Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says  —  “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.

‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin  —  Editor's Note: The story below contains explicit language  —  In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes …

Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory … Blinken made it clear that getting out was a decision only Biden could make — wanting the president to feel he was making it on his terms, rather than being forced.  — Biden stayed in the race three more weeks, then bowed out as party support collapsed.

Kamala's CBS Interview Was a Complete and Total Trainwreck  —  Kamala Harris' interview on CBS News was a total disaster.  That's an evergreen statement, but you knew it would end poorly.  Folks, her spot on the Call Her Daddy podcast, the most effortless media hit of all time, was a tangled mess.

“Directed by the Trump White House”: Senate Dem report suggests FBI's Kavanaugh probe was a “sham”  —  Sheldon Whitehouse said the bureau never bothered to investigate the 4,500 tips related to sexual assault inquiry  —  Fake news, the former president called it.

55/45 is a really close race  —  After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling to do a Model Talk on where the race stands: perhaps we'll take another tour through the swing states, for instance.  But we've been leaning heavily on the paywalled side lately …

Do We Dare Call It Fascism?  —  Some bookkeeping at the top: We should note, for those of you who were confused yesterday, that we spoke in jest when we wrote that Bill is a “founding member” of the Daddy Gang from Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast.  —  As everyone knows …