WHAT WE'RE WATCHING: The Republican National Convention is officially in the books, and for Matthew Continetti, it was a remarkable one. Former president Donald Trump took the stage Thursday night, spending the first 30 minutes of his speech grippingly narrating the attempt on his life—and the next hour improvising at length. Still, by the end of evening, a "united and energetic party" left Milwaukee "in a state of excitement," Continetti writes. "While, in a basement in Delaware, the Democratic Party is in a state of crisis." Read the full column below. Plus, left-wing lawmakers and staffers are pledging to disrupt Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming congressional address. Mike Johnson is pledging to arrest them.
