Boos and Unity: Time to remind you that Will Rogers famously said, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” Protesters marched outside the Philadelphia convention hall yesterday chanting, “Hell no DNC we won’t …

Hillary Fest: The Democratic National Convention gets under way today in Philadelphia amidst sweltering heat, some of it coming from Donald Trump, but most of it from the Democrats’ own kitchen. After the release of 20,000 internal emails to Wikileaks, …

Who Knew?: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine rolled out yesterday in Miami as Hillary Clinton’s running mate, revealing himself as a fluid, comfortable, and humorous campaigner. “I know for a lot of you this might be the first time you’re hearing …

Boring: Hillary Clinton has chosen for her running mate Tim Kaine, a career politician who’s been a mayor, a governor and now a US Senator from Virginia. Kaine, who has never lost an election, has a reputation for being boring …

Rise and Fall: As Donald Trump ascended last night, the broadcast executive who shaped much of the conservative movement that Trump now leads, fell from power and resigned as the head of Fox News. Roger Ailes merged journalism with television …

Cruz Control: In another display of divisions and disarray in the Republican Party, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was booed last night as he drew to the end of his speech to the Republican Convention without endorsing Donald Trump for president. …

The Candidate: Donald Trump was officially voted the presidential candidate of the Republican Party last night, but only after 721 delegates cast ballots for people other than Trump, accenting a deep split. It’s the biggest party rift since 1976 when …

Melania: Introduced by her husband, a rare appearance by a presumptive nominee at a convention, Slovakian-born former model Melania Trump impressed the crowd speaking in Cleveland last night. But word watchers immediately noticed that her speech bore two striking resemblances …

Officers Down: The gunman who killed three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers was a former Marine sergeant who had served in Iraq. He’s been identified as 29-year-old Gavin Long of Kansas City, Mo. Two Baton Rouge police officers and a …

State of Siege: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded that the United States extradite a Muslim cleric who he believes was instrumental in Friday night’s attempted coup. Erdogan blames Fethulla Gulen, a former ally who has lived in Pennsylvania …