When Debates Don't Go Well, Donald Trump Has a Go-To Move  —  It does not usually involve congratulating the moderators for their impartiality and quietly resolving to do better the next time.  —  As former President Donald J. Trump sought to minimize the damage done by Tuesday night's debate …

When a Lie Becomes a Bomb Threat: The Fallout of a Racist Conspiracy in Springfield  —  Trump and Vance's baseless claims about pet-eating Haitian immigrants show how falsehoods spread for political gain can lead to real-world chaos.  —  The lie was absurd, and yet it spread like wildfire.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has Sabotaged Early Voting in a Critical Swing State  —  The North Carolina Supreme Court tossed a grenade into the state's election on Monday, violating both state and federal law to grant Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s cynical, last-minute removal from the ballot.

Trump ally Laura Loomer swatted down after posting bigoted attack on Harris  —  Loomer was invited as a guest to travel with the former president.  —  Two loyal allies of Donald Trump are feuding over a bigoted post about Kamala Harris' Indian heritage, the latest sign of discord among MAGA surrogates …

Judge narrows election interference case against Trump in Georgia  —  Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his decision that 3 of the counts could no longer stand because they involved accusations of perjury or false statements under federal jurisdiction.  —  ATLANTA — The judge in election interference case …

Trump's Bedminster club hosted an alleged Nazi sympathizer who stormed the Capitol  —  Twice this past summer, Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, N.J. has featured speeches from a rioter convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, who has a well-documented history …

Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Quietly Settles With Ex-Bedminster Waitress Involved In Hush Money Deal  —  The deal is the latest chapter in the legal problems Habba could personally face.  — Copy  —  Alina Habba, the Donald Trump defense attorney who has drawn the ire of judges and even her own teammates …

Apple owes $21b to Ireland in taxes after a sweetheart deal was deemed illegal.  Would this happen in Australia?  —  abc.net.au/news/apple-to-backpay-13b- euros-to-ireland-in-corporate-tax/ 104336492  —  For years, the maker of iPhones got a sweetheart tax arrangement from Ireland to pay less …

When will you need a REAL ID?  It may be complicated  —  (NEXSTAR) — A program that is intended to enhance U.S. travel requirements, which has been delayed multiple times, is scheduled to take effect in May 2025.  Hiccups during the initial rollout may, however, cause the full enforcement to be delayed again.

Dem Sen. Blumenthal says Americans will be ‘shocked’ and ‘appalled’ by Trump assassination attempt report  —  Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., predicted that Americans will be “shocked” and “appalled” when lawmakers release their interim report on the assassination attempt on former President Trump …

Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine's Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia  —  The topic will be on the agenda Friday with the first official visit to Washington by Britain's new prime minister, Keir Starmer.  —  President Biden appears on the verge of clearing the way for Ukraine …

Granddaughter of Mussolini to leave Brothers of Italy as it is ‘too rightwing’  —  Rachele Mussolini, a city councillor in Rome, will join Forza Italia, a more liberal party in Meloni's ruling coalition  —  A granddaughter of Italy's wartime dictator Benito Mussolini said on Thursday …

These people have seen Harris in the Situation Room.  Here's what they have to say.  —  Harris is “more hard-line than most people think,” says a retired four-star general who has briefed her many times.  —  Would Kamala Harris make a good president and commander in chief?

FCC chair rebuffs Trump's post-debate call to strip ABC's license  —  Happy Thursday!  Taylor Swift has weighed in on AI deepfakes.  Surely Section 230 or the privacy preemption debate is next, no?  Send tech tips to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com.  —  Below: Inside the Harris-Trump spat on chips.

Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars  —  Mars does not have a magnetosphere.  Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does.  Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic active dynamo at Mars's dead core?