Watch the Obama joke everyone is talking about from the DNC  — GOP nominee Donald Trump loomed large in Barack Obama's speech at the DNC on Tuesday.  — Obama slammed Trump's “weird obsession with crowd sizes” while making a suggestive hand gesture.  — Obama said Trump has …

Democrats In Array  —  The official delegate roll-call to nominate a presidential candidate is usually one of the more boring parts of a convention to watch, so the DNC party-planners' decision to score each delegation's mini-monologues with state-specific hype music was an inspired one.

Former Trump press secretary says he mocked his supporters as ‘basement dwellers’  —  Stephanie Grisham was one of several Republicans to address the Democratic National Convention and urge a vote for Kamala Harris.  —  Among the more eyebrow-raising speakers Tuesday night …

Michelle Obama Suits the Moment  —  On Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, the former first lady (and her husband) suited up for the next stage.  —  From the moment Michelle Obama strode onstage at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night baring arms …

Trump sets the stage for another coup attempt  —  There's an authoritarian method to his madness.  —  🚨 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.

Trump “Disgusts Me to My Core”: Ex-MAGA Supporters Tell the World Why They're Voting for Kamala Harris  —  “Voting against Trump and for Kamala Harris is the right thing to do.”  —  From the president of the United Auto Workers calling him a “scab” and Senator Raphael Warnock deeming him a …

Trump Surprised by Who Hurt His Feelings the Most at the DNC  —  ‘I WAS AMAZED’  —  “Her total hatred, and statements made about me, had no bounds,” he said.  —  Donald Trump has apparently been stewing on a speech given at the Democratic National Convention by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

The Vibe Has Shifted Downballot Too  —  Democrats in key state legislature races say they're seeing a surge in money, volunteers—and hope.  —  It doesn't take a lot of detective work to grasp that the mood within the Democratic party has improved dramatically since Kamala Harris replaced Joe Biden …

RFK Jr.'s running mate drops the pretense about helping Trump  —  Nicole Shanahan offered some surprisingly unvarnished comments that played into Democrats' long-standing allegations.  —  For as long as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been running for president, Democrats have cast him as a stalking horse for Donald Trump.

Harris Hits Half-Billion-Dollar Record to Trounce Trump Fundraising  —  STACKING UP  —  Her first four weeks as a presidential candidate have been a fundraising frenzy.  —  Kamala Harris raised an unprecedented haul of about $500 million in the first month of her candidacy, according to a report.

Trump returns to Michigan to talk crime, but data shows rates dropped after he left office  —  Howell — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump campaigned Tuesday in Michigan, arguing there is a “crime wave” going on at levels “nobody has ever seen before,” but Federal Bureau …

DeSantis takeover of Florida school boards has big setback  —  At least 11 of his endorsed candidates appear to have lost Tuesday.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to elect conservative-leaning school board members across Florida hit a snag Tuesday …

Trump's Latest Scheme to Beat Harris May Have Crossed Legal Lines … He may not be in office, but Donald Trump has been speaking with the powers that be about Israel's war on Gaza—but it's not in an effort to end the genocide.  —  Instead, Trump has allegedly been talking …

Kamala Harris Supports a 25% Wealth Tax on Unrealized Gains  —  Joe Bide was up to his old tricks last night when talking about billionaires and what they pay in taxes.  He has been lying about this for years so why stop now.  CNN fact-checked him this morning: … I've gone over all of this before.

Peltola Finishes First in Alaska House Primary, With Begich as Top Challenger  —  The conservative son of a prominent liberal Alaska political family came in second in a ranked-choice primary that could play out similarly to 2022, when Republicans split their votes and elected a Democrat.

The fact-checking industrial complex  —  Holding powerful people accountable for lying is an important task for the media.  Many larger media outlets have dedicated reporters, known as fact-checkers, to perform this function.  They evaluate claims made by politicians and others in positions …

North Carolina election board allows virtual student IDs to comply with mandate  —  The North Carolina State Board of Elections has approved the first virtual form of identification to comply with the voter ID law in the Tar Heel State.  —  On Tuesday, the Democratic-controlled board voted 3-2 …

WATCH: Trump Drops the Mic After Reporter Asks Why He Visited a City ‘Linked to White Supremacy’  —  Donald Trump appeared in Howell, MI, on Tuesday as part of a sprint through several battleground states, with the Republican nominee seeking to offer voters some counter-programming to the Democratic National Convention.

Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says  — As part of its preliminary annual benchmark revisions to the nonfarm payroll numbers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the actual job growth was nearly 30% less than the initially reported … WATCH NOW

Harris-Walz team has largest mobilization week of campaign cycle  —  The campaign said it contacted more than 1 million voters.  —  Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hold a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Aug. 20, 2024.

Democratic National Convention Draws 20 Million On First Night, Surpassing RNC Viewership  —  The first night of the Democratic National Convention averaged 20 million viewers across 13 networks, surpassing the audience for the initial day of the Republican National Convention, according to Nielsen.