If Republicans Want to Win, They Need Trump to Lose — Big  —  To dominate the country once more, Republicans need to hasten the move to a post-Trump party.  —  Accepting his party's nomination in 1984, Democrat Walter Mondale vowed to cut the deficit with a memorable line about the tough medicine either …

The ugly truth we're missing on Trump, Arlington  —  There's an old saying: Never take any time off in 2024.  OK, I just made that up, but no sooner did I decide to skip a few column slots to recover from the joy, or whatever, of Chicago's Democratic National Convention, than all heck broke loose.

Poll: Half of Gen Z voters support Harris, one-third back Trump  —  The NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z Poll powered by SurveyMonkey shows Harris with a significant lead over Trump, but not quite the deficit Trump suffered in 2020.  —  Half of Gen Z voters say they'll vote for Vice President Kamala Harris …

Republicans fret over Trump's freefall among women  —  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  —  Descriptions

Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”  —  In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas.  The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan …

Silver Bulletin 2024 presidential election forecast  —  All the numbers for Trump vs. Harris.  —  ∙ Paid … Let's cut to the chase: So, who's gonna win the election?  —  Well, honestly, we don't know — but we can give you our best probabilistic guess.

SURPRISE!  —  Hello again, it's Brian Stelter — yes, really.  —  I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author of CNN's Reliable Sources newsletter, the digest I founded in 2015.  —  But this is not going to be a “Back to the Future” remake.

Josh Marshall on how the “liberal media” works against Dems  —  “Republicans in the national political conversation have trained the press to think, ‘We play hard.  We break the rules sometimes.’”  —  ∙ Paid … How is it possible that the elite press, comprised largely …

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel  —  The Justice Department announced criminal charges Tuesday against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other senior militants in connection with the Oct. 7, 2023, rampage in Israel, marking the first effort …

Ex-Porn Shop Employees Say Mark Robinson Was A Regular.  He Denies It.  —  After he embraced Christianity in the late 1980s, the GOP candidate for governor says his behavior “did not immediately reform.”  Six men say Robinson frequented Greensboro video-porn shops in the '90s and early 2000s.

Doctors grapple with how to save women's lives amid ‘confusion and angst’ over new Louisiana law  —  When a woman starts bleeding out after labor, every second matters.  But soon, under a new state law, Louisiana doctors might not be able to quickly access one of the most widely used life-saving medications for postpartum hemorrhage.

Central NY House fight plays out on air  —  The ad war in the Syracuse-area House district represented by one of the country's most vulnerable Republicans has been lopsided for weeks.  —  Democratic groups that see Rep. Brandon Williams' seat as ripe for the flipping have been pummeling …

House GOP leaders weigh options as Trump pushes for a government shutdown fight  —  House Republican leaders are considering tying federal funding to a GOP election bill that Democrats say is a poison pill.  The deadline to avoid a shutdown is Sept. 30.  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump …

Hackers breach social media accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump  —  Fake posts on X touted a Trump family cryptocurrency venture.  —  Hackers apparently breached the social media accounts of Lara and Tiffany Trump on Tuesday, distributing what the former president's son said were two fake posts touting a family cryptocurrency venture.

Federal judge rejects Donald Trump's request to intervene in wake of hush money conviction  —  A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president's attempt at an end-run around the state court …

Trump Media stock falls to new low  —  Donald Trump and other major investors will be allowed to sell their shares in the Truth Social parent company later this month.  —  The share price of Trump Media, whose majority shareholder is former President Donald Trump, fell Tuesday …

Why thousands of Florida students are not being taught sex ed  —  In May 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed Florida House Bill 1069, a law that requires sex education classes in the state to conform to right-wing ideology.  Specifically, the law requires all sex education classes …

Judge Cannon Should Be Removed From Trump Case, Watchdog Group Argues in New Legal Filing  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon has shown bias …

Israeli hostage deaths ‘changed everything’ about Gaza cease-fire talks  —  Recent optimism has deflated and worries mount that tensions between Israeli leadership and Hamas will only continue to increase.  —  U.S. and Israeli officials acknowledged that the killing of six hostages in Gaza …