Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to mark the three-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as he sought to turn the chaotic pullout into a resonant line of attack against Vice President Kamala Harris, The Hill reports.

Donald Trump’s campaign is disputing the Foo Fighters’ claim that the use of their song “My Hero” during a campaign rally was unauthorized, The Hill reports.

However, a spokesperson for the band said: “Foo Fighters were not asked permission, and again, even if they had been they would not have granted it.”

Donald Trump shared a post describing Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr as a “ticket.”

Public Policy Polling reports that across 30 private polls done for clients over the last 10 days, Kamala Harris “is doing an average of one percentage point better than Joe Biden did in the same places” four years ago.

“If that held across the board she would win by a commanding 5 point margin in the popular vote and win the Electoral College 303 to 235 while just falling the slightest bit short in North Carolina.”

“Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don’t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own.”

— Harris campaign adviser Brian Fallon, quoted by Politico, on Donald Trump threatening to back out of the September 10 debate.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News he was not promised a Cabinet position in exchange for endorsing Donald Trump.

Said Kennedy: “There’s been no commitments.”

He added that he and Trump “made a general commitment that we were going to work together.”

NPR now has all seven of the most closely watched swing states as toss-ups, “moving all of the Sun Belt states from Lean Republican previously.”

“NPR’s analysis in this map is not based strictly on polling, but also on historical trends and conversations with campaigns and party strategists.”

“In a map based strictly on the polls, Harris is now exactly at 270, the number needed to win.”

“As Donald Trump emerged to a thunderous roar of approval in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Rust belt, he was back in his comfort zone among the people who once put him in power,” The Guardian reports.

“But by the time he stepped off the stage nearly two hours later, even some of the former US president’s supporters were wondering whether his rallies are doing his re-election campaign more harm than good.”

Stephen Collinson: Trump’s personal attacks aren’t just who he is. They’re his strategy.

“Kamala Harris’ strategy for the 71-day sprint to the Nov. 5 election is built around a few key goals: Outwork Donald Trump, stay in the news, and campaign aggressively in states that could increase her paths to victory,” Axios reports.

“That’s why the vice president is packing her campaign schedule this week, starting with a bus tour in southern Georgia. She’ll also sit for her first interview as a presidential candidate and ramp up preparations for her Sept. 10 debate against Trump.”

Donald Trump suggested Sunday evening that he might skip a Sept. 10 ABC News debate with Vice President Kamala Harris (D), after agreeing to participate as the GOP presidential nominee earlier this month, the Washington Post reports.

The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Trump’s social media post Sunday night. 

Playbook: “But behind the scenes, well before he clicked the ‘publish’ button on that post, the two campaigns hit an impasse over the rules of the debate, according to four sources familiar with the issue.”

“The holdup? Whether or not the candidates’ microphones will be muted when it isn’t their turn to speak.”

“Harris’ campaign wants the mics to be hot at all times during the ABC debate, as has historically been the case at presidential debates.”

“Fresh off a week of daily counterprogramming events and an effort to steal the spotlight from his new opponent, Donald Trump and his campaign are seeking to harness that pace in the lead-up to November — with plans to aggressively ramp up the former president’s schedule, hone his debate skills and cultivate a new ground-game strategy tied to the early voting states,“ CNN reports.

“The new approach is itself an acknowledgment that Trump’s campaign has struggled to adapt to the fast-changing political landscape after President Joe Biden ended his campaign less than four months before Election Day.”

Playbook: “The accelerated clip comes after Trump spent the summer engaged in a fraction of the number of rallies he headlined in 2016, spending most of his time trolling Biden from Mar-a-Lago. Even when he hit the trail, he prioritized stops in the Republican stronghold of Montana and deep blue New Jersey — puzzling plenty of Republicans fretting about more vital battleground states.”

Tim Miller: “So puzzle me this: There are two options for president. On the one hand you have a woman who just presented herself as a mainstream Democrat who plans to respect and uphold the fundamental American political traditions at home and abroad.”

“On the other you have a candidate who you have acknowledged is the most flawed person you have ever encountered, a danger to the country, and an existential threat to our system of government—a convicted criminal, an abuser of women, and a moron. How in God’s name do you justify silence in the face of that choice? This is not a close call!”

“Some of these people might be making calculations about their political futures. If so, that’s utterly craven. But take the morality out of it: It’s also ridiculous. None of these folks have a political future as long as Trump is around.”