Harris accepts CNN debate invitation for October 23, again challenging Trump to another showdown  —  Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump on October 23, challenging her rival to another engagement on a public stage in the final weeks of the campaign.

As President, Trump Demanded Investigations of Foes.  He Often Got Them. … Former President Donald J. Trump has threatened to carry out a campaign of retribution if he returns to the White House.Roger Kisby for The New York Times  —  It was the spring of 2018 and President Donald J. Trump …

A dramatic rise in pregnant women dying in Texas after abortion ban  —  Exclusive analysis finds the rate of maternal deaths in Texas increased 56% from 2019 to 2022, compared with just 11% nationwide during the same time period.  —  The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant …

Republicans Reeling As Trump Raised Just $44.5 Million in August  —  In what is being described as a Friday news dump, the Trump campaign waited until the very last minute to file their FEC report about how much they raised in August, because the number isn't great.

Elon Musk's X Backs Down in Brazil  —  In an abrupt reversal, the social network's lawyers said it was complying with court orders that it had previously defied.  Brazil's Supreme Court could allow the site to return next week.  —  Elon Musk suddenly gave up.

A tour of the 7½ key swing states  —  There's a 92 percent chance that this is where the election is decided.  —  ∙ Paid  —  In 16 years of running election forecasts, I've never seen such a close election.  —  Our polling averages in seven swing states — in alphabetical order …

Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed  —  Ms. Cheney, a longtime Republican, said that the G.O.P. “has rejected the Constitution in the name of supporting Trump” and that Mike Johnson should not be speaker.  —  Former Representative Liz Cheney, who has emerged as perhaps …

Married RFK Jr., 70, Bragged He Had ‘Intimate’ Photos of Reporter Olivia Nuzzi, 31  —  COULDN'T CURB HIS ENTHUSIASM  —  A source said the two had met multiple times, though insisted those meetings included public functions and maintained Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr.'s relationship was never physical.

Macron Appoints Cabinet as He Seeks to Move France Out of Political Impasse  —  The government still faces two challenges in the coming weeks: the risk of a no-confidence vote and a tight budget deadline.  —  President Emmanuel Macron of France on Saturday appointed a new cabinet that marked …

Activist with far right ties fronts Marco Rubio-linked anti-immigration effort  —  Nate Hochman recorded several videos for America 2100, a thinktank linked to the Republican Florida senator  —  The rightwing activist Nate Hochman, who was fired last year by the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis …

What Trump has promised to do on ‘day one’ as president  —  Trump has made 41 distinct promises for his first day in office, including mass deportations and banning transgender women from sports.  —  Donald Trump has a long list of executive actions he says he wants to carry out on his potential first day back in the White House.

Voter registration is spiking, particularly among young adults  —  Voter registration is breaking records as Election Day approaches, particularly among young people, including many first-time voters.  —  On Tuesday's National Voter Registration Day more than 150,000 people registered through Vote.org …

Harris campaign lays out its Mark Robinson strategy in North Carolina  —  Democrats plan to tie Trump and Robinson as they target Black voters, suburban voters and moderate Republicans.  —  Kamala Harris' campaign advisers say the ongoing Mark Robinson scandal in North Carolina has given …

How influencers flocked to Springfield chasing debunked rumors and attention  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — In a viral video that first appeared on Sept. 10, YouTube content creator Tyler Oliveira interviewed a Springfield, Ohio, resident who claimed he saw Haitian immigrants carrying away “over a hundred cats” in a white van.

Journalism Professor's Suspension Shows the Hypocrisy of “Objectivity”  —  Steven Thrasher's suspension from teaching journalism at Northwestern shows “the Palestine exception” at work.  —  Outcry is spreading against Northwestern University's decision to cancel the fall classes …

Doctors ‘fight like hell’ against a second Trump admin: ‘Elections do matter for your health’  —  Some see the politicking as a moral obligation, but others see a threat to the doctor-patient relationship.  —  Doctors are giving nearly twice as much to Democrats as Republicans this cycle …