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 …

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says if Kamala Harris wins his state, “she is the next president of the United States”  —  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins his state, then “she is the next president of the United States.”

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

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.

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 …

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 …

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. …

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.

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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 …

A remote tribe is reeling from widespread illness and cancer.  What role did the US government play?  —  OWYHEE, Nev. (AP) — The family placed flowers by a pair of weathered cowboy boots, as people quietly gathered for the memorial of the soft-spoken tribal chairman who mentored teens …

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.