The Fight To Redefine the 2024 Race for President  —  A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump in all but one of the seven battleground states.

Trump loses third bid for judge to step aside in hush money case  —  A New York judge declined for a third time to step aside from the case in which Donald Trump was convicted of charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, dismissing the former U.S. president's claim of conflict …

Biden harbors lingering frustration at Pelosi, Obama, Schumer  —  Ahead of the convention that's meant to unify the party, tensions still remain.  —  President Joe Biden is frustrated that Barack Obama wouldn't tell him to his face that he should leave the race.

Trump Campaign Forced to Pay North Carolina City $82k in Advance for Rally  —  's campaign was forced to pay more than $82,000 in advance for this week's rally in Asheville, North Carolina.  —  Trump is set to take the stage at Asheville's Thomas Wolfe Auditorium on Wednesday after paying $82,247.60 …

Kamala Harris's joyful realism  —  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 🌴  —  The prevailing “take” …

Harris campaign's Google ads rewrite news headlines … - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.  — The ads say that they are sponsored, but it's not immediately clear …

Live Updates: Inflation Falls Below 3% for First Time Since 2021  —  Consumer prices rose 2.9 percent in the year through July, a downtick from the prior month.  The report keeps the Federal Reserve firmly on track to cut interest rates next month.  —  What to know about the inflation report.

Russia Withdraws Some Forces From Ukraine in Response to Kursk Invasion  —  Ukraine was sending in reinforcements Tuesday to bolster its foothold in the Russian border region

Ex-US air force specialist with Christian nationalist ties leads combat trainings  —  Michael Caughran's history raises questions about extent to which his far-right and survivalist activities overlapped with his enlistment  —  A former US air force survival expert with militia …

The big question touching a nerve this election: “Can my husband find out who I am voting for?”  —  November may come down to a battle between controlling men and women who just want their freedom  —  “Can my husband find out who I am voting for in the Presidential Election?”

The Saudi Crown Prince is Talking About An Assassination.  His Own.  —  Many people want to kill the Saudi leader, but is he using such threats as a means to get the U.S. to pressure Israel on a future Palestinian state?  —  Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, knows a thing or two about assassinations.

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk's click-yes-or-resign ultimatum  —  Elon Musk's 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.  —  Elon Musk had no business sending Twitter employees an email giving them 24 hours to click “yes” to keep their jobs …

Why newsrooms haven't published leaked Trump campaign documents  —  The Trump campaign said the documents from a mysterious source came from an Iranian hack.  The FBI is now investigating.  —  An alleged Iranian hacking operation that the Donald Trump campaign says leaked internal documents …

Behind the Curtain: The Harris plan to redefine herself … First up: rising prices.  This is part of a highly choreographed effort to define herself — in some cases, redefine herself — as a different kind of Democrat.  — On Friday in Raleigh, she'll outline plans to lower costs of health care …

Hunter Biden Sought State Department Help for Ukrainian Company  —  After President Biden dropped his re-election bid, his administration released records showing that while he was vice president, his son solicited U.S. government assistance.  —  Hunter Biden sought assistance …

Ilhan Omar fends off challengers to win primary after AIPAC stays out of the race  —  Omar defeated a challenger who had come just 2 points shy of ousting her in 2022.  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar, the final member of the progressive “Squad” to face a primary this cycle, fended off her primary opponents …