‘It just exploded’: Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians  —  The woman behind an early Facebook post that helped spark baseless rumors about Haitians eating pets told NBC News that she feels for the immigrant community.

The Laura Loomer Problem Is the Same as the Vladimir Putin Problem  —  At about the same time that several of Donald Trump's most loyal supporters were warning that Laura Loomer's access to the former President threatens his presidential bid, Tim Walz was in Grand Rapids mocking how easy it is to manipulate Donald Trump.

Harris and Trump place their chips on different states to win White House  —  A compressed battleground map has given each campaign a defensive electoral college wall, and they overlap in the crucial state of Pennsylvania.  —  Democrats have spent the last year eyeing a familiar trio …

Inside Team Trump's Plans For Mass Deportation Camps  —  A key Trump White House adviser said the operation would be “greater than any national infrastructure project we've done to date” as a country.  —  Five years ago, Kris Kobach, Kansas' former secretary of state, announced on Fox Business Network that …

The Star-Making Machine That Created ‘Donald Trump’ … Donald Trump had mostly luck to credit for being discovered, at age 57, by Mark Burnett, then the hottest name in the hottest new television genre.Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times  —  Late in the summer of 2003 …

Stephen Fry: Musk and Zuckerberg have ‘polluted culture’  —  Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and X owner Elon Musk are “the worst polluters in human history”, Stephen Fry has said.  —  The actor and comedian made the claim during a lecture at Kings College, London.

GOP lawmaker's wife accuses him of an affair — and points the finger at the wrong woman  —  The House Homeland Security chair, who is seeking a divorce, acknowledged “a difficult time for my family.”  —  House Homeland Security Chair Mark Green engaged in an extramarital affair …

Harris campaign targets Latinos in new ad blitz focused on boxing matches and baseball games  —  The Harris campaign is especially focused on reaching undecided Latino voters who may be persuaded by some of former President Donald Trump's economic message.  —  WASHINGTON — The Harris campaign …

Republicans sued three battleground states this week.  Here's what you need to know  —  Republicans are reprising efforts to legally challenge election law in three key battleground states that could help decide who wins in November.  —  Michigan, North Carolina and Nevada are targets of the blitz …

GOP plays blame game after funding bill failure  —  The House GOP's inability to coalesce around a strategy to address a looming government funding deadline is sparking a blame game among Republicans, after opposition from multiple factions helped thwart Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) …

Georgia's Top GOP Lawmaker Seeks Tougher Action Against Students Who Make Threats.  But It May Not Make Schools Safer.  —  To deter violence, research suggests the best strategy is not harsh punishment for threats but a different tactic, one based on decades of interviews with mass shooters …

Obamas and Clintons to hit the campaign trail for Harris in the final stretch  —  Energized by their speeches at the Democratic National Convention last month, the Clintons and Obamas will travel the country to help Harris reach key voters over the coming weeks.