About four in five Americans believe that the country is spiraling into chaos, according to a two-day poll.  The poll by Ipsos for Reuters was conducted after the assassination attempt on former President Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania and after Trump announced Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, as his vice presidential running mate at the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Monday.  About 80% of...

President Biden has declared in an interview this week that his mental acuity is “pretty damn good” — despite numerous recent polls showing majorities of Americans thinking otherwise and raising concerns about his age.  “I’ve been doing this a long time. The idea I’m the old guy, I am. I’m old. But I’m only three years older than Trump, number one,” Biden told NBC News. “And number two,...

One guest at the Republican National Convention’s night two festivities quickly managed to steal the show, despite not even giving a speech.  Babydog, the canine companion of Gov. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., stole the spotlight from her owner as onlookers fawned over the pooch, who was given her own chair on stage while the governor spoke.  Chants of “Babydog!” followed the governor’s entrance to the stage on Tuesday night....