JD Vance is Trump's gift to Putin  —  The GOP nominee may have picked the one American his second-biggest donor prefers over him.  —  1×  —  The pick of JD Vance, who underperformed Ohio's last Republican Senator by 15% and the entire Ohio GOP ticket by 11%, has made clear …

Schiff Warned of Wipeout for Democrats if Biden Remains in Race  —  Representative Adam B. Schiff of California told attendees at a Democratic fund-raiser that the party would lose the Senate and miss a chance to take the House if the president did not drop out.

Live Updates: Senator Menendez Found Guilty on All Counts in Corruption Trial  —  Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey, who survived a previous corruption indictment in 2017, was convicted in a federal bribery case involving businessmen and foreign governments.

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Stop Pretending You Know How This Will End  —  In the immediate aftermath of the failed attempt on Donald Trump's life, pundits and politicians rushed to proclaim that they knew exactly how the awful event would affect American politics.  Commentators on the left and right predicted on social media that …

Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors  —  Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos.  Petition drives for Cornel West in Virginia and North Carolina are being run by groups with Republican ties.

‘Blindsided’ Jack Black Ends Tenacious D Tour After Trump Assassination Joke  —  SHOW'S OVER  —  The actor and musician also said he was “putting all creative plans on hold” amid an angry online backlash to his bandmate Kyle Gass' quip about the assassination attempt.

Donald Trump Does Not Get Post-Shooting Poll Boost  —  Donald Trump has not received a poll boost in the first presidential election survey conducted since the  —  on Saturday.  —  The poll, conducted by Morning Consult of 2,045 registered voters on Monday, reveals that Trump is leading

MAGA Turns on Trump for Platforming Amber Rose at RNC  —  ‘EMBARRASSMENT’  —  Republicans have misidentified Rose as a porn star as they rip into her following her speech at the convention this week.  —  Some on the right are not happy with Trump's choice to platform media personality Amber Rose …

In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller  —  Vance gave the speech to the secretive Teneo Network.  The GOP vice presidential nominee has been a member of the Leonard Leo-backed group, which seeks to cultivate conservative influence in business and culture.

Elon Musk has said he plans to commit around $45 million a month to a new super political-action committee backing former President Donald Trump's presidential run, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Other backers of the group, called America PAC, include Palantir Technologies …

It's Time to Prepare for the Worst  —  If you're going to suffer through tonight's Republican convention, you might as well do it with us.  We'll be livestreaming here.  —  1. Sandbags  —  Yesterday Bill and Tim talked about not giving up hope vs. being resigned to a Trump presidency.

Trump's Ugly New Post-Shooting Rant Instantly Wrecks His “Unity” Pivot  —  In the wake of the horrific attempt to shoot Donald Trump, Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen of Axios reported Monday that advisers close to the former president say he “plans to seize his moment by toning down his Trumpiness” …

J.D. Vance Wants Police To Track People Who Have Abortions  —  Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Donald Trump's pick for vice presidential nominee, pressured federal regulators last June to kill a privacy rule that prevents police from accessing the medical records of people seeking reproductive services …

Thomas Matthew Crooks Had Donald Trump Signs in His Yard—Neighbor  —  A neighbor of the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate former President  —  said there have been pro-Trump signs on display in the yard of his family's home.  —  Authorities identified Thomas Matthew Crooks as the gunman …