What if the media has the election all wrong?  —  Here's a question for you: What if the dynamics of the 2024 presidential election have dramatically shifted — and the national media has been too busy doing stenography to notice?  —  What if Kamala Harris — after a spectacular entry into the race …

Donald Trump Suffers Blow Among Hispanics in Two Swing States  —  Donald Trump has taken a significant hit among Hispanic voters in two key swing states, according to polling shared with Newsweek.  —  The research, conducted by TelevisaUnivision between September 12 and 19, shows

Trump keeps creating avenues for people to quietly give him money  —  In the wake of the indictment of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, it's worth considering how Trump's profiteering could be abused.  —  Among the allegations included in a federal indictment made public on Thursday …

Trump Brags About ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Putin While Hosting Zelensky  —  WHISKY TANGO FOXTROT  —  The war-weary Ukrainian president replied to Trump: “I hope we have more good relations.”  —  Deputy Washington Bureau Chief  —  Before finally meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

Special Counsel Proposes Making Public More Evidence From Trump Election Case  —  Jack Smith is seeking to disclose quotations from secret grand jury testimony and interviews, but is proposing to shield witness identities.  —  The special counsel, Jack Smith, has asked a federal judge …

DNC will send funding to all state parties to support down-ballot races  —  The nearly $2.5 million investment is the first time the national party has sent funding to every one of its state counterparts.  —  The Democratic National Committee is sending money to every state Democratic party …

Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Trump Watch  —  On the Secret pod Sarah and I talked about whether or not Kamala Harris is “doing enough,” which is a question some people (not you guys) have been very unhappy with me for asking.  —  The show is here.  —  1. Trump Watch

Trump's Huge Civil Fraud Penalty Draws Skepticism From Appeals Court  —  A five-judge New York appellate panel questioned both the size and validity of a judgment of more than $450 million against Donald J. Trump at a hearing.  —  A New York appeals court expressed skepticism on Thursday …

Bill Barr, “So Far as We Knew”  —  As I described, the book written by Aaron Zebley and two of Robert Mueller's other former prosecutors breaks most new ground in its description of discussions between Mueller's team, Trump's lawyers, and those supervising the investigation at DOJ.

How the VP debate rules will work for the Walz-Vance 2024 showdown  —  Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz will meet for their first and only debate on Tuesday, hosted by CBS News at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.

What Vance's Vetters Missed  —  Devastating scenes out of Florida last night after Hurricane Helene slammed into the state's Big Bend, leaving at least six people dead and knocking out power for millions of others across the Southeast.  Say a prayer for those in the impact zone today.  Happy Friday.

Vance's Pre-Debate Prep Includes Christian Nationalist Who Called Harris a Witch  —  A LESS ANGRY RUSH LIMBAUGH  —  The veep hopeful will hold a town hall with a notorious televangelist who said last year that opponents of Donald Trump would soon suffer “sudden deaths” at the hands of God.

Texas AG sues Austin over out-of-state abortion travel  —  The Texas Attorney General sued the City of Austin allocating $400,000 in taxpayers funds to help local residents seek out-of-state abortions.  —  Ken Paxton announced the lawsuit on Friday alleging the Reproductive Health Grant violates …

G.O.P. Candidates, Looking to Soften Their Image, Turn to Their Wives  —  Ads featuring candidates' families have long been a campaign staple.  But they have taken on new urgency, especially for vulnerable Republicans, in a year when reproductive rights are a pivotal issue.

John Roberts Doesn't Want You to Vote  —  Donald Trump is certainly going to lose the popular vote, like he did in 2020 and 2016.  —  Donald Trump is probably going to lose the Electoral vote, like he did in 2020.  —  But if the latter is close—and thanks to the antidemocratic architecture …

Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault, murder convictions roaming US streets: ICE data  —  ICE provided the new data to lawmakers this week  —  Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sex offenses and homicide convictions are loose on the streets …

Democrats See a Chance to Beat Trump on Judicial Confirmations  —  They hope to use the time after the election to approve judges, but Senator Durbin says their aggressive efforts have already produced a remarkable demographic shift on the federal courts.  —  With the 213th federal judge …

House Democrats call for removal of provisions targeting LGBTQ service members from NDAA  —  More than 160 House Democrats on Friday called for provisions related to LGBTQ service members and their dependents to be removed from Congress's annual defense policy bill, arguing …