‘No one involved in the effort thinks he has a path’: Biden insiders say the writing is on the wall  —  The set of Democrats who think he should reconsider his decision to stay in the race has grown to include aides, operatives and officials tasked with guiding his campaign to victory.

Is Unfit to Lead Donald Trump Is Unfit to Lead  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists  —  Next week, for the third time in eight years, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for president of the United States.

GOP Push To Fine Merrick Garland $10,000 A Day Over Biden Audio Fails  —  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who pushed for the penalty, said she would try again when Congress returns.  —  LOADING  —  Some Republicans' effort to punish Attorney General Merrick Garland for withholding audio …

Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine  —  US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing …

Civic Media  —  Statement regarding edits to the July 4th interview with President Biden  —  The Earl Ingram Show was one of two radio programs contacted by the Biden campaign following the June 27th debate to speak with President Biden.  The interview was recorded on July 3rd and aired …

The GOP Has Found A New Reason To Pawn Off America's Public Lands  —  Trump has endorsed a new party platform that tries to make a wildly unpopular idea more digestible to voters.  —  LOADING  —  Anti-federal land zealots across the country must be licking their chops.

Inflation continues to slow in the U.S., opening door to Fed rate cut  —  Consumer prices rose 3% in June, less than expected and down from May's rate, adding pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.  —  Price increases slowed more sharply than expected in June …

ABC's brutal ultimatum to George Stephanopoulos after his damning verdict on Joe Biden - as network plunged into ‘fully fledged crisis’  —  George Stephanopoulos was threatened with being taken off air if he didn't clarify his position on Joe Biden's ability to serve another four years, it is claimed.

Dem-Appointed Judge Tosses Major Climate Case Against Oil and Gas Producers in Blow to Environmental Activists  —  A Baltimore judge tossed a landmark climate change lawsuit against more than two dozen oil and gas companies in a sizable defeat for environmental activists and Democrats that have touted the case.

‘Someone has to birth all the babies’: How the far right is crafting their plan for women  —  A strong theme pervaded the fourth National Conservatism Conference this year, wrote Sarah Jones for New York Magazine's “Intelligencer” on Thursday — and that is the restrictive vision they have for women in society.

IRS collects milestone $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth taxpayers  —  The IRS announced Thursday that it has collected $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats — a milestone meant to showcase how the agency is making use of the money it received as part …

What Happened to Marco Rubio?  —  The GOP's Reaganite internationalist has remade himself for the Trump era.  —  What happened to the GOP's preacher of optimism and American uplift who, as Jeb Bush once said, “makes grown men cry”?  Its Reaganite internationalist and defense hawk, its champion of democracy?