Playbook: Inside Harris' big interview decision  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ONE CEASE-FIRE DOWN — “Oasis reunites for tour and ends a 15-year hiatus during Gallagher brothers' feud,” by AP's Danica Kirka and Maria Sherman in London

Taunting Trump: Harris campaign's sneer tactics … Now he's the taunted.  — It's another dimension of Vice President Harris' “happy warrior” approach to a campaign that's sure to get uglier this fall. … - But Monday's widespread coverage of the backstage fight over the “muted mics” …

The Conservatives Who Sold Their Souls for Trump  —  The rage and shame of the anti-anti-Trumpers is getting worse.  —  Today, Rich Lowry, the editor of National Review (the flagship conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley Jr.), published an article claiming that Donald Trump could win the 2024 election “on character.”

The bewildering politics of Telegram  —  Here are two big reasons the controversial app just became a global flashpoint.  —  When Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested late Saturday at an airport outside Paris, accused of complicity in illegal online behavior and refusing to disclose information …

MAGA attacks on Kamala Harris' stepdaughter threaten to backfire on Donald Trump  —  Ella Emhoff has triggered Trump's bitter bro fanbase — but his embrace of the incel vote could come back to haunt  —  MAGA thought leaders can't stop proving that they are weird, just as Vice President Kamala Harris …

Biden impeachment backlash builds within House GOP  —  House Republicans are furious about being forced into a last-minute Biden impeachment vote — which they say could hurt their campaigns, top GOP sources tell Axios. … But just one member can force a vote.

Zuckerberg says Biden admin “pressured” Meta to censor Covid-19 content … - This included censoring “humor and satire,” he added, noting that officials “expressed a lot of frustration with our teams when we didn't agree.”  — “I believe the government pressure was wrong …

How The Hell Was Trump Allowed To Use Arlington National Cemetery As A Campaign Prop?  —  This is an insult to the over 400 Medal of Honor awardees buried there.  —  Well, luckily for the former president*'s campaign, it wasn't raining on Monday, when he grotesquely used Arlington National Cemetery …

RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states  —  After spending several months and millions of dollars overcoming onerous requirements to try to get on the ballot in all 50 states, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now facing new barriers to get off the ballot in some states.

Judge blocks Biden administration from granting legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens  —  A federal judge in Texas on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from granting legal status to unauthorized immigrants married to American citizens, granting a request from 16 Republican-led states who challenged the new policy.

RFK Jr. says he's been tapped for Trump's transition team … - “Kennedy added that he is going to “work to get Trump elected. … - Trump's two elder sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are serving as honorary chairs of the transition team, where they're expected to help

The Keffiyeh is the Arabs' Swastika  —  And leftists are wearing it proudly.  —  [Order a copy of Robert Spencer's forthcoming book, Muhammad: A Critical Biography, by clicking here.]  —  Like everything that is “Palestinian,” the keffiyeh comes from somewhere else.

August 26, 2024  —  The point that is currently holding up plans for ABC's September 10 presidential debate is whether the candidates' microphones will be muted when it is the other's turn to speak.  Vice President Kamala Harris's team wants the mics “hot”; Trump's team wants them turned off.

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Like Trump, Vance to campaign behind bulletproof glass at Michigan rally  —  Since the assassination attempt, Trump speaks behind glass at outdoor rallies.  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign event, Aug. 21, 2024, in Asheboro, N.C.

Biden, Harris push scrutiny of police.  Trump would halt such efforts.  —  The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris showcases stark differences on police accountability.  —  Donald Trump is vowing to end the Biden administration's wide-reaching efforts to curb abusive policing …

First look: Latinos warned Project 2025 would hit them hard … - Yet “there's not enough information” about how it “has really, really troubling ideas on issues that really matter to the Latino community,” says Vanessa Cardenas, executive director of America's Voice, an immigrant rights organization.

Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands  —  Confusion and fear over voting rights intensifies after top GOP officials shutter registration for people with past felony convictions and attempt to reimpose lifetime disenfranchisement.

Harris flip-flops on building the border wall … - Harris is embracing a more hawkish immigration policy as Donald Trump's campaign spends tens of millions of dollars attacking her about the border.  — But she still has significant differences with Trump on immigration …

Trump and Harris confront a trillion-dollar question over expiring tax cuts  —  With a huge swath of Trump's 2017 tax cuts set to expire at the end of next year, the presidential candidates are putting down markers on the issue.  —  The next president, be it Kamala Harris or Donald Trump …

Ukraine to present Biden admin with targets it could hit in Russia, given the chance  —  U.S. officials are still adamant that lifting the restrictions will not have a significant impact on the ground.  —  Ukrainian officials are preparing to present a list of long-range targets in Russia …

Study: Rural and suburban areas see higher rates of police shootings than cities … - A lack of media coverage in rural and suburban areas — and uneven accountability measures in rural police agencies — often give the public an inaccurate view of such shootings, analysts say.

MAGA Is So ‘Desperate’ They've Now Gone After Tim Walz's Dog  —  PAW PATROL  —  MSNBC anchor Jen Psaki noted an “important lesson” for Republicans after the conspiracy was quickly debunked.  —  Republicans spent Monday ginning up a quickly-disproven conspiracy about vice presidential …

The Supreme Court is sowing confusion over how it will handle election disputes this fall  —  The recent US Supreme Court decision changing voter registration rules in Arizona has voting rights advocates anxious about how the justices will approach emergency election appeals in the runup to the November election.

Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion, lawyer says  —  The U.S. Army charged Travis King with crimes ranging from desertion for running into North Korea in July to assault against fellow soldiers.  —  U.S. Army Private Travis King, who last year ran into North Korea …