Trump Campaign Brazenly Steals Kamala Harris' Beyoncé Anthem  —  COPYCAT  —  Trump's campaign co-opted the star's song “Freedom” just days after accusing Harris of “copying” him.  —  Not even a week after telling the crowd at a North Carolina rally that Kamala Harris was copying him …

Exclusive: Harris' election effort raises around $500 million in a month, sources say  —  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul …

Biden's DNC speech delayed, pushed past prime-time coverage  —  (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden's highly anticipated speech at the Democratic National Convention was delayed, pushing past prime-time network coverage as the program ran more than an hour behind schedule.

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Is Now the Worst Buyout for Banks Since the Financial Crisis  —  Loans of around $13 billion have remained ‘hung’ for nearly two years, bringing in interest payments but weighing on banks' balance sheets  —  The $13 billion that Elon Musk borrowed to buy Twitter …

North Carolina Moves to Toss-up, Setting Up November Battle for Magnificent Seven Swing States  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  —North Carolina moves from Leans Republican to Toss-up in our Electoral College ratings, further emphasizing a focus on 7 key swing states to the exclusion of almost everywhere else.

Scoop: Democrats tap border hawk as DNC immigration speaker … - The Long Islander's selection to speak on the topic at the DNC signals just how widely Democrats have embraced his hawkish approach. … - Punchbowl News was first to report that Suozzi was scheduled to speak Wednesday …

The Old Man Who Saved American Democracy.  Twice.  —  1. Joe  —  I hope you drank it in last night.  It was one of the most human moments I've ever seen in politics, from the second the president stepped on stage and embraced his daughter.  —  But it was more than that.

Biden Approved Secret Nuclear Strategy Refocusing on Chinese Threat  —  In a classified document approved in March, the president ordered U.S. forces to prepare for possible coordinated nuclear confrontations with Russia, China and North Korea.  —  President Biden approved in March …

Beware the Pundit-Brained Version of the Democratic Convention  —  It's one of those moments that is tattooed on your brain forever—if your brain is the kind that is fully occupied by an encyclopedic memory of inane political moments that normal people forget: Donald Trump steps out onto …

Gwen Walz reveals she underwent a different treatment, not IVF, in new details about fertility struggles  —  Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz clarified in a statement to CNN that she did not use in vitro fertilization to conceive, sharing new details about her and Gov. Tim Walz's fertility struggles …

Trump attorney was targeted by hackers, sources say  —  One of Donald Trump's attorneys was targeted in a hacking attempt, three sources familiar with the matter tell CNN, marking a potentially serious new development as American intelligence agencies confirmed Monday that they have concluded Iran …

Project 25 co-author says the quiet part on tape  —  Russ Vought is confident that Trump will come through once again for anti-choice Republicans.  —  🚨 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.

A friendly media grows grumbly in Chicago  —  The Scoop  —  Kamala Harris has ridden a wave of positive press coverage to the United Center in Chicago, but to judge by the grumbling here in Chicago, the honeymoon may be ending soon.  —  The Democratic National Convention …

New College of Florida Is Dumping Books—and Losing Professors  —  The conservative transformation of the institution continues, with gender studies texts being tossed and the faculty chair, plus other professors, taking leave.  —  This past week provided plenty of reminders …

Biden's Valediction: Twenty Pounds ... As Always  —  Give Joe Biden this much credit — he stayed up past his bedtime.  And mine, and pretty much everyone's east of the Colorado River.  For some reason, the organizers of the Democrats' national convention let the schedule slide more than an hour …