Jack Smith's Big New Jan. 6 Brief Is a Major Indictment of the Supreme Court  —  It's rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger and wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document.  But those are exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version …

Trump fear factor hits Senate GOP … - “I said, 'Sir, if I was you, I would stay out of the race, because there's no win for you in this,'” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) told us about a recent call with Trump.  — “I hope not,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, when asked if he thinks Trump will weigh in.

Behind the Curtain: Vance's “Minnesota nice” ploy … Walz was girded for war against Vance, who has spent the past 10 weeks defending past controversial remarks.  — Instead, Vance greeted Walz with a big smile, and the two shook hands warmly right off the bat.

UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius  —  The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.  —  The deal - reached after years of negotiations …

Liz Cheney to join Harris on campaign trail at birthplace of GOP  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) will join Vice President Harris at a campaign event on Thursday in Ripon, Wisc., known as the birthplace of the Republican Party, according to a senior campaign official.

Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir  —  Exclusive: ‘I have carried this belief with me throughout my entire adult life’, former first lady writes in memoir  —  Melania Trump made an extraordinary declaration in an eagerly awaited memoir to be published …

“One rough hour”: Experts say Trump's call for a “violent” purge should be taken as a serious threat  —  Experts on authoritarianism told Salon that Trump's support for police brutality should not be dismissed  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently claimed that …

Trump campaign brings in $160 million in September  —  Hundreds of millions of dollars raised by each campaign are going towards expensive television buys in battleground states.  —  Donald Trump's campaign reported raising over $160 million in September as it gears up for the final five weeks of the presidential election.

David Nir on downballot races to watch  —  “If there's one takeaway I hope readers of PN take from this, it's to pay attention to these state supreme court races.”  —  ∙ Paid … With so much on the line at the top of the ticket, it's understandable if you haven't been paying close attention to downballot races this year.

Health Care Is on the Ballot Again  —  In an otherwise confident debate performance on Tuesday, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, J. D. Vance, conspicuously dodged questions from the CBS moderators about his views on health care.  For weeks, Vance has made clear his desire to dismantle …

How Republicans could subvert the 2024 election  —  During Tuesday night's vice presidential debate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH) refused to acknowledge that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election.  “Did [Trump] lose the 2020 election?”  Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) asked Vance.

How to win men's votes without backing down on women's rights  —  The gender gap isn't just about gender issues  —  Kamala Harris seems very likely to win women but lose men in every age bracket, and many (though not all) polls show an especially large gender gap in the youth cohort.

Harris and Biden surveyed damage wrought by Hurricane Helene in 2 swing states  —  AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where more than half of residents don't have power and many don't have running water …