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 …

Who is speaking at the 2024 DNC?  Here's the list of speakers for the Democratic convention  —  Washington — Party leaders and rising stars will address delegates in Chicago this week as the Democratic National Convention gets underway, with speeches sure to honor President Biden's …

The Republican ‘impeachment probe’ ends the way it began: with nothing  —  What the probe reveals more than anything is the extent to which Republican House officials were willing to use their power to aid Donald Trump politically.  —  Congressional committees have sweeping power …

Republicans ask the Supreme Court to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters  —  The Republican Party wants the Supreme Court to weigh in on a nauseatingly complicated voting rights case, which could potentially disenfranchise thousands of presidential voters in the swing state of Arizona.

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.

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 …

DNC makes Teamsters president sweat … - The Teamsters boss became the first-ever union president to speak at an RNC last month, delivering fiery remarks before a party that has a track record of opposing labor movements.  — Rank-and-file Teamsters retirees have been invited to attend the DNC …

‘Short-sighted and stupid’: Dem megadonor abandons crypto super PACs  —  The split underscores the growing tension within the industry as Republicans and Democrats fight for tens of millions of dollars in play for the election.  —  Top Democratic donor Ron Conway vowed to break away …

The Curious Hiring of Corey Lewandowski  —  NO ONE'S QUITE SURE what exactly Corey Lewandowski is supposed to do on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.  —  Not Lewandowski.  Not the campaign.  —  Even Trump, who, all of a sudden and with little warning, made the decision to bring …

Taylor Swift can absolutely sue Trump over the fake endorsement images he reposted.  Winning a lawsuit might be harder.  — Donald Trump recently reposted images showing Taylor Swift and her fans appearing to support him.  — The images include an apparent AI-generated campaign poster of Swift urging “vote for Donald Trump.”

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” …

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.

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.

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 …

JD Vance gets a cheesesteak at Pat's  —  U.S. Sen. JD Vance wanted to know why Pat's King of Steaks didn't have Swiss cheese.  “I don't like Swiss cheese either ... Why do you guys hate Swiss cheese so much, what's the story?” the Republican vice presidential nominee asked …

D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. arrested on federal bribery charges  —  The councilmember allegedly agreed to accept $156,000 in cash payments in exchange for a pressure campaign to extend contracts in the district.  —  D.C. Councilmember Trayon White Sr. was arrested on Sunday …

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 …

Liberal media stunned by voter responses despite their ‘propaganda’ effort to back Kamala  —  Journalists from liberal news outlets appear to have been left stunned after voters showed a preference for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in a series of on-the-street interviews.