Trump campaign casts fresh doubt on September debate with Harris over microphone dispute  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign is casting fresh doubt on whether a September 10 debate will take place on ABC amid a dispute over the rules, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

Finally, the Democrats Have Found Trump's Achilles Heel: Ridicule Him … Donald Trump is in free-fall.  Read this description from Sunday's Washington Post of how the GOP nominee spent last week: “[A]ides did not want a situation where he was watching the convention every night, getting angry …

The Proud Boys' Reliance on Telegram Didn't Save Them, But It Thwarted Preventing the Attack  —  At 8:06PM on January 4, 2021, shortly after the arrest of Enrique Tarrio, a Proud Boy named Travis instructed everyone on the Proud Boys' Ministry of Self Defense Telegram list to “nuke everything.”

Are Trump's campaign rallies energizing his base - or sowing doubt?  —  Given rambling speeches and personal attacks over policy talk, supporters wonder if events do more harm than good  —  As Donald Trump emerged to a thunderous roar of approval in the heart of Pennsylvania's Rust belt …

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.

Judge Cannon tossing Trump's case raises risk for acting prosecutors  —  Special counsel Jack Smith's team will soon appeal Cannon's decision to reject the indictment because of how Smith was appointed.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon's surprising dismissal of Donald Trump's criminal case …

Biden mourns US service members killed in Kabul airport attack 3 years ago  —  President Biden mourned the three-year anniversary of the terrorist attack at the Kabul airport, when 13 U.S. service members were killed.  —  He named the 13 service members in a statement on Monday …

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.”

The Unequal Effects of School Closings  —  As more families opt for charter and private schools or homeschooling in the wake of the pandemic, cities around the country are shuttering schools.  The effects fall hardest on majority-Black schools and special-needs students.  —  Co-published with The New Yorker

Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports.  Will they hold up in court?  —  A body camera captured every word and bark uttered as police Sgt. Matt Gilmore and his K-9 dog, Gunner, searched for a group of suspects for nearly an hour.

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.

RFK Jr.'s Daughter Says Dad Cut Off a Whale's Head, Drove It 5 Hours Home  —  When they would accelerate, “whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet,” Kick Kennedy explained to Town & Country Magazine  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s daughter Kick Kennedy …

The right's killjoy politics only fuel Harris's momentum  —  It's been a couple of days since I flew home after attending the Democratic National Convention.  And at the risk of sounding corny, I think I could have done it without the plane.  To attend that convention was to experience …

Voting against your own interests: Why do the wealthy support Harris?  —  Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party are not socialists or anti-capitalists.  The party supports the free market and the ability to profit.  But there's little debate that she and her party favor policies …