Trump Pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for Debate Prep  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democrat who has rebranded herself as a celebrity among Donald J. Trump's supporters, once eviscerated Kamala Harris on a debate stage.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump has begun preparing for his debate …

Trump draws a parallel between a campaign donor and war heroes  —  Trump told an audience on Thursday that the Presidential Medal of Freedom was “better” than the Medal of Honor, since honored soldiers were often wounded.  —  The day before Halloween 2019, President Donald Trump welcomed Master …

House GOP sets its sights on Walz  —  The House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into Democrats' vice presidential pick.  —  House Republicans are setting their sights on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' vice presidential candidate — the latest indication that they are using …

Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns  —  The vice president endorses government action on housing, groceries, medical debt, drugs and other issues.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled an aggressively populist economic agenda …

This Georgia Republican Defied Trump.  Now He's Fighting a Defamation Suit.  —  The secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, has spent $500,000 defending himself in court.  He says the plaintiff will only settle if he effectively endorses a debunked conspiracy theory about the 2020 election.

When your opponent calls you ‘communist,’ maybe don't propose price controls?  —  It's hard to exaggerate how bad Kamala Harris's price-gouging proposal is.  —  “Price gouging” is the focus of Vice President Kamala Harris's economic agenda, her presidential campaign says.

Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%  —  Home Polls Pennsylvania 2024 Poll: Trump 49%, Harris 48%  —  A new Emerson College Polling/RealClearPennsylvania survey finds 49% of voters support former President Donald Trump, and 48% support Vice President Kamala Harris for president in the Keystone state.

Watch Undercover Video: Project 2025 Co-Author Lays Out “Radical Agenda” for Next Trump Term  —  As Donald Trump tries to distance his campaign from Project 2025, those behind the right-wing policy blueprint to remake the U.S. government continue to brag in private about their close ties …

The big question Harris has yet to answer: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, Harris starts laying out her economic platform, and how her candidacy has reset the race for control of the House.  —  By The Politics Desk … The big question Harris still hasn't answered: What's her vision for the country?

Menendez, Convicted of Taking Bribes, Ends Race for Re-election  —  Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey instructed state officials on Friday to remove his name from the Nov. 5 ballot.  —  Senator Robert Menendez, a famously pugnacious Democrat whose five-decade political career came …

JD Vance's plane makes emergency landing after door malfunction  —  The plane carrying Vance, a Boeing 737, declared an emergency shortly after it had left the airport in Milwaukee and returned for repairs.  —  The charter plane carrying former president Donald Trump's running mate Sen. JD Vance …

He found a Project 2025 duffel bag.  Then police showed up at his house.  —  Journalist and author Malcolm Harris says he found the bag left on a ledge in Capitol Hill.  It turned out to be more trouble than it was worth.  —  Author Malcolm Harris opened the door of his Capitol Hill home …

READ: Former President Donald Trump's financial disclosure  —  Former President Donald Trump's latest financial reports were released Thursday, offering the first look in more than a year at the Republican presidential nominee's finances, business holdings and liabilities.

Michigan disqualifies presidential candidate Cornel West from November ballot  —  The Michigan Bureau of Elections on Friday disqualified independent presidential candidate Cornel West, the civil rights activist and philosopher, along with his running mate from appearing on the Nov. 5 General Election ballot …

Supreme Court refuses DOJ request to partially reinstate new Title IX rule  —  The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision denied the Biden administration's emergency request to partially reinstate its new Title IX rule.  —  The sweeping changes extend the sex-discrimination law's protections …

JD Vance isn't just out to get cat ladies — his weird plans target dog people and grandmas, too  —  The self-styled expert on the ladies now claims “normal” women don't care about reproductive rights  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance is a man with an obsession.  The video of Donald Trump's running mate raving …

Trump's Magical History Tour  —  Under siege and self-sabotaging at his New Jersey golf club, Donald Trump is reaching for old familiar faces and enablers to imbue his flailing 2024 campaign with some 2016 magic: Corey Lewandowski, Tim Murtaugh, maybe Kellyanne.  Who's next, Roger Stone?  Oh wait...

5 questions for Audrey Tang  —  With help from Steven Overly and Mohar Chatterjee.  —  Hello, and welcome to this week's installment of The Future In Five Questions.  Brendan recently spoke with Audrey Tang, a software programmer who served as Taiwan's first Minister of Digital Affairs from August 2022 to May 2024.