Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it  —  Barack Obama went high.  —  On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered …

Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Allegedly Poisoned by Toxin in His Tea  —  The Russian anti-corruption activist was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday morning, according to his press secretary.  —  MOSCOW—Vladimir Putin's nemesis, corruption fighter Aleksey Navalny …

Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors  —  Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, and Two Others Alleged to Have Funneled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From the Organization to Kolfage; All Four Defendants Allegedly Profited From Their Roles in the Scheme

Scoop: Jon Meacham to speak on Democratic convention's last night  —  For the finale of the Democratic National Convention, historian Jon Meacham will speak from Nashville, urging Americans to remember that “history, which will surely be our judge, can also be our guide. ...

The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016.  Case Closed.  —  “Cooperation” or “collusion” or whatever.  It was a plot against American democracy.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.

For the Democrats' sake, I hope the DNC viewership is low  —  I almost gave tonight's DNC performance a miss. How could they top the fey chap pretending to be a bat while miming to a poor rendition of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth' as a collage of kneeling athletes in ‘Black Lives Matter’ t-Shirts flitted by behind him?

Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because ‘they like me’  —  Tapper: Greene's videos indicate detachment from truth and decency  —  (CNN)After skirting the issue for weeks, President Donald Trump offered an embrace Wednesday of the fringe internet phenomenon QAnon, praising its followers …

Kemp lashes out at coverage of White House COVID report critical of Georgia  —  Gov. Brian Kemp accused The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of playing “pandemic politics” and sparking panic at a testy press conference Wednesday, a day after a confidential report from President Donald Trump's …

“Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'He's Crazy'”: Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult  —  Inside the network staffers are cringing, and even Trump's “shadow chief of staff” has his doubts.  “If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping too,” Sean Hannity told a colleague during Trump's early days.

A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC  —  (CNN) — It's been 100 years since American women were granted the right to vote.  To commemorate this milestone, a massive mosaic of suffragist and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells …

Unemployment Benefit Claims Declining, Still at Historical Highs  —  Latest data indicate layoffs remain elevated as labor market slowly improves  —  New applications for unemployment benefits have eased in recent weeks but remain at historically high levels, indicating that the labor market …

Mail-order chicks are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars  —  Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.  —  RELATED COVERAGE

If we don't dispel the falsehood of an election ‘delay’ now, we risk chaos in November  —  Joanne Lipman is a former editor in chief of USA Today.  Edward B. Foley directs the election law program at Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law, where he teaches constitutional law.

How Voters View the Major Parties' Competence Has Hardly Changed Since 2016  —  Nearly four years after Trump's election, voters remain slightly more likely to deem Democrats capable of governing and tackling big issues  — 48% of voters said the Democratic Party is capable of governing …

Rand Paul: No incentive to open economy “if you soften the amount of suffering”  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told Fox News Wednesday that he opposes Congress passing more stimulus funding because “if you give people money and you make it less painful to be in a recession,” governors “will not have an incentive” to reopen the economy.

Trump, While Attacking Mail Voting, Casts Mail Ballot Again  —  President Trump cast a vote-by-mail ballot in Florida this week after months of questioning the security of the method of voting, and in doing so he returned it to election officials using a technique many Republicans say should be illegal.

School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety  —  School closures have affected over 55 million K-12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic.  Although numerous private schools and day care centers have adjusted to the pandemic and reopened …

Fearing coronavirus, a Michigan college is tracking its students with a flawed app  —  And students have no way to opt out  —  Schools and universities across the United States are split on whether to open for the fall semester, thanks to the ongoing pandemic.