Harris Crushes Trump by 22% in Convention Speech Ratings  —  MUCH BIGGER  —  The former president—who angrily posted throughout Harris' Thursday night speech—lost badly in the ratings contest that matters so much to him.  —  Newly-released TV ratings for Kamala Harris' speech at the DNC will likely have Donald Trump seething.

White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown  —  FIRST ON FOX: A dozen Republican White House lawyers who served in the administrations of then-Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris …

Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides  —  Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.  Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion …

Trump Is Going to Lose.  (Probably.)  —  No Secret pod today.  Sorry.  People are in transit.  Next week the world goes back to normal.  —  1. Strategery  —  This convention attempted to establish the following strategic positions:  — The Democratic party as a broad and diverse, but wholly unified, front.

Elon Musk's Lawyers Quietly Subpoena Public Interest Groups  —  The billionaire's legal war over lost X advertisers takes a “really cynical” turn.  —  Lawyers representing Elon Musk and X, previously known as Twitter, have quietly begun sending subpoenas to a host of public interest groups, Mother Jones has learned.

16 Republican-Led States Challenge Program to Aid Undocumented Spouses  —  The new Biden administration initiative, which could put many undocumented spouses of Americans on a path to U.S. citizenship, began taking applications this week.  —  Texas and 15 other Republican-led states sued …

Kennedy siblings rip RFK Jr. for endorsing Trump: ‘A betrayal’ of family values  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00 … Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions

Alaska Republican drops out of three-way House race, dealing surprise blow to Democrats nationally  —  In what may be a surprise blow to Democrats' chances of holding a key red state seat in the U.S. House, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom announced Friday she is suspending her campaign for Congress.

Ann Coulter Roast Goes Viral as Internet Gets Revenge for Gus Walz  —  BLOWING UP  —  The conservative firebrand told the Daily Beast that Democrats were actually to blame for her mocking Tim Walz's son.  —  Conservative political commentator Ann Coulter was hit by a blizzard of criticism …

RFK Jr. Was My Drug Dealer  —  he leading third-party candidate for president—an environmental lawyer and activist, a son and nephew of legendary liberal Democratic politicians—just quit the race and announced that he is joining the campaign of the most anti-environment president …

Judge Blocks E.P.A. From Using Civil Rights Law in Pollution Case  —  The decision is a setback for a Biden administration strategy for protecting minority communities with numerous polluting industries nearby.  —  A federal court in Louisiana has dealt a serious blow to the Biden administration's effort …

U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September … The Biden administration on Friday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid-19 tests to American households in late September as the virus has gained a stronger foothold in the U.S. this summer.

Trump Special Counsel Opts Against Mini-Trial Before Election  — Jack Smith focused on revising indictment in Jan. 6 case  — Judge Chutkan has set Sept. 5 hearing to review next steps