Trump's Speeches, Increasingly Angry and Rambling, Reignite the Question of Age … Former President Donald J. Trump vividly recounted how the audience at his climactic debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was on his side.  Except that there was no audience.  The debate was held in an empty hall.

Republicans are trying to up their early voting game — but Trump keeps getting in the way  —  The former president's rhetoric threatens to undermine a massive get-out-the-vote effort, some Republican strategists say.  —  Republicans are pouring tens of millions of dollars into getting GOP voters to cast ballots before Election Day.

Harris Will Appear in a Whirlwind of Interviews, Most of Them Friendly  —  After mostly avoiding interviews as her campaign began, the vice president will hold several this week, including with Howard Stern, Stephen Colbert and the hosts of “The View.”  —  Vice President Kamala Harris …

All Hell Is Going to Break Loose: Maybe Jack Smith Did Precisely What Elie Honig Claims He Didn't  —  There are a number of laugh-in-his-face funny things about Elie Honig's column bitching that Jack Smith submitted his immunity filing before the election.  First, for years Honig whined …

Tim Walz Easily Bats Down Fox Anchor's Anti-Abortion Questions  —  Shannon Bream tried to frame the vice presidential nominee as an extremist on abortion.  He didn't let her  —  Gov. Tim Walz vociferously defended his record on abortion rights during an appearance on Fox News Sunday.

‘Undisciplined, unhinged and deranged’: will Trump's strange behavior hurt him at the polls?  —  While he's always been quick to insult, he's now frequently vicious, and his speeches are increasingly disjointed  —  A “beautiful” beach body and a “mentally disabled” opponent.

Senate Republicans' strangely uneven spending map  —  The distribution of ad spending for Senate GOP candidates is highly lopsided, with a massive amount focused on Pennsylvania.  —  Senate Republican spending is heavily concentrated in just a handful of races — a distribution that doesn't match the reality of the battleground map.

October 5, 2024  —  William McKinley is having a moment (which I confess is a sentence I never expected to write).  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is elevating McKinley, representative from Ohio from 1877 to 1891 and president from 1897 to 1901, to justify his plan to impose new high tariffs.

Florida prepares to evacuate millions of people ahead of another potential hurricane  —  The state is still recovering from Helene, which made landfall less than two weeks ago.  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida is facing the threat of another major hurricane making landfall in the state …

Hines & RFK Jr. ‘Have Barely Spoken’ Since Affair News Broke  —  EMBARRASSED  —  Cheryl Hines and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “have barely spoken” since news emerged that he had a digital affair with New York magazine reporter Olivia Nuzzi, a source told People magazine.

Trump's Return to Scene of Attack Was a Do-Over in More Ways Than One  —  The former president returned to the stage where a gunman tried to kill him in July and tried to recapture some of the momentum he had before President Biden dropped out.  —  Donald J. Trump returned to Butler, Pa. …

Hungarians protest state media ‘propaganda factory’ and demand unbiased press  —  Thousands of protesters gathered outside the headquarters of Hungary's public media corporation on Saturday to demonstrate against what they say is an entrenched propaganda network operated by the nationalist government at taxpayer expense.

Harris attacks Trump with new Jack Smith revelations  —  The digital ad, shared first with POLITICO, is targeting voters in key battleground states.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is directly invoking special counsel Jack Smith's investigation to attack former President Donald Trump, in a new ad provided first to POLITICO.

How Donald Trump Jr. Became the Crown Prince of MAGA World  —  The eldest son has a mission for the next four years: keeping ‘snakes’ out of the White House  —  Sitting next to the man he installed as the Republican vice presidential nominee, Donald Trump Jr.couldn't help but gloat.

FEMA Administrator on misinformation about federal response to Helene: ‘This kind of rhetoric is not helpful’  —  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell said misinformation regarding Hurricane Helene and the federal government's response is “not helpful to people.”

Fact check: Six days of Trump lies about the Hurricane Helene response  —  Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene.  —  While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump's involvement …

Melania Trump speaks out on abortion.  Will it moderate Trump's image?  —  Former first lady Melania Trump's decision to come out as a staunch supporter of reproductive rights could have the effect of softening her husband's image on abortion, something the former president sought …

Johnson punts on GOP rhetoric, 2020 election outcome  —  Trump has accused Democrats of trying to kill him.  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson appears on “This Week,” Oct. 6, 2024.  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to definitively answer questions on Republican rhetoric surrounding …

Playbook: Michigan messes mount for Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TICK TOCK — One month until Election Day.  —  RETURN TO BUTLER — Former President DONALD TRUMP heads back to Butler, Pennsylvania, today …