Defiant Biden tells donors: 'We're done talking about the debate'  —  A defiant President Joe Biden insisted to his donors on Monday that he is “done talking about the debate” and implored the party to ignore any further distractions and direct its attention back to Donald Trump.  “We need to move forward.

In the Aging Senate, Nobody Wants to Be the One to Nudge Biden Aside  —  Senators have had plenty of practice watching colleagues hold stubbornly onto their positions of power as they grow old.  None wants to lead a public call for President Biden to withdraw.

Trump proposes scaled back platform that softens language on abortion, same sex marriage  —  The draft was circulated Monday among members of the 2024 Republican convention platform committee.  It will be discussed and voted on later this week.  —  The 2024 Republican convention platform aides …

Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months  —  The White House has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease and that there has been no reason to update the most recent testing, conducted in February.  —  An expert on Parkinson's disease …

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Jets Off to Asia as Hurricane Beryl Lashes His State  —  SOUND FAMILIAR?  —  Abbott departed for South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan on Friday as forecasts showed that Beryl was likely to hit Texas on Monday.  —  Texas Governor Greg Abbott boasted of having …

What Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025  —  Project 2025 is a radical blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, spearheaded by the right-wing Heritage Foundation.  The plan calls for withdrawing approval for the abortion pill, banning pornography, slashing corporate taxes …

Joe Biden, in the Goodest Bunker Ever  —  When I saw the Michael Shear story in The Times on July 4, recounting how President Biden had stumbled talking to Black radio hosts days after his debate debacle, telling one he was proud to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president,” I knew it spelled trouble.

The Supreme Incompetents  —  All of the United States' most important governing institutions are failing at once.  —  Congress, of course, has long been barely able to function.  Every year, it struggles merely to fund the rest of the government, and the risk that it will trigger …

Trump accused of swindling millions from his fans for a bogus ‘election defense fund’  —  Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” to promote his latest book, longtime political observer and author Joe Conason accused Donald Trump of bilking his MAGA followers out of millions for an election integrity project that never got off the ground.

Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says  —  Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement …

Marjorie Taylor Greene Botches Basic American History In Most Humiliating Way … LOADING

Imagine if Dana Bash Knew Trump Had Been President Before?  —  After letting Donald Trump lie non-stop in the debate, Dana Bash invited his aspiring running-mate, Marco Rubio, onto her show to tell the same lies.  —  Ostensibly, she was asking Rubio about whether the Supreme Court immunity …

Comedian from ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Mr. Show’ pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol attack  —  Actor Jay Johnston, who also had a voice role on “Bob's Burgers,” had been No. 247 on the FBI's Capitol Violence list.  —  WASHINGTON — A veteran comedian with roles on “Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development,” …