Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election.  That's Unconstitutional.  —  He should be removed unless he relents.  —  Mr. Calabresi is a co-founder of the Federalist Society and a professor at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law.  —  I have voted Republican …

How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”  —  This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control.  So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?

DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents  —  The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests in Portland, Ore., in what current and former officials called an alarming use …

We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord  —  You're never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning.  But we have no choice but to seek and find God's strength and comfort to deal with it.  —  Herman Cain - our boss, our friend …

Republicans and White House at Odds Over Kansas Senate Race  —  Some in the G.O.P. want President Trump to endorse the opponent of Kris Kobach, who they worry could cost them a traditionally safe Senate seat.  So far, the White House has declined to do so.  —  WASHINGTON — As the Kansas …

Trump campaign hits pause on TV ad spending for ‘review’ of messaging strategy  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's campaign has virtually disappeared from the airwaves as it undertakes “a review and fine-tuning of the campaign's strategy” as an official put it after the replacement of campaign manager Brad Parscale.

Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation  —  Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.  —  Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral.

Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.  —  A federal appeals court in Washington will take a second look a judge's effort to scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop its case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

On Media-Thirst Guys, and the horrifying knowledge that you can only relate with people just as brain-sick as you.  —  My girlfriend almost ghosted me after our second date.  The reason was simple; we talked too much about the media.  Becca works at Vox, I'm a freelancer …

Feinstein: Letting Americans sue China over coronavirus response would be ‘huge mistake’  —  California senator calls China a ‘respectable nation’ that has lifted tens of millions of people out poverty  —  Allowing citizens to sue China for damages caused by the novel coronavirus would backfire …

Delay the election?  Take Trump seriously.  Laws and the Constitution haven't stopped him yet.  —  Moments after President Donald Trump tweeted that perhaps this year's election should be delayed, a wave of responses suggested that his public musing should be dismissed.

Ilhan Omar Paid Her Husband's Firm $600,000 in Three Weeks  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) funneled an additional $606,000 to her husband's firm in the first three weeks of July alone, according to new campaign filings.  —  Federal Election Commission records released Thursday show …

‘If you can talk, you can breathe,’ Arkansas officer tells man who later dies in police custody  —  As he begged police to stop using a Taser on him on a supermarket's floor, Lionel Morris's cries echoed through the produce section of the store in Conway, Ark., for 6½ minutes.

Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, this week declined to answer a colleague's question about whether he had received derogatory information about Vice President Joe Biden …

The congressional underclass erupts in fury after Gohmert gets Covid-19  —  The revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill …

Missouri AG intervenes in case against St. Louis couple who defended their home with guns  —  Editor note: A previous version of this story suggested all charges were dropped against the couple.  Now legal sources in the city say that is not yet formally the case.  The Missouri AG is still seeking to dismiss the case.

'He's Terrified of Losing'—Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election  —  Trump has no power to delay the election.  But he has the ability to normalize rejecting its results - something GOP politicians who condemned his tweets talked past.  —  As much of the political world went …

Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations  —  GOP Rep. David Schweikert on Thursday was formally reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for misusing official funds after a two-year probe.  —  The bipartisan ethics panel found …

The Economy Is in Record Decline, but Not for the Tech Giants  —  Even though the tech industry's four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined $28 billion in profits on Thursday.  —  A day after lawmakers grilled the chief executives of the biggest tech companies …

Google and Facebook to be forced to share revenue with media in Australia under draft code  —  Consumer watchdog unveils ‘hundreds of millions’ in potential fines under code drawn up after talks stalled between tech and news companies  —  Google, Facebook and other digital platforms …

‘George Floyd All Over Again’: ICE Guard Drove Knee Into Detainee  —  A guard at an ICE detention center drove his knee into the upper back of a detainee, Carlos Rivas Monsano, eyewitnesses say.  They haven't seen the man in the two weeks since.  —  An Immigration and Customs Enforcement guard …

Trump revisits his playbook for disastrous news: An explosive spectacle  —  President Donald Trump's go-it-alone presidency crested on Thursday with a suggestion that the country delay the November election.  —  The idea undercut allies and aides who months ago accused Joe Biden of promoting …

My Eulogy for Congressman John Lewis  —  James wrote to the believers, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.”

How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland  —  In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.  —  While issues of press freedom are widely debated in abstract terms, the Department of Homeland Security …