An ugly case of ‘false balance’ in the New York Times  —  I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times, to name the best reporters she had ever encountered.  —  I recall she mentioned her friend and co-author Jane Mayer — definitely on my list, too — and a few others.

Arlington cemetery controversy deepens as Trump and Harris trade attacks  —  Donald Trump on Saturday continued to defend his visit this week to Arlington National Cemetery amid mounting criticism, including from Vice President Kamala Harris, who said the former president “is unable to comprehend anything other than service to himself.”

There Are No Backsies on Dobbs  —  Since the day after the debate in June, I have conceived of the shift from a Joe Biden to a Kamala Harris campaign in three ways: The Vice President would more vigorously explain the wildly successful policies of the Biden-Harris Administration.

Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah - IDF  —  Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi discovered in Gaza tunnel; families forum urges protests; autopsy said to find all 6 had gunshot wounds

Abandon Biden campaign relaunches, targets Harris in key swing states  —  The Abandon Biden campaign is relaunching and “intensifying” its campaign, this time focusing its efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris in key swing states.  —  The campaign released a statement on X last week …

Americans love big cars, but new analysis suggests that the heaviest vehicles kill more people than they save  —  Witnesses said the driver showed no signs of slowing down.  On June 3rd Nicole Louthain and her six-year-old daughter were stopped at a red light in Grand Forks …

Musk's Twitter investors have lost billions in value  —  Elon Musk bought Twitter with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates.  Here's how far his investors are underwater.  —  When Elon Musk bought Twitter and renamed it X, he didn't do it alone.

GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina's presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, ‘Lovely One’  —  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.”  Jackson, 53, is using the book, publisher Random House says …

Meandering?  Off-Script?  Trump Insists His ‘Weave’ Is Oratorical Genius.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's speeches often wander from topic to topic.  He insists there is an art to stitching them all together.  —  For weeks, former President Donald J. Trump's advisers have urged …

Jan. 6 sentences under fresh scrutiny as Supreme Court fallout persists  —  The resounding impact of the Supreme Court's decision to neuter an obstruction charge used in Jan. 6 cases will face fresh scrutiny Wednesday when a rioter's resentencing tests whether prison terms in such cases must be reduced.

Tulsi Gabbard's journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of Putin's power  —  From Democrat to pro-Putin isolationist: How did Tulsi Gabbard get here?  —  On Monday, former Democratic House member Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI, endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency and became one of his surrogates on the campaign trail.

The kleptocrats aren't just stealing money.  They're stealing democracy … Donald Trump opened Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in 1983 and occupied the penthouse himself.  The building was intended to advertise its owner's wealth, and also to attract other rich tenants — including, ironically, the very secretive rich.

Conservative Columnist Tells Bemused CNN Host Vance ‘Has Not Had One Misstep’  —  POBODY'S NERFECT  —  Vance is Vance is “not necessarily the most warm and fuzzy campaigner,” Rich Lowry asserted, “but he is proven a tireless, fearless, really effective spokesman for this ticket.”

Trump Is Making New, Sketchy Foreign Business Deals  —  From Saudi Arabia to Serbia, despots are cozying up, likely in preparation for a second term.  —  When Donald Trump launched his first presidential campaign nearly a decade ago, there was a deluge of concerns about his foreign financial entanglements.