Is That—Is That—Optimism We Feel?  —  What a week, huh?  Thanks for staying with us through it.  Happy Friday.  —  She Nailed It  —William Kristol  —  Success.  —  Kamala Harris's acceptance speech last night was a success.  It capped a Democratic convention that was a success.

Trump's spectacle is no match for Harris's substance  —  This election isn't just another political match — it's a reckoning.  —  For years, Donald Trump has masqueraded as the champion of the working class, a man of the people with a golden touch for business and so-called “common-sense” solutions.

Wait, Did Trump Just Admit He Lost the 2020 Election?  —  UNBELIEVABLE  —  Of the 2020 election, whose outcome he's repeatedly lied about, the former president said his campaign “didn't quite make it, just a little bit short.”  —  One thousand three hundred eighty-eight days …

DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging that its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise rental prices.

Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: 'He's Still Talking!'  —  SIGN OF THE TIMES  —  Minutes later, he called in to another show on Newsmax to continue his gripes.  —  Fox News unceremoniously dumped out of an interview with Donald Trump while the former president was mid-rant Thursday following the Democratic National Convention.

Trump's businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns - including his own  —  Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio's Senate seat - elevating an untested candidate …

Kennedy set to make an announcement on the future of his campaign  —  Former president Donald Trump said Thursday it would be a “great honor” to receive the independent candidate's endorsement.  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to make an announcement …

SCOTUS Approves Arizona Law Requiring Voter ID  —  The Supreme Court delivered something of a gut punch to Kamala Harris and the Democrats yesterday, upholding an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to be able to register to vote.  The decision was to take effect immediately.

‘I gave her an A’: Undecided swing state voters make up their minds after Harris' speech  —  Nearly every member of a focus group of undecided voters convened by CNN made up their minds after watching Kamala Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave in Trump assassination attempt probe  —  The U.S. Secret Service has placed at least five agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month's assassination attempt …

Michigan Dems offer a swing-state reality check  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  A DOSE OF SWING-STATE SKEPTICISM  —  Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin may be the slight favorite in Michigan's Senate race this November, running narrowly ahead in every major public poll this summer.