N.Y.C. Tenants Say They Were Tricked Into Appearing in R.N.C. Video  —  “I am not a Trump supporter,” one of the tenants said, adding that she was furious that her interview with a government official was used for the convention.  —  It started with an unexpected call last week from Lynne Patton …

This is why Jacob Blake had a warrant out for his arrest  —  The cops involved in the shooting of Jacob Blake — which touched off a fresh wave of angry, anti-police sentiment across the country — were attempting to arrest him for violating a restraining order stemming from an alleged sexual assault, The Post has learned.

One Author's Argument ‘In Defense Of Looting’  —  In the past months of demonstrations for Black lives, there has been a lot of hand-wringing about looting.  Whether it was New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying that stealing purses and sneakers from high-end stores in Manhattan was “inexcusable …

A Kenosha Militia Facebook Event Asking Attendees To Bring Weapons Was Reported 455 Times.  Moderators Said It Didn't Violate Any Rules.  —  In a companywide meeting on Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that a militia page advocating for followers to bring weapons to an upcoming protest in Kenosha …

Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: ‘If Biden wins...’  —  LONDONDERRY, N.H. — One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at an airport hangar.

Amid fears that Trump might not leave office, two lawmakers press for Pentagon assurances on the election  —  In a sign of the growing concern that President Trump might not leave office voluntarily or might attempt to use the military to hold onto power, two moderate Democratic lawmakers posed …

New Study Suggests Polls Are Missing Shy Trump Voters  —  A new online study finds that Republicans and independents are twice as likely as Democrats to say they would not give their true opinion in a telephone poll question about their preference for president in the 2020 election.

Trump: I want to see first woman president, but not Harris  —  President Trump on Friday said he would support seeing a female president in the United States, but quickly added that it should not be Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).

Trump still faces skepticism in suburbs following convention  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pat Newell backed Donald Trump in 2016.  —  But after Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention this week included no mention of the police shooting of Jacob Blake that spurred demonstrations …

New Covid-19 Layoffs Make Job Reductions Permanent  —  As companies brace for years of pandemic-related disruption, thousands of furloughed workers are told they won't be coming back  —  A new wave of layoffs is washing over the U.S. as several big companies reassess staffing plans and settle in for a long period of uncertainty.

Secret Service copes with coronavirus cases in aftermath of Trump appearances  —  When President Trump gave a speech to a group of sheriffs in Tampa late last month, his decision to travel forced a large contingent of Secret Service agents to head to a state that was then battling one of the worst coronavirus surges in the nation.

Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order  —  The national political conventions over the last two weeks set the battle lines for the election's remaining weeks.  Joe Biden is focusing on President Trump's virus management, while the president is hammering a law-and-order message.

Trump Advisers: He Was ‘Triggered’ by Talk of White Supremacy  —  Two disaffected officials recount a president who simply didn't want to hear things he thought were bad for him.  —  Two former top Homeland Security officials in the Trump administration tell The Daily Beast …

Trump's speech was nasty, brutish and interminable  —  There is much that can be said about President Trump's intemperate, interminable convention speech.  It combined the generous, unifying spirit of an average Trump campaign rally with the concision and amusement value of a typical State of the Union address.

A police captain's widow used his story to back Trump at the GOP convention.  His daughters say it was ‘despicable.’  —  David Dorn was a registered Democrat who opposed Trump, his daughters say  —  Lisa Dorn and Debra White first heard the news from a family friend: Their father's widow …

Jordan: Release Prominent Cartoonist  —  Free Expression Under Assault  —  (Amman) - Jordanian authorities should immediately release and drop abusive charges against Emad Hajjaj, a cartoonist, Human Rights Watch said today.  Jordanian authorities arrested Hajjaj on August 26, 2020 …

“Melania Did.  Not.  Care”: In a Blistering New Book by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Melania Trump Sounds a Lot Like Her Husband  —  Wolkoff's book is remarkable both for its intimacy and for the sheer volume of receipts it contains.  It's also the first real look at what's under Melania Trump's hood …

Trump Program to Cover Uninsured Covid-19 Patients Falls Short of Promise  —  Some patients are still receiving staggering bills.  Others don't qualify because conditions other than Covid-19 were their primary diagnosis.  —  WASHINGTON — Marilyn Cortez, a retired cafeteria worker in Houston …

Hours after March on Washington, protesters scattered throughout city, blocking roads and yelling at police  —  Some protesters who stayed in the District after the March on Washington ended Friday afternoon continued to spread their message, and elements of mayhem, around the city …

After Decades Of Dividing America On Race, Left Insists The Right Is Really To Blame  —  Demographics aren't destiny, culture is.  The sooner American return to affirming “E pluribus unum,” the faster we can mend our national wounds.  —  A new book, “Let Them Eat Tweets,” …

Biden hits Trump where it hurts: in the convention speech ratings  —  New York (CNN Business)President Trump's Thursday night convention speech making the case for his reelection was lower-rated than his challenger Joe Biden's speech one week ago, according to overnight Nielsen ratings.

Trump escalates rhetoric on unrest in cities, looking for a campaign advantage  —  LONDONDERRY, N.H. — President Trump threatened Friday to invoke the Insurrection Act in American cities and told supporters in New Hampshire they must vote for him to “save democracy from the mob,” …

As Trump appointees flout the Hatch Act, civil servants who get caught get punished  —  A Defense Logistics Agency employee was suspended for 30 days without pay last fall after giving his office colleagues a PowerPoint presentation that displayed the words, “Vote Republican.”

Chadwick Boseman, Who Starred in ‘Black Panther,’ Is Mourned as a ‘Superhero’  —  Oprah Winfrey and Joseph R. Biden Jr. were among those who praised the actor, who died on Friday at 43, for his portrayals of Black leaders and his perseverance against cancer.

WGN America to launch ‘News Nation’ on Tuesday, aiming to transform the house that Bozo built into the next CNN  —  WGN America, the erstwhile home to Bozo and Andy Griffith, is set to reinvent itself as a cable news network with the Tuesday launch of “News Nation,” a prime-time newscast that pledges to deliver unbiased reporting.

4 people test positive for COVID-19 at GOP convention in Charlotte  —  They include two attendees and two “individuals supporting the event.”  —  At least four people who were at Monday's Republican National Convention meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, tested positive for COVID-19, according to county officials.