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.

Statement from President Biden on Hersh Goldberg-Polin  —  Earlier today, in a tunnel under the city of Rafah, Israeli forces recovered six bodies of hostages held by Hamas.  We have now confirmed that one of the hostages killed by these vicious Hamas terrorists was an American citizen, Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

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.

Others Have Politicized Arlington, but Trump's Approach Has No Precedent  —  Donald J. Trump isn't the first candidate to run afoul of the ban on partisan activity in Arlington National Cemetery.  But no one else has responded as hostilely as his campaign has.

Harris doesn't get convention bounce, but widens gap with women: POLL  —  Other key takeaways from ABC's poll include white men shifting to Trump.  —  Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, Aug. 22, 2024.

Justice Jackson says people “are entitled to know” what gifts judges accept … - A Gallup poll from July showed that just 43% of Americans approve of how the Supreme Court is doing its job.  — 66% of Republicans supported the court's work this previous term, 44% of Independents and 15% of Democrats said the same.

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.

Former Commerce secretary warns Trump against being too ‘strong’ in debating Harris  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters

Israel's main labor union calls general strike on Monday  —  The head of Israel's Histadrut labour union called for a general strike beginning at 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Monday to pressure the government into reaching a deal to return Israeli hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza.

Democrats grow concerned Republicans are planting seeds with legal suits to overturn a Trump defeat  —  The lawsuits that have been filed ahead of the election are varied, but Democrats say they're part of a concerted effort to sow distrust of the results.  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans …

Creating a memorial to the horrors of World War I  —  Washington, D.C., is home to numerous monuments, with a conspicuous omission: there has been no national memorial to the soldiers who'd fought and died in the First World War.  After more than eight years of preparation …

Harris's Team, With a Wink, Insists She's an Underdog  —  Her campaign's message that Democrats are losing, which she never voiced when President Biden was tanking the ticket, is an artful attempt to lower expectations.  —  Days before the debate that ended up cutting off President Biden's path …

Conservative Moms, Charmed by Trump, Would Rather Avoid His Misogyny  —  Former President Donald J. Trump spoke at a convention of the Moms for Liberty in Washington.  —  It didn't look like a typical Trump rally.  —  There were trays of mini-cupcakes and macarons.