Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider his viability  —  The former president, hugely influential in the party, has told associates that Biden's path to victory has significantly shrunk.  —  Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden's path …

America will never be the same after Milwaukee's tent revival for the cult of Donald Trump  —  MILWAUKEE — I came to the American Heartland to cover a political convention, but all I found was a tent revival, Brother Trump's Traveling Salvation Show.The Republican National Convention took …

Biden administration cancels another $1.2B in student debt … - PSLF allows public employees, such as teachers, firefighters, members of law enforcement, and people who work for nonprofit organizations, to apply for forgiveness after making 10 years' worth of payments on their federal student loan balance.

The VP is clearly the stronger candidate  —  The case for Kamala Harris, from a former hater  —  I did not support selecting Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate in 2020.  —  My reasons for this were pretty boring.  It's genuinely difficult to make it to the top of the political pyramid …

Trump gunman seen as threat before attack but was lost in crowd  —  Donald Trump's would-be assassin was flagged as “suspicious” by the Secret Service up to an hour before he began shooting but was lost in the crowd, lawmakers have been told by law enforcement officials.

Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25  —  Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance  —  Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired …

Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre  —  Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.  He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms.  He will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate …

July 2024 Swing State Polls  —  Trump Leads Biden in Swing States and National Poll as Biden's Support Declines  —  New polling conducted July 15-16 by Emerson College Polling and sponsored by Democrats for Next Generation finds former President Trump leading Biden in seven swing states and in a national poll.

J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public.  Here's What It Shows  —  The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very elites he rails against.

Project 2025 *is* the GOP platform  —  Don't let them fool you. … Project 2025 — the right-wing template for a second Trump term — is so exhaustively evil, so vast in scope, that it feels impossible to fully comprehend it.  —  However, as the GOP faithful gather in Milwaukee …

Democratic delegates erupt over Biden's nomination in private chats  —  Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nominee's fitness for a presidential run.

If the Trump classified documents case is reinstated, Judge Aileen Cannon would be difficult to remove  —  Even after a year of exasperating proceedings that featured several breaks from normal judicial procedure and that culminated in a shock ruling dismissing the classified documents indictment …

Trump brags about ending Roe.  No one's talking about it in Milwaukee.  —  Heading into the final day of the Republican Party's first national gathering since the Supreme Court's landmark decision, the issue has barely received a passing mention.  —  MILWAUKEE — Overturning Roe …

Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Suggested to Biden That He Should Drop Out  —  Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot.  In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.

Rightwinger Leonard Leo helped fuel Bud Light boycott, tax filings show  —  Exclusive: Documents reveal group linked to Leo gave money to another group that played central role in boycott  —  Tax filings obtained by the Guardian show how the rightwing dark money impresario Leonard Leo helped fuel …