I asked ⁦President Biden⁩ if he thought ⁦Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו⁩ was doing enough to secure a hostage deal. Biden responded: “No.”

Harris campaign official: Today in her visit to Pittsburgh, the Vice President is expected to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned and operated and stress her commitment to always have the backs of American steel workers.

Rare strike disrupts Israel while Biden says Netanyahu isn't doing enough to reach Gaza deal (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f8a8c8…

Trump denying there was an incident at Arlington last week despite the Army’s very rare public statement citing federal laws about campaigning in that selection of the cemetery and about an Arlington employee being “abruptly pushed aside” during the visit.

Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia today, marking his first visit to a member of the International Criminal Court since his arrest warrant was issued last year. Lots of fanfare, as is typical with any other visiting foreign dignitary, to mark his visit.

US charges Hamas leader, other militants in connection with Oct. 7 massacre in Israel (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/876742…

Interesting tale of two campaign memos. Jen O'Malley Dillon says "we head into the final stretch of this race as the clear underdogs," while Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles say "The state of the race is clear ... the Trump-Vance Campaign has the momentum."

Some debate expectation-setting from Plouffe to Eli Stokols. "No one in American history will have done more general election presidential debates than Donald Trump. This will be his seventh. Kamala Harris rightly says she's an underdog in this race. I think she'll be an

Across each of six key battlegrounds, an average of 15% of likely voters say they have not yet firmly decided their choice, suggesting a sizable share of voters could shift their views on the race. cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

Security event at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC: A short time ago, a suspicious object was thrown into the yard of the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Embassy staff and the building are unharmed. The incident is being handled by local police and the Embassy’s security

US accuses Russia of using state media to spread disinformation before the November election (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/4888f4…

The Trump campaign says it raised $130 million in August -- almost all of which was through donations of under $200.

Trump on the Georgia school shooting: "Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA. These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster."

General rule of thumb in diplomacy: don’t land in foreign country on an official trip in jorts….. That said, Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó does not appear bothered by his fashion faux pas as he arrived in Bahrain.

Ugandan Olympic athlete dies after being severely burned by her partner over a land dispute (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/d10edc…

Former First Lady Melania Trump teasing her new book out in Oct: “As a private person who has often been the subject of public scrutiny and misrepresentation, I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts.“

Trump Says He Would Ban Mortgages for Undocumented Immigrants wsj.com/real-estate/tr…

Trump to Tap Musk to Head Proposed Government Efficiency Commission wsj.com/politics/polic…

A surprise Trump press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow since he happens to be in New York.

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