JD Vance doesn't think he needs debate prep to defeat Tim Walz  —  He plans to attack Walz during the debate over his record as governor.  —  Ahead of his first and likely only national debate of the presidential cycle, JD Vance prepared for the event at his home in Cincinnati and virtually on Zoom.

Trump makes false claims about federal response as he campaigns in area ravaged by Hurricane Helene  —  Donald Trump repeatedly spread falsehoods Monday about the federal response to Hurricane Helene despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster as he toured hard-hit areas in south Georgia.

Jimmy Carter turns 100 and his hometown is ringing in the milestone  —  He is the first American president to reach the century mark.  Locals are excited to celebrate the man they know as “Mr. Jimmy.”  —  PLAINS, Ga. — Signs that read “Happy 100th Birthday Mr. President!” dot lawns.

Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina as Helene death toll tops 100  —  Widespread devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene came into light Monday across the South, revealing a wasteland of splintered houses, crushed cargo containers and mud-covered highways in one of the worst storms in U.S. history.

N.C. presidential race close as Helene recovery begins, Post poll finds  —  Republican Mark Robinson trails by a wide margin in the race for governor following allegations of lewd and racist comments.  —  North Carolina voters are closely divided in the choice between Donald Trump …

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Nevada Republicans Freak Out Over ‘Deplorable’ Statue of a Giant, Naked Trump  —  ‘PORNOGRAPHIC’  —  A 43-foot effigy of an entirely nude Donald Trump that mysteriously appeared outside Las Vegas over the weekend has been condemned by Nevada Republicans, who slammed the “deplorable” sculpture as “pornographic.”

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?  —  The strange journey of a pundit, Trump whisperer, and potential 2028 presidential candidate.  —  (Illustration by Aaron Sandford/Photos via Getty Images)  —  When 9/11 truthers confronted Tucker Carlson on the campaign trail ahead of the 2012 Iowa caucuses …

Hundreds of citizens wrongly stripped of voting rights in botched effort to legitimize Trump's conspiracy theory  —  One of the central narratives that former President Donald Trump and his allies are pushing is that Democrats are planning to steal the election by using undocumented immigrants to pad their vote totals.

Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages  —  Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks.

Video Out of North Carolina After Hurricane Helene Is Tough Viewing  —  Meanwhile, eighty-two Republicans voted to shut down the government as a catastrophic storm prepared to devastate a quarter of the country.  —  The video evidence from western North Carolina looks like something Matthew Brady would have sent back from Antietam.

Harris launches multimillion-dollar TV ad blitz hitting Trump's ‘concepts of a plan’ for health care  —  The Democratic nominee is opening an aggressive new front on health care, seeing it as a winning issue to attract voters and paint Trump in a corner.  —  WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris …

A Year of Fury and Feuding: GOP Lawmakers Are Still Reeling From McCarthy's Removal  —  “In the history of politics, it was the single stupidest thing I've ever seen,” New York Rep. Mike Lawler said.  — Copy  —  On a normal day, the House of Representatives is chaotic, loud and full of members jockeying for power.

Iran preparing missile attack on Israel, White House says  —  Iran is preparing to fire ballistic missiles at Israel, according to a senior White House official, who said the attack could be launched “imminently.”  —  “We are actively supporting defensive preparations to defend Israel against this attack …

JD Vance Says His “Mamaw” Had Eight Miscarriages.  His Policies Deny Women Like Her Lifesaving Care.  —  His position is curious for someone whose story begins with the pregnancy of a 13-year-old girl.  —  One in every ten pregnancies in the US ends in a miscarriage, a common medical event …

Mexico's First Female President Takes Office … Claudia Sheinbaum will be Mexico's first female president.Meghan Dhaliwal for The New York Times  —  Claudia Sheinbaum will take office on Tuesday, the first woman and Jewish person to lead Mexico in the country's more than 200-year history as an independent nation.