Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’  —  To support The Atlantic's journalism, please consider subscribing today.  —  In April 2020, Vanessa Guillén, a 20-year-old Army private, was bludgeoned to death by a fellow soldier at Fort Hood, in Texas.

Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including ‘lazy,’ a racist trope against Black people  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms …

Judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case on list of proposed candidates for attorney general  —  Federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Trump's classified documents case in July.  —  Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally …

Rudy Giuliani must give control of luxury items and Manhattan apartment to Georgia election workers he defamed, judge rules  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered former Donald Trump attorney and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to turn over all his valuable possessions and his Manhattan penthouse apartment …

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Biden highlights drug cost savings, hits Trump on ‘concepts’ of ObamaCare plan  —  President Biden on Tuesday highlighted his administration's efforts to lower prescription drug costs as he seeks to cement his legacy in his final months in office.  —  At an event in New Hampshire alongside …

House Republicans brace for leadership scramble  —  House Republicans are bracing for potential leadership shake-ups in the coming weeks, a post-election scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and White House in November.  —  The biggest wildcard is what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will do.

Bill Gates Privately Says He Has Backed Harris With $50 Million Donation  —  Mr. Gates said in a statement to The Times that “this election is different,” reflecting a significant change in his political strategy.  —  After decades of sitting on the sidelines of politics, Bill Gates …

Meta suspends accounts tracking Trump, Bezos jets, echoing Elon Musk's X  —  Instagram and Threads blocked accounts that shared public data on Mark Zuckerberg's and Donald Trump's private planes.  A similar move on X stirred up a free-speech firestorm.

Los Angeles Times won't endorse for president  —  The Scoop  —  The owner of the Los Angeles Times has blocked the paper from endorsing a candidate for president this year.  —  Last week, the LA Times published its electoral endorsements for the 2024 election.

Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics … On a computer screen a map shows the movements of smartphones around the globe.  Zooming into an abortion clinic in the south of the United States, the online tool shows more than 700 red dots over the clinic itself …

Texas library committee suspended, decision to reclassify Indigenous history book as “fiction” reversed  —  Last week, Popular Information reported that Montgomery County, Texas had mandated public libraries move a well-regarded children's book documenting the mistreatment of Native Americans …

Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says  —  Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday.  The content, which includes …

Trump set to go on Joe Rogan's podcast  —  Former President Donald Trump is expected to record an interview with podcasting behemoth Joe Rogan on Friday.  The interview will take place at Rogan's studio in Austin, Texas, according to a person familiar with the plans who was granted anonymity to discuss the matter.

Georgia Supreme Court halts reinstatement of new election rules while weighing appeal  —  Georgia's top court on Tuesday declined to let several controversial election rules go into effect while it weighs an appeal by national Republicans.  The rules were passed in recent months by the State Election Board …

Harris lifted language from Republican attorney in her 2007 congressional testimony  —  Kamala Harris lifted language from a Republican attorney when she testified in front of Congress in 2007, a CNN review of her testimony finds.  —  Experts CNN spoke with said that the instance …