How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True  —  Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless.  It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …

Teamsters: No Endorsement for U.S. President  —  International Union Cites Strong Political Divides, Few Commitments from Candidates  —  Press Contact: Kara Deniz Phone: (202) 497-6610 Email: kdeniz@teamster.org  —  (WASHINGTON) — The General Executive Board of the International Brotherhood …

Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say  —  Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.  —  Israel carried out its operation …

Fed slashes interest rates by a half point, an aggressive start to its first easing campaign in four years … WATCH NOW  —  WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted its first interest rate cut since the early days of the Covid pandemic, slicing half a percentage point off benchmark rates …

Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris  —  Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

Swing State Poll 2024: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin: Harris Ahead In 2 Key Battleground States, 3rd State Up For Grabs, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; U.S. Senate Races: Democrats Have Leads In All 3 States  —  mail_outline  —  PENNSYLVANIA: Harris 51%, Trump 45%, Stein 1%, Oliver 1%

Microsoft Executive Warns of Election Meddling in Final 48 Hours  — Tech executives testify to Senate on foreign interference risk  — Meta, Google, Microsoft said foreign actors are using AI … “The most perilous moment will come, I think, 48 hours before the election,” …

17% Say America Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Killed  —  The desensitization of some Americans following the second assassination of former President Trump is alarming.  Seventeen percent (17%) of voters believe America would have been better off if former President Trump had been killed in last week's attempted assassination.

Could there be a Kamala Harris landslide in November?  The data scientist who correctly called the last election is betting yes … In late 2020 and early 2021, this reporter wrote several stories focusing on the election predictions advanced by Thomas Miller, a data scientist at Northwestern University.

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals.  A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.  —  More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations.  —  During President Donald Trump's administration …

Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result  —  Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …

This Is What a Losing Campaign Looks Like  —  How does Donald Trump's running mate have so much time on his hands?  —  A first draft of this story opened: “It's not every day that a candidate for vice president of the United States rage-tweets at you.”  —  Backspace, backspace, backspace.

Trump Media stock closes at new postmerger low on eve of ‘lockup’ expiration … Shares of Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of “lockup” restrictions that have barred the Truth Social owners' insiders, like majority shareholder Donald Trump, from selling their stakes.

Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …

NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives  —  For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.  —  “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …

‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know  —  Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President  —  's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.