$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt  —  Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case.  —  This story is based partly on research that Davis and Leonnig conducted …

How an Elon Musk PAC is using voter data to help Trump beat Harris in 2024 election … If a voter in Michigan performs a search on Google, a somewhat shocking ad might pop up.  —  The ad shows a young man lying in bed late at night when someone else texts him, “Hey you need to vote,” …

How Biden Persuaded Scholz to Release a Top Kremlin Assassin  — Close relationship between German, US leaders was key to deal  — Biden cites German concessions, Scholz sees solidarity with US  —  The historic prisoner swap that brought about the release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich …

Trump Pushes Back on Debate With Harris, Saying He's Up in Polls  — Campaign has declined to commit to Sept. 10 ABC News debate  — 'I'm leading in the polls,' Trump says to explain his stance  —  Republican Donald Trump dismissed pressure to debate Vice President Kamala Harris …

Scoop: Trump stalled Black journalists interview over fact-checking … - “[Trump's team] said, 'Well, can you not fact check? … - At the time, President Trump blamed the delay on audio problems.  — Lemon told Axios, “There were audio problems, but they were resolved very quickly.”

What does “weird” even mean?  Why the vagueness works — and why it's driving MAGA nuts  —  The “weird” discourse is turning MAGA-style doublespeak against itself — and it's totally working  —  Almost as soon as Democrats started circulating the word “weird” as a primary attack on Donald Trump …

Simone Biles jabs Trump: ‘I love my Black job’  —  Video Player is loading.  —  Play Video  —  Unmute  —  Current Time 0:00  —  Loaded: 0%  —  Stream Type LIVE  —  Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE  —  Playback Rate  —  Chapters  — Chapters  —  Descriptions

What happened to JD Vance?  —  This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.  —  🏔️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🏔️  —  Americans have been waiting for decades …

Harris VP mystery: Signs point to Shapiro … While Harris could surprise everyone, she seems to be headed toward a pick that a wide variety of sources — Republicans and Democrats — think is both shrewd and straightforward.  — It's a combination of math and logic …

Dear Media, You Are Allowed to Call Trump a Racist  —  Dear readers, I am not a doctor.  I'm just a simple writer.  I share this because I don't know if there are indeed “racist bones” in the human body.  I also don't know what's in “people's hearts.”  Thankfully, I'm married to a doctor who has assured me such a bone doesn't exist.

GOP senators fear ugly campaign after ‘uncomfortable’ Trump outburst on race  —  Many Republican senators are feeling “uncomfortable” and “embarrassed” by former President Trump's suggestion that Vice President Kamala Harris isn't really Black and only “happened” to adopt that identity out of political convenience.

Few are very confident the Secret Service can protect presidential candidates from political violence  —  A majority believe political division and the Secret Service are to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. … In the wake of the attempted assassination …

Trump's Angry New Attack on “Dumb” Kamala Gets Wrecked by Leaked Data  —  At a rally in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Donald Trump rolled out a new attack on Vice President Kamala Harris that showcased his well-known fondness for high-toned discourse: Her handling of immigration reveals her as not just weak, but also dumb.