Transcript: Trump's Unhinged Handling of Disasters Revealed By Insider  —  The following is a lightly edited transcript of the October 4, 2024, episode of The Daily Blast podcast.  Listen to it here.  —  This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.

The reasons people say they leave Donald Trump's rallies early  —  The Republican nominee consistently draws large, enthusiastic and rowdy crowds to his rallies and other campaign events, and at nearly all of them, another trend is clear: Scores of people head out before the end.

Biden declares ‘collective bargaining works’ after deal struck  —  President Biden on Thursday hailed the agreement made between the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) union and the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) to end the port strike, arguing that collective bargaining works and is essential to the economy.

Trump Is Trying to Make Up Ground by Reaching Out to Voters Who Hate Politics  —  The Trump campaign has faced criticism over much of its machinery, but operatives from both political parties say they see its efforts to reel in low-propensity voters as an edge.  — Copy

Jack Smith's bombshell immunity brief  —  In a sane world it would be Watergate-level news. … In a previous era, Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's newly unsealed 165-page brief about whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution would generate Watergate-level coverage.

Democratic fears emerge on Wisconsin Senate race … - Baldwin leads by just two points in internal Democratic polling, a source familiar with the campaign told Axios. … - Democrats are on pace to be outspent by Republicans in the state every week until Election Day, with an infusion of around $20 million from GOP sources.

‘Trump Bible’ one of few that meet Walters' criteria for Oklahoma classrooms  —  Jennifer Palmer, Paul Monies, Heather WarlickOklahoma Watch  —  Superintendent Ryan Walters isn't just talking about buying Bibles for schools.  —  Bids opened Monday for a contract to supply the state Department of Education with 55,000 Bibles.

Top Execs Exit Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO's Mismanagement and Retaliation  —  Several people involved with the former president's company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board.

Democrats suspect Netanyahu of attempting to tilt Trump-Harris race  —  Democrats increasingly suspect that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to interfere in U.S. domestic politics by ignoring calls by President Biden to negotiate a peace deal in Gaza and by confronting Hezbollah …

Senator tells Native American candidate to go back to where she came from, storms out of public event  —  A bipartisan forum in a small Latah County community took a turn when Republican Senate incumbent Dan Foreman stormed out of the event, following a racist outburst directed at a Native American candidate.

Woman who accused Lewandowski of assault says his lawyers tried to buy her silence  —  The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump's side.  But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski had joined Trump's 2024 …

Donald Trump's foul-mouthed migrant rant captured in private pitch to donors  —  Republican nominee claims Harris is threat to democracy in recording of top-dollar fundraiser in Colorado in August  —  Donald Trump unleashed a foul-mouthed tirade about undocumented immigrants and predicted that this …

Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme  —  A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020 presidential race.

Trump losing ground with women on economy, poll shows  —  An American University poll shows a majority of women trust Harris over Trump to address inflation and bring down the cost of living.  —  Not only do women prefer Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump by 15 percentage points, according to a new poll.

Kamala Harris and the Influence of an Estranged Father Just Two Miles Away  —  Donald J. Harris rarely speaks to his famous daughter, who lives nearby.  But he helped shape who she became.  —  Kamala Harris recalled a childhood memory of her father in her convention speech two months ago …

US job growth surges past expectations, showing economy's strength  —  The surprisingly solid numbers put Fed Chair Jerome Powell on course to reduce interest rates by a modest quarter of a point when the central bank holds its next meeting.  —  US employers added 254,000 jobs in September …

Photos Show New York Congressman in Blackface as Michael Jackson  —  Representative Mike Lawler, a Republican locked in a tight race for re-election, dressed as the pop star for Halloween as a college student in 2006.  —  Representative Mike Lawler of New York wore blackface as part …

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating  —  Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.