White House says it is creating ‘very large’ dossier on Washington Post journalist and others  —  New York (CNN Business)The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” dossier on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and others who it said are a …

In photos: Over 1,000 Trump guests pack into White South lawn for RNC  —  President Trump will officially accept the Republican nomination for president before a crowd of more than 1,000 people on the White House South Lawn Thursday night.  Meanwhile, demonstrators gathered outside in Lafayette Park to protest his administration.

Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says  —  Just hours before Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech tonight, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, is expected to unleash her harshest criticism yet of the president and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says  —  Jacob Blake's father, also named Jacob Blake, speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.  On Thursday, Blake's father said his son has been handcuffed to his hospital bed.  Pat Nabong/Sun-Times  —  “He can't go anywhere,” …

What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’?  —  Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November.  —  Listen, liberals.  If you don't think Donald Trump can get re-elected in November …

‘She was the aggressor’: Former Liberty student alleges sexual encounter with Becki Falwell  —  A former Liberty University student says Becki Falwell, the wife of the university's then-President Jerry Falwell Jr., jumped into bed with him and performed oral sex on him while he stayed …

Fact-Checking Night 4 of the Republican National Convention  — The final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention will be dominated by President Trump's speech accepting his party's nomination for a second term.  He will speak from the South Lawn of the White House.

Instead of Evolving as President, Trump Has Bent the Job to His Will  —  In a 40-minute phone call this week, Mr. Trump struggled to describe how he has changed in office.  “I think I've just become more guarded than I was four years ago,” he said.  —  WASHINGTON — For a man on the edge of history …

Viral pro-Trump tweets came from fake African American spam accounts, Twitter says  —  Twitter has taken action to stop a spam operation that pushed messages from fake accounts about Black people abandoning the Democratic Party.  —  The company removed two fake accounts and deleted the account …

David Dorn's daughters oppose father's widow speaking at RNC  —  'She should not politicize our father's death for Trump's agenda'  —  David Dorn's daughters want it known that their late father did not support President Donald Trump and would not want his name or image to be used to further Trump's political agenda.

Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban  —  One fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was shared more than 17,700 times by groups with more than 3.9m aggregate followers  —  Fundraisers, messages of support and celebratory memes for the alleged Kenosha …

Biden snags ‘Keep America Great’ domain in latest act of Trump trolling  —  After trolling Republicans throughout their convention, the Biden campaign has pulled its final act of the week: acquiring the web domain KeepAmericaGreat.com.  —  When Trump launched his reelection campaign last year …

Trump had public meltdown over missed phone call from Putin, former No 10 aide says  —  ‘If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through,’ US president yelled according to Theresa May's former chief of staff  —  Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides …

Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Governors For COVID-19 Outbreaks In Veterans Homes  —  “This really does smell,” said one former Civil Rights Division official who worries the Justice Department is weaponizing its power for political purposes.  —  President Donald Trump's top civil rights official …

Jacob Wohl Accused of Starting a Voter Suppression Scheme  —  The notorious huckster is allegedly behind a robocall campaign clearly designed to spook people from voting by mail.  —  Michigan state officials are investigating a voter-suppression robocall allegedly tied to blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.

Four Years Later, It's Still All About the Base  —  As the RNC convention comes to a close, the biggest question is whether it can give Pres. Trump the bounce he needs to catch up to former Vice President Joe Biden.  Trump came into the convention trailing the Democratic nominee by 8-9 points in national polling.

We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’  —  The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it's OK to vote for a bigot.  —  In between the lies and the fear mongering and the stories about having intimate conversations with Jesus …

The GOP is strapped to a ticking time bomb  —  The Republican Party's intellectual crisis was on full display during the GOP convention.  On Monday, the party announced that it wouldn't publish a new platform: Instead, its members promised to support “the President's America-first agenda” and threw out some half-baked bullet points.

Pence and Republicans used to be pro-life.  Now they are pro-afterlife.  —  Last night Vice President Pence accepted his party's nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention, which prompts the question: What is the point of Pence?  —  Donald Trump picked Pence …

TikTok Is Said to Wrestle With Two Competing Offers  —  The sale of the video app's U.S. operations is entering its final stages, with two groups having submitted bids.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The race to buy TikTok's U.S. operations has entered its final stages, with two groups submitting bids …

BUMMED OUT Melania Trump ‘refused to move to White House until the Obamas’ toilet had been ripped out & a new one installed'  —  MELANIA Trump refused to move into the White House until a new toilet was installed in the Obamas' former bedroom, according to a new book.