Nor Gloom of Night: Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general who’s been dismantling his agency, promised in a Senate hearing that mail ballots will be delivered on time to count in the November election. “We will scour every plant each night leading …

Presidential: Joe Biden gave the speech of his life last night in accepting the Democratic nomination for President.   He came out punching; “I give you my word. If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of …

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Kamala Harris graciously accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president last night with an edge of attack on President Trump. “We’re at an inflection point,” the 55-year-old Harris said. “The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes …

Elephants in the House: In an unusual event in a highly unusual election year, four notable Republicans endorsed Joe Biden for president during the online Democratic National Convention.    Among the Republicans were former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, former Hewlett-Packard CEO …

Going Postal: Take a couple of days off and what happens? Joe Biden announces that Sen. Kamala Harris is his running mate, only the third female vice presidential candidate and the first who is not white.   President Trump is already questioning …

Viral News: Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that his country has developed an effective coronavirus vaccine even though clinical trials have not been completed.   “It works effectively enough, forms a stable immunity and I repeat, it has gone through all necessary …

Spin City: The Trump administration is struggling to explain how the government will pay a $400 weekly unemployment benefit President Trump might not have the power to order that would be partially paid with money most states don’t have.   Trump also …

A Different Way: With Congress unable to reach an agreement on a second pandemic stimulus bill, President Trump is noodling the idea of taking executive action. Whether he can do that is questionable; Congress has sole power to appropriate money.   In …

Shock and Anger: The initial shock after the enormous explosion in Beirut Tuesday is turning into national anger over the decision by port authorities to store thousands of pounds of highly explosive ammonium nitrate fertilizer in a place where it could …

Beirut: A massive explosion that levelled the port area in Beirut appears to have been caused by 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer stored in a warehouse. At least 100 people were killed and 4,000 injured.   Video of the event shows …