In a test of character, Trump shows his true grift  —  In his disorientation, the GOP nominee and former president retreats to his instincts.  —  The New York Times ran a fine specimen of unintentional comedy this week: an essay by conservative writer Rich Lowry titled “Trump Can Win on Character.”

Michael Shear and Reid Epstein Feign Stupidity about Trump's Decade-Long Pitch for Authoritarianism  —  Here's what the NYT digital front page looks like for me this morning.  —  It features Kamala Harris' rather unremarkable interview with CNN (part one, part two, part three) …

7 Takeaways From Harris's First Major Interview  —  Kamala Harris showed her tendency toward winding answers in the CNN interview, but said nothing likely to cause her serious political trouble.  —  The main reason CNN's interview with Vice President Kamala Harris turned out to be remarkable …

Team Trump Makes Arlington Cemetery Fight Way Worse With Army Insult … Trump campaign adviser Chris LaCivita has decided to take the team on a death spiral against America's military, calling the office of the Army secretary a bunch of “hacks.”  —  “Reposting this hoping to trigger the hacks at @SecArmy …

August 29, 2024  —  And now the U.S. Army has weighed in on the scandal surrounding Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery for a campaign photo op, after which his team shared a campaign video it had filmed.  The Army said that the cemetery hosts almost 3,000 public wreath-laying ceremonies …

If Trump loses, expect a Republican civil war  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has one extraordinary campaign advantage — she is neither Joe Biden nor Donald Trump.  —  Before President Biden dropped his reelection bid on July 21, voters were unenthusiastic about a rematch between these two men, both born before the television age.