Obama's DNC Speech Had a Hidden Message to Democrats  —  Experienced in the moment, Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago felt like the rousing culmination of a pep rally, peppered with funny insults of Donald Trump and familiar soaring patriotic oratory.

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 …

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 claims about violent crime increasingly diverge from reality  —  From cherry-picked data to imaginary anecdotes, Trump presents a bleak vision of an obviously non-existent America.  —  On Tuesday, as former president Donald Trump was making remarks at a Michigan sheriff's office …

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.

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.

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 “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 …

Montana becomes eighth state with ballot measure seeking to protect abortion rights  —  Voters will get to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in the constitution of Montana, which on Tuesday became the eighth state to put the issue before the electorate this fall.

Bill Pascrell, longtime N.J. congressman and fierce Trump critic, dies at 87  —  The Democrat's four decades in rough-and-tumble New Jersey politics prepared him well for one of his most visible roles: Donald Trump antagonizer.  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell …

‘Call This Idiot’: Trump Ordered Cabinet Secretary To Pressure Fed Chair To Cut Rates  —  In his new book, one-time Trump cabinet member Wilbur Ross claims the then-president threatened to remove Powell as Fed chairman if he kept raising rates, a policy that not only affected everyday Americans but hurt Trump's personal finances.

Judge orders Trump to update him on unanswered Secret Service subpoena tied to Jan. 6 civil case  —  A federal judge overseeing civil litigation brought against Donald Trump by lawmakers and police who endured the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has agreed to give the former president …

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.

Maria Bartiromo's wild and “kind of racist” election conspiracy theory collapses immediately  —  Bartiromo, who was deeply involved in promoting the Dominion election conspiracy theories that Fox News paid for, is at it again  —  Maria Bartiromo repeatedly used her Fox Business show to peddle …

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'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 …