Trump suggests he might skip ABC debate with Harris  —  The Sept. 10 debate with ABC is the only one both campaigns have agreed to do with one of the major networks.  —  Former president Donald Trump suggested Sunday evening that he might skip a Sept. 10 ABC News debate with Vice President Kamala Harris …

The state of the race as we await Harris's post-DNC bounce  —  An expert on what we should make of Kamala's polling gains.  —  ∙ Paid  —  🚨 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.

Isaac Hayes Estate Marks Victory in Suit Against Trump  —  ‘SEE YOU IN COURT’  —  Isaac Hayes' estate filed a lawsuit this month over Donald Trump's unauthorized use of “Hold On, I'm Coming.”  —  ‘ON THE MEND’  —  According to a statement from the venue, T-Boz suffered “severe nausea, vomiting, and intense abdominal cramps.”

They Served With Trump and Saw the Crazy.  They Should Endorse Harris.  —  THE MOMENT FROM THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION I kept coming back to this weekend wasn't from Oprah or the Obamas, Steph or Steve, Kamala or Doug—not even Gus Walz, America's proudest son.

McConnell's big fear on the next budget fight … - In a recent meeting with other GOP offices about a short-term spending bill strategy, top McConnell staffers argued that adding a non-citizen voting bill would backfire.  — One fear is such a move would open the door for Democrats to tack …

Gen. McMaster's blistering account of the Trump White House  —  Until now, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster has held his fire about his stint in the Trump White House.  McMaster served with distinction in key American conflicts of the past decades: the Gulf War, the Iraq War and the war in Afghanistan …

Biden keeps low profile on vacation as Democrats aim to capitalize on DNC  —  Only a matter of weeks ago it seemed inconceivable that Biden would watch someone else accepting the presidential nomination from a TV screen some 2,000 miles away.  —  SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. …

Member of British journalist team dies after Russian missile hits hotel in eastern Ukraine  —  A British safety adviser working with a team of Reuters journalists was killed when a Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, the news agency confirmed.

Watch: Scott Jennings laughed at on CNN for claiming 'People don't want to feel joy'  —  It did not take long on Sunday morning for conservative CNN political commentator Scott Jennings to realize he had stepped in it when he claimed, “People don't want to feel joy” during his appearance on “State of the Union.”