My plan to reform the Supreme Court and ensure no president is above the law  —  We can and must prevent the abuse of presidential power and restore the public's faith in our judicial system.  —  The writer is president of the United States.  —  This nation was founded on a simple yet profound principle: No one is above the law.

Playbook: After the sugar high  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  EYES ON CARACAS — “Venezuela's Maduro, opposition each claim presidential victory,” by Reuters' Vivian Sequera, Deisy Buitrago and Mayela Armas: “The country's electoral authority said just after midnight …

Elon Musk takes fire for posting fake video of Kamala Harris  —  Elon Musk is being accused of violating his own policies on X after he shared a fake video of Vice President Harris, which uses an artificial intelligence voice mimicking Harris to spew insults about her campaign and President Biden.

Venezuela election live updates: Opposition claims victory after Maduro was declared the winner  —  Supporters of President Nicolás Maduro gather at Miraflores Palace in Caracas as Maduro is declared the winner in Venezuela's presidential election amid opposition claims of irregularities.

A comprehensive guide to J.D. Vance's views on women and children  —  On July 25, former President Donald Trump named Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate.  Vance has only been a U.S. Senator since 2023, and his rapid ascension to the Republican Vice Presidential nominee …

The Week Ahead  —  In good news:  —  Joe Biden nominated former Florida Congresswoman Val Demings to the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Board of Governors.  He also nominated Republican businessman William Zollars.  —  The USPS Board of Governors consists of eleven people …

“My Beautiful Christians:” Trump's Pandering to Christian Nationalists  —  The other day, during an address to a Turning Point conference, Trump implored, … Video  —  Horse race journalists didn't care.  They found it more important to repeat and therefore magnify Trump's latest slur on Vice President Harris.

Schumer: Vance VP pick helps Democrats  —  “I'll bet President Trump is sitting there, scratching his head, and wondering, ‘Why did I pick this guy?’”  Schumer said.  “The choice may be one of the best things he ever did for Democrats.”  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) …

Trump uses immunity ruling to try to blow up his conviction  —  And thanks to the Supreme Court's right-wing nihilists, it just might work. … On July 1, the last day of the Supreme Court's term, six conservative justices took a sledgehammer to democracy.

Trump's falling legal fees free up campaign cash … - Trump and the RNC had been catching up to Biden and the DNC in fundraising, but Biden's extraordinary decision to drop out gave the party a jolt of enthusiasm and an influx of donations, Axios' Erin Doherty reports.

Can tyrants be curtailed?  —  Two books examine how today's autocrats differ from those of the past, and what liberal democracies can do to counter their influence  —  Excitement, hope, fear.  These are the emotions when a dictator falls.  In Bucharest in the weeks after the fall of Nicolae Ceauș …