Trump and his allies had a plan for how to hit Harris.  Then he opened his mouth.  —  “He's grasping around,” said Chuck Coughlin, an Arizona-based political strategist.  —  Scrambling to put an end to Kamala Harris' ascent, Donald Trump's campaign and outside allies came up with a plan …

WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Is Free  —  Release of 32-year-old American from Russia secured as part of largest East-West prisoner swap since Cold War  —  Russia freed wrongly convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as part of the largest and most complex East-West prisoner swap since …

Trump loses appeal of gag order in hush money criminal case  —  A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected former U.S. President Donald Trump's challenge to a gag order in his criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star.  —  The Appellate Division's ruling …

The presidential election is a toss-up  —  Kamala Harris is giving Democrats the race that Joe Biden couldn't.  —  I don't want to get in the habit of making a huge ruckus every time the election model passes a certain arbitrary probabilistic threshold.  There are still a very long 96 days …

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro cancels Hamptons trip, days before expected Harris VP reveal … Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has cancelled a trip to the ritzy New York beach enclave of the Hamptons, as he's being considered to be Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

How Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed in Iran … A photograph circulating on Telegram and among Iranian officials on Wednesday showed a damaged building in northern Tehran.Provided to The New York Times  —  Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday …

Senate GOP blocks bipartisan bill to expand child tax credit  —  Senate Republicans blocked Wednesday a bipartisan bill that would boost a tax credit for parents as the GOP and Democrats feud over remarks from Republican vice president nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio).

A long shot for vice president, Pete Buttigieg is suddenly everywhere  —  In a reshaped race, the transportation secretary has dialed up his role as a key political messenger for the Democratic Party.  —  On Sunday, Pete Buttigieg was on Fox News, challenging the “warped reality” …

While ‘Pod Save America’ Tries to Unite Democrats, Its Staff Rebels  —  Some employees feel their progressive ideals aren't reflected in the workplace at one of the most prominent liberal media outlets  —  As one of the most influential media outlets for Democrats, the liberal podcast Pod Save America …

Critics Stunned By Donald Trump's ‘Heartless’ Punch Line About Man Killed At His Rally  —  The Republican nominee was slammed as horrible, unkind and a “self-centered sadistic monster” over the line.  —  LOADING  —  Donald Trump drew fierce criticism for making a crass comment about the wife …

Secret Service's Tech Flaws Helped Gunman Evade Detection at Trump Rally  —  Technologies that might have protected the former president failed because they were improperly deployed or because the Secret Service chose not to use them.  —  After a week of oversights and failures …

Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Deal  —  The former CNN reporter said in a lawsuit that X had refused to pay him after a testy interview with its billionaire owner.  —  Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, sued Elon Musk and X on Thursday, arguing that the billionaire refused to pay …

‘Betrayed the American People’: Rep. Stefanik Slams Biden-Harris Admin's ‘Sickening’ 9/11 Plea Deal  —  Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) on Thursday said the Biden-Harris administration “betrayed the American people” by striking a “sickening” plea deal that lets the three terrorists behind the 9/11 attack avoid the death penalty.