Trump is everywhere.  Anxious Dems wonder why Harris isn't.  —  Trump is everywhere.  Democrats are increasingly wondering why Harris isn't.  —  Democratic operatives, including some of Kamala Harris' own staffers, are growing increasingly concerned about her relatively light campaign schedule …

October 4, 2024  —  MAGA Republicans are now lying about the federal response to Hurricane Helene in much the same way they lied about Haitian migrants bringing chaos and disease to Springfield, Ohio.  Both disinformation efforts are flat-out lies, and both are designed to demonize immigrants.

As Lawmaker Claims Trump's Shooting Was Inside Job, G.O.P. Indulges Him  —  Representative Eli Crane, a first-term Arizona Republican, has emerged as the chief right-wing voice pushing conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempts.  —  He posits that there is a mole within …

Scoop: VC titan Ben Horowitz plans “significant” donation to Kamala Harris … - At the time, President Biden was still running for re-election. … - He notes that he and Felicia have known Harris for more than a decade, and she's been “a great friend to both of us over that time.”

Who's Who in Jack Smith's Immunity Brief  —  Editors' notes: Readers may also be interested in an annotated version of the DOJ brief with names included.  Klasfeld's reporting is part of Just Security's Trump Trials Clearinghouse.  —  Special Counsel Jack Smith's massive legal brief detailing …

U.S. Wiretap Systems Targeted in China-Linked Hack  —  AT&T and Verizon are among the broadband providers that were breached  —  A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of U.S. broadband providers, potentially accessing information from systems …

Battle for the House Goes Down to the Wire  —  Republicans try to keep majority in tight contests against Democrats in California, Iowa and New York  —  WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to retain and build out his slim Republican majority.  Top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries needs …

Trump's Election Bid Is a Wild Card as Supreme Court Term Opens  — Court returns with cases on ‘ghost guns’, trans care on agenda  — Presidential election disputes may wind up before justices  —  The US Supreme Court opens its new term under the shadow of a presidential election …

Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos  —  Videos voiced by Nate Hochman tout conspiracy theories about McKinsey and have elements of fascist rhetoric  —  A Marco Rubio-linked thinktank stoking fears about Haitian migrants in Pennsylvania has also produced …

For First Time in 20 Years, Purdue Won't Have Election Day Polling Place on Campus  —  Purdue University in Indiana will not have an Election Day polling place this year.  The Tippecanoe County Election Board decided not to hold one, even though the campus has had one during the last four presidential elections.

Okla. is buying schools 55,000 Bibles.  Specs match the $60 Trump Bible.  —  The state put out a bid for leather-bound Bibles with U.S. founding documents.  Few, if any, such Bibles are currently for sale besides a Bible endorsed by Trump.  —  The state of Oklahoma wants to buy 55,000 classroom Bibles …

Entire Chicago Education Board to Resign Amid Tensions Between Mayor and Schools Chief  —  Mayor Brandon Johnson has been at odds with the head of Chicago Public Schools over his plan to fill a $1 billion gap in the district's budget.  —  All of Chicago's board of education members announced …

Letter to Congress on Disaster Needs  —  Dear Speaker Johnson and Leaders Schumer, McConnell, and Jeffries,  —  I write to you regarding the needs of the Nation.  As communities across the Southeast devastated by Hurricane Helene assess the extent of the damage, they are expecting …

Exclusive: Conservative think tank targeting NASA employees' communications about Musk, Trump  —  An influential conservative think tank has asked the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to disclose what employees are discussing internally about billionaire Elon Musk …