.President Biden was personally thanking the flight crew who brought these brave individuals home to their families. Most Americans are putting partisanship aside to welcome this outstanding news for our country. Y'all should join them. Don't be weird.

Honestly, a pretty clumsy move by the Donald J. Trump campaign who is typically pretty good on these things. It's so obviously a retreat for him -- he doesn't want to debate a former prosecutor who is decades younger in a neutral place.

Reports are circulating that Iran may be reconsidering plans for a major retaliation against Israel amid a Us & allied diplomatic blitz to stave off regional war. Biden’s back-channel talks w/ Iran & new US military deployments to the region may impact Tehran’s calculus. 1/

The Trump campaign is in trouble, why: no message, no field organization (made important by mail in and early voting), disaster in choosing Vance, Trump pulled from the campaign trail after two disastrous performances at Black journalists, and attacking Kemp in GA. One has to

.Donald J. Trump has severe issues…he’s rambling, ranting, disjointed, and frankly, dangerously detached from reality.

THIS ⤵️ “A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of [Trump’s] news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes. That’s more than two a minute.” npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-…

accurate: ⁦Jackie Calmes⁩ : "now that President Biden, a normal and empathetic man, has been pushed out of the race, Trump’s more manifest unfitness should be ignored no longer — by the media, former advisors, military leaders and Republicans." latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Lots of great and useful information here

Had the media been conscientiously covering Trump, the public would understand these bizarre outings as part of his noticeable cognitive decline. Trump’s sporadic appearances on the trail alone should be grist for the cable news shows. When they do discuss his mental state, it is

As we get ready for the 2024 Democratic National Convention I think about my friend and teacher, Democratic strategist extraordinaire, the late and great, Paul Tully. Here we’re going over the nightly tracking during Convention 1992. Paul died 2 months later. Paul is much, and always, missed.

Michelle Obama is very very good at this

powerful article from former aide to John Kelly, who served as WH chief of staff to Donald Trump, about Trump's utter depravity. it ought to make Trump's enablers and defenders feel deeply ashamed, if they are still capable of feeling shame. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Poor news judgement here on Newsweek’ part. You know what would be news? Trafalgar Group finding a Democrat ahead… Kamala Harris Trails Donald Trump in 5 New Battleground Polls newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

tonight's presidential debate pits one candidate with the normal flaws of a politician against another who's a lying sociopathic criminal

Many r offering Kamala Harris advice on the most important thing to do in the debate. The cacophony can be confusing. My offering: Establish an emotional connection with viewers. Your bio, values, accomplishments, plans etc, are just vehicles through which to achieve that goal

From a law of war standpoint, Israel's pager bombs represent one of the most precisely targeted strikes in the history of warfare. I can't think of a single widespread strike on an armed force that's embedded in a civilian population that's been more precise. It's remarkable.

A truly terrifying prospect….

What did the debate reveal about Donald Trump? My latest column…👇 thehill.com/opinion/488542…

.JD Vance’s reckless disregard of the truth has dangerous consequences.

What the debate revealed about Donald Trump. (Mark Mellman) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/240919-topli…