People Close to Biden Say He Appears to Accept He May Have to Leave the Race  —  One person familiar with President Biden's thinking cautioned that he had not yet made up his mind to leave the race, after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out.

Biden left feeling angry and betrayed by top Democratic leaders wavering on his campaign  —  President Joe Biden is furious at how the party has tried to force him out, as Democrats in Congress increasingly believe the question is when, not if, he will end his campaign.

Here's the latest on the Democratic campaign.  —  The president's resolve to continue his re-election bid has been shaken by Nancy Pelosi's comments, worsening state polls and a spending boycott by key donors, some in his camp said.  —  Here's the latest on the Democratic campaign.

Once defiant, Biden is now ‘soul searching’ about dropping out of race, source says  —  U.S. President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think an exit is a matter of time, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Donald Trump Can (and Must) Be Defeated  —  His bizarre, boring convention speech is a reminder that Trump is a terrible candidate  —  Unlike my party, there was no question who would be the Republican nominee.  It's not a surprise, but it's still shocking.

Donald Trump Cannot Even Pretend to Change Who He Is  —  In the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Sophie Lennon decides to abandon her commercially successful, bawdy shtick to adopt a new persona as a respected actress for Miss Julie, a serious highbrow play.

Trump tramples unity theme in two-act convention speech … - Inside the Fiserv Forum, the ebullient mood gave way to rapt silence. … - “I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of Almighty God,” he said, echoing a long list of GOP convention speakers who had cited divine intervention for Trump's survival.

Elon Musk's X adds pro-Trump icons for Trump hashtags  —  The move comes after Musk publicly endorsed Trump  —  Over the weekend, Elon Musk made his support for Donald Trump official by publicly endorsing the former-president shortly after Trump was wounded in the ear by a would-be assassin during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.