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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Democrat Civil War Watch: Biden's Revenge Is Coming  —  It was an amazing thing to see last night.  After pushing Biden out of the race, the night that was supposed to be his swan song became the Democrats' final insult as Biden's speech was pushed well past primetime.