Why Biden Was Really Forced Out of the Race, According to Anita Dunn  —  The longtime presidential adviser blames the press and her party for forcing Biden out of the race.  —  Anita Dunn has no regrets about holding a historically early debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump …

Willie Brown Says Trump's Helicopter Crash Story Never Happened  —  In a news conference, the former president recounted a brush with death alongside Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor.  A few aspects of the story don't hold up to scrutiny.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump told …

Lawrence: ‘Stupidest’ candidate Trump did not answer reporters' questions  —  Donald Trump rambled and lied for over an hour without any follow up questions or fact-checking.  MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says that while he hopes Vice President Harris answers questions from reporters …

What the Supreme Court left unsaid about Trump's criminal immunity  —  The federal election case has returned to the trial court.  Now comes the hard part.  —  When the Supreme Court set out to decide Donald Trump's bid for presidential immunity, the justices were aiming to establish “a rule for the ages.”

The Real Reason Trump and Vance Hate Being Called ‘Weird’  —  In 2016, Democrats taunted Donald Trump as “dangerous Donald.”  In 2020, they moved on from dangerous to say that Trump's Republican Party was a threat to the “soul of America.”  Both messages — one relatively successful …

Oldest Latino civil rights group announces its first presidential endorsement for Harris-Walz  —  The former president of the 95-year-old organization, who heads LULAC'S new political arm, said too much was at stake for Latinos under another Trump presidency.

Is Tim Walz Guilty of ‘Stolen Valor’?  —  His military record isn't a good reason to oppose his candidacy.  —  There are plenty of reasons to criticize Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, and we've told you about several.  But the charges leveled so far about his military service look like …

Georgia Republican arrested for DUI after hitting bicyclist  —  Republican State Representative Devan Seabaugh was driving in the bicycle lane on Thursday night when he ran into a cyclist.  He was subsequently taken into custody by the North DUI Task Force, according to reports.

‘Drastically less’: The number of migrants in border towns and some big U.S. cities has plunged  —  Shelter operators attribute the steep drop to President Joe Biden's June executive action limiting asylum claims and stronger efforts by Mexico to intercept U.S.-bound migrants.

Tens of Thousands Rally Against Racism and Islamophobia in U.K. Following Days of Far-Right Rioting  —  Thousands filled the streets across the United Kingdom this week in massive rallies against racism and Islamophobia, a show of unity to counter a recent surge in far-right violence.

Sorry, Richard Nixon  —  Fifty years ago today, Richard Nixon laid down the presidency of the United States, a casualty of the Watergate scandal.  —  The era of Watergate was one of sweeping political reform.  In 1970, Congress reduced the once-awesome power of committee chairs and opened committee work …

Trump has frequently promoted a Truth Social account that's shared material calling for Harris, Walz, and others to be killed  —  Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly interacted with the Truth Social account “Patriot4Life,” including thanking them and “retruthing” them.

Elon Musk tries to dismantle the foundations of US democracy  —  From blatant election interference to ending the NLRB, he's doing all kinds of damage.  —  🚨 This all-free, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers 🚨 If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.

Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Order Requiring Hospitals Log Immigration Status Of Patients  —  Democratic Rep. Sylvia Garcia accused the GOP governor of “social engineering and targeting immigrants.”  —  LOADING  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Thursday signed an executive order requiring hospitals …