Exclusive: Conservative Republican endorses Harris, calls Trump a threat to democracy  —  Retired federal appeals court Judge J. Michael Luttig, a prominent conservative legal scholar put on the bench by President George H.W. Bush, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump …

How Democrats Reversed the Script on the GOP  —  Now it's Harris' party that's showing a sense of unity, purpose and relentless focus on winning.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is discarding her now-inconvenient left-wing proposals from her 2020 primary bid and airing tough-on the-border ads?

Scoop: Harris-Walz probes ignite House GOP divisions … - One House Republican, speaking on the condition of anonymity to critique their party's investigations, said the probes are “unnecessary.”  — “We have an election to win. … - Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) argued that investigating Harris and Walz is …

George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Identity Theft  —  Mr. Santos, a former Republican congressman from New York, agreed to pay nearly $375,000 in restitution and will almost certainly face prison time.  —  George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman …

Trump's carny act isn't working anymore  —  His Folgers Coffee™ Conference showed a candidate in decline.  —  🚨 This special 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.

John Fetterman Has No Regrets  —  John Fetterman is skipping this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and, to hear it from him, it has nothing—literally nothing—to do with him scotch-taping photos of the Israeli hostages to his Senate office walls.

Trump shared dubious images purporting to show ‘Swifties for Trump,’ and some Swifties are furious  — Donald Trump shared several images purporting to show support from Swifties.  — Some were sourced to a satirical post; another was an Uncle Sam-inspired Taylor Swift meme.

Walz on Biden's DNC speech: ‘We get an opportunity tonight to say a thank you’  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made an unannounced appearance at Pennsylvania's delegation breakfast in Chicago Monday morning and spoke glowingly about President Joe Biden ahead of the president's DNC speech Monday night.

D.C. Councilmember Arrested on Bribery Charge  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia  —  WASHINGTON - Trayon White Sr., the D.C. Councilmember representing Ward 8, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with bribery.

Blinken says Israel agrees to a U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire and calls on Hamas to do same  —  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Monday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as he pushes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza.  He called it a “decisive moment” …

Harris proposes raising the corporate tax rate to 28%, rolling back a Trump law  —  The vice president is rolling out her first revenue-raising policy proposal as the Democratic presidential nominee, and drawing a contrast with GOP opponent Donald Trump.  —  CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris …

Why Gov. Tim Walz Drives Them Crazy  —  And why it's good they're attacking him  —  There's a strange phenomenon occurring with the terminally online right.  Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris announced that Gov. Tim Walz would be her running mate, many of the right have acted with fury.

Exclusive: John Kelly rejects Trump's comments that civilian award is ‘much better’ than Medal of Honor: ‘Not even close’  —  Former Trump chief of staff and retired Marine Gen. John Kelly rejected former President Donald Trump's comments that the Presidential Medal of Freedom that honors civilians was …

Harris campaign launches WhatsApp channel aimed at bilingual Latino voters  —  The campaign says it's the first time a presidential campaign has created a channel to specifically engage with Latinos, half of whom report using the popular messaging app.  —  As the Democratic National Convention …

Veteran Jailed With Brother in United Arab Emirates: I Was Drugged Then Framed  —  HELLHOLE PRISON  —  A local rights group has asked Donald Trump's running mate Senator JD Vance for help bringing Ohio brothers Joseph and Joshua Lopez home.  —  An Air Force veteran turned social media influencer …

23 states, multiple coal companies ask Supreme Court to halt Biden rule to restrict pollution  —  Twenty-three Republican-led states and at least two coal companies are asking the Supreme Court to halt a Biden administration rule that seeks to limit power plants' emissions of mercury and other toxic metals.

Fury as Blake Lively repeatedly refers to transgender people as trannies in resurfaced interviews  —  Blake Lively is yet again under fire after internet sleuths unearthed a series of noughties interviews where she repeatedly used the transphobic slur ‘tranny.’

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz shows up at Pennsylvania's breakfast  —  A special guest made a surprise visit to the Pennsylvania presidential delegation's breakfast this morning: vice presidential nominee Tim Walz.  His appearance underscores the importance of the biggest swing state …

Legendary TV talk show host Phil Donahue dies at 88  —  Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said in a statement.  —  Longtime TV talk show host Phil Donahue died on Sunday night following a long illness, his family said.  He was 88.