Poll: 49% of Independents think Trump should drop out post-guilty verdict … - 49% of Independents and 15% of Republicans said Trump should end his campaign because of the conviction.  — The polls found the race effectively tied nationally in a 1-on-1 with Biden at 45% and Trump at 44%.

Plot twist: WA has a law against felons running for office  —  If local Republicans knew what was good for them, they would now move to drop Donald Trump from Washington's fall ballot.  —  I know, they won't.  They're in too deep.  Trump won 76% of our state's GOP presidential primary vote.

Exclusive: Inside Hunter Biden's secret legal battle … - The trials — the gun case that starts Monday in Delaware and the tax case set for Sept. 5 in California — are likely to include embarrassing revelations about the Biden family that almost certainly will be touted by Republicans in light of Donald Trump's felony conviction.

Michael Cohen Worries Trump Will Spill Secrets in Prison ‘for a Bag of Tuna’  —  EXIT INTERVIEWS  —  “If America turns against him, he would rather see America burned to the ground,” Cohen said.  —  Michael Cohen says he's “afraid” for national security if Donald Trump goes to prison.

China makes historic landing on far side of the moon  —  China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission which aims to retrieve rocks and soil from the lunar surface, China's space agency said.  —  The landing elevates China's space power status …

A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System  —  The system of checks and balances established in the Constitution was meant to hold wayward presidents accountable, but some wonder how it will work if the next president is already a felon.  —  The revolutionary hero Patrick Henry knew this day would come.

As Hunter Biden's Trial Nears, President Biden Pulls Him Close  —  President Biden has weathered years of scandals surrounding his son.  But people close to both men say the president has refused to treat him as a political liability.  —  President Biden wakes up every day to a list of concerns he must address as commander in chief.

Trump's Conviction Renews Push to Strip His Name From a New York Park  —  Legislative efforts to rename Donald J. Trump State Park in northern Westchester County have failed so far, but some lawmakers want to try again.  —  Long before Donald J. Trump was president, New Yorkers were accustomed …

'He's Had Great Challenges': Giuliani Holds 80th Birthday Amid Many Woes  —  The indicted and increasingly isolated former New York mayor celebrated his birthday over pasta and meatballs.  Donald J. Trump sent a video.  —  Consider this Midtown split screen.

Donald Trump had lots of negative opinions about felons.  Now he is one.  —  From roughing up suspects to revoking bail, the 34-count felon has suggested harsh treatment for his fellow criminals  —  Donald Trump has spent years complaining that American police and the criminal legal system should be …