on Monday, urging Americans to trust his father with four more years in office.  —  But instead of focusing on the words coming out of his mouth …

Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigns from Liberty University  —  The embattled religious leader says he informed the school Monday night.  —  LIVE NOW  —  After a daylong back and forth, Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigned from Liberty University Monday night, he told ABC News.

The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish  —  Republicans have decided not to publish a party platform for 2020.  —  This omission has led some to conclude that the GOP lacks ideas, that it stands for nothing, that it has shriveled to little more than a Trump cult.  —  This conclusion is wrong.

California is a failed state.  How do we know?  They're moving to Arizona in droves  —  Driving across Arizona, it's hard not to notice a surge in California license plates.  The reason for this is becoming more apparent every day.  California is a failed state.

Melania Trump is about to give her biggest speech in four years.  The Trump campaign hopes she can be its secret weapon.  —  On the eve of her big speech headlining the second night of the Republican National Convention, first lady Melania Trump appeared in front of the White House to talk up her husband's record on women.

'He's going to be unleashed': Republican DOJ appointees urge against Trump second term  —  A group of onetime Republican presidential appointees who served as senior ethics or Justice Department aides are endorsing Joe Biden for president, warning that Donald Trump has “weaponized” …

Unmasked Protesters Push Past Police Into Idaho Lawmakers' Session  —  In Boise, the first day of Idaho's special legislative session erupted into chaos before it began.  Dozens of unmasked protesters, some of them armed, shoved their way past state troopers to pack the gallery overlooking the state's House of Representatives.

An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be ‘Smart’ to Racially Profile Her Own Son  —  “Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons,” anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson said in a YouTube video earlier this year.  —  CS

A Black Vice Mayor In Virginia Urged A Police Chief's Firing.  Now She Faces Charges.  —  A white Portsmouth resident filed the charges against Lisa Lucas-Burke, who called for the ouster of city Police Chief Angela Greene.  —  A mounting political and racial controversy stemming …

Trump says he'll nominate Chad Wolf to be DHS secretary  —  President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he will nominate acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to be the permanent head of the agency.  —  Why it matters: It's been more than 500 days since a Senate-confirmed secretary led …

Gail Sheehy, Journalist, Author and Social Observer, Dies at 83  —  In a raft of books, notably “Passages,” she examined cultural transformations as well as the interior lives of public figures.  —  Gail Sheehy, a journalist who plumbed the interior lives of public figures for clues …