Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense on Afghanistan … - The push to defend Harris comes from retired military brass, including three with four-stars: Admiral Steve Abbot, who served as deputy homeland security advisor to George W. Bush, Gen. Lloyd W. Newton and Gen. Larry R. Ellis …

Translating the Crazy  —  UPDATES: I got COVID sixteen days ago and, though I am substantially better, I'm still exhausted.  I know every case is different, but is this normal?  Anyway, with my book coming out on Tuesday, there will be no rest for the weary any time soon.  More book news after today's piece.

Draghi Says EU Itself at Risk Without More Funds and Joint Debt  — Former ECB chief releases his report on EU competitiveness  — He calls for as much as €800 billion of new spending a year  —  Draghi Calls for ‘Massive’ EU Spending, Joint Debt

Trump's real Project 2025 was written for him in Moscow by Vladimir Putin's men  —  Unless you work on the politics desk of the New York Times or Washington Post, it's getting harder and harder not to notice the increasingly incoherent yet also dangerously unhinged nature …

Kimberly Guilfoyle Channels Jeb Bush While Bombing at GOP Event  —  ‘YOU CAN CLAP’  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle had to ask a group of Republicans for applause while delivering a speech on Saturday.  —  Kimberly Guilfoyle, a conservative activist, former prosecutor, and the fiancée to Donald Trump Jr. …

A New Way Forward  —  Together, we can finish the job for the American people.  Are you with us?  Join our campaign to re-elect Joe Biden today!

Mysterious influencer network pushed sexual smears of Harris  —  The Scoop  —  The organizers of a mysterious network paid influencers to promote sexual smears of Vice President Kamala Harris as Democrats rallied around her to be their presidential candidate in late July.

Florida voters who oppose the state's 6-week abortion ban say they are being visited by police  —  Critics accuse Gov. Ron DeSantis of seeking to intimidate supporters of a pro-choice referendum  —  Florida voters who signed a petition to place a pro-choice abortion referendum on the ballot …

Musk sticks up for his rightwing buddies, not free speech  —  🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage.  🚨  —  ☎️ Subscribe to Public Notice ☎️

Major outlets change standards for hacked emails, protect Trump  —  For weeks, major American media organizations — including The Washington Post, Politico, and the New York Times — have possessed internal Trump campaign documents.  What do these documents say?

Trump, lying about migrants and crime, says mass deportations “will be a bloody story”  —  The former president has claimed he would use police and soldiers to deport at least 12 million undocumented people  —  Donald Trump is threatening that a proposed mass deportation of undocumented immigrants …

Johnson's future speakership could hinge on the spending fight  —  The speaker is embracing conservative priorities on the upcoming funding battle just weeks before he'll potentially need their support to keep his gavel.  —  Mike Johnson has spent the first 10 months of his speakership balancing …

Mark Cuban wants Trump supporters to tell him what startups their man has backed that didn't involve a member of the Trump family  — Donald Trump doesn't invest in non-family enterprises, said “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban.  — This, Cuban says, is a reflection of Trump's character.

Elton John's New Remarks About Trump Are Likely to Have Dems Losing Their Minds  —  Democrats and media have been going all in to demonize former President Donald Trump as we count down to the election.  We see that in the constant drumbeat of bad press for him and positive press for Kamala Harris, for example.