What Democrats Don't Understand About J. D. Vance  —  If you show up to a J. D. Vance campaign event and ask some of the red-hat-wearing attendees whether they're fans of the senator from Ohio, they will say: No, they are fans of Donald Trump.  —  Yet Vance is better than his ticketmate …

Biden Fumes After Reporter Parrots Trump Lies on Hurricane Helene  —  President Biden isn't happy with Donald Trump's lies about him ignoring the plight of hurricane victims.  —  Speaking to reporters Thursday night along with North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, who was present via teleconference …

Swing State Poll 2024: Georgia, North Carolina: Trump Ahead In GA, On Upside Of Tight Race In NC, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; NC Governor Race: More Voters Say Robinson Should Stay In Race  —  mail_outline  —  GEORGIA: Trump 50%, Harris 44%, other candidates 3%

Taylor Lorenz Exits Washington Post to Launch ‘User Mag’ on Substack (Exclusive)  —  Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side,” in contrast to traditional coverage of social media.

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.

US officials quietly backed Israel's military push against Hezbollah  —  The officials urged caution and stressed the need for diplomacy.  But the timing was right for such a military shift, they concluded.  —  Senior White House figures privately told Israel that the U.S. would support …

24 hours of MAGA misinformation  —  A small sampling of the inundation of false and dubious claims flowing from Donald Trump and his allies.  —  We're now in the final full month of the 2024 campaign, and that means politicians and their allies are frantically seeking votes for their side.

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.

John Amos, ‘Good Times’ Dad and ‘Roots’ Actor, Dies at 84  —  John Amos, the star of “Good Times,” “Roots” and more, died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of natural causes, his representative confirmed to Variety on Tuesday.  He was 84.  —  “It is with heartfelt sadness that I share …

Paypal Opted You Into Sharing Data Without Your Knowledge  —  PayPal quietly opted users into sharing data with third parties for “personalized shopping experiences,” according to multiple complaints on social media and 404 Media's own tests.  —  “Starting early summer 2025 …

Arizona Voter Data Error Affected 218,000 Voters  —  The administrative error in Arizona's elections systems that briefly risked the voting eligibility of 97,000 residents actually affected twice that number of voters.  —  According to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) …

Apple quietly deletes nearly a hundred VPNs that allowed Russians to get around censorship  —  The multinational has removed dozens of apps, even though the Kremlin's censorship body did not order the move.  These services, half-permitted by the government, enable people in Russia to access social networks and independent media

Eight killed in terror shooting in Jaffa, many more wounded  —  The shooting, which the MDA designated a mass-casualty incident, occurred near a light rail station in the central Israeli city.  —  Eight people were killed and at least seven wounded, as well as a dog, in a shooting terror attack in Jaffa …

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.

Casey up 4 points over McCormick in Senate reelection bid: Survey  —  Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) is up 4 points in his Senate reelection bid over Republican rival David McCormick, according to a new survey.  —  The AARP poll found the incumbent Democrat garnering 49 percent support …

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Philly-Area Republican Couple Threatened After Filming Kamala Harris Ad  —  The normally idyllic lives of these Main Line farmers changed after MSNBC spotlighted the commercial.  —  Pennsylvania farmers Bob Lange and wife Kristina Chadwick Lange are lifelong Republicans.

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.”