Trump's Plans Could Increase U.S. Debt While Raising Costs for Most Americans  —  A new analysis estimates that the former president's proposals could grow deficits by as much as $15 trillion over a decade.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump's economic proposals could inflame …

Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats  —  Republicans target $3 billion in federal contracts after a consultant discloses messages unconnected to his work.  —  Republicans backing Donald Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm …

Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP  —  An identity crisis.  A brutal power struggle.  Years in the wilderness.  — If Donald Trump is defeated in next month's election, the Republican Party will face a reckoning unprecedented in modern political history.

Tina Peters is the symptom of a deeper rot  —  They're chaos agents who want to destroy systems, not improve them. … 🎈  —  Tina Peters is going to the slammer.  The former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, is the latest right-wing Trump supporter to suffer criminal consequences for acting on the Big Lie.

Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban  —  The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans.  Without detailing their reasoning …

Trump held a contest to join him on stage at his rally in Butler.  Was it a scam?  —  In a series of fundraising appeals, Trump offered his supporters a chance to appear with him on stage during an October 5 rally when he returned to the site of his attempted assassination, Butler, Pennsylvania.

Illegal crossings at U.S. southern border reach lowest point of Biden presidency  —  The number of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally at the southern border reached the lowest point of President Biden's administration in September, three months into his crackdown on asylum claims …

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre promoted to senior adviser: Exclusive  —  : She will maintain her press duties through the end of the administration.  —  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appears during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room …

This year's Electoral College map may show another ‘blue shift.’ Here's why  —  The counting of ballots can take longer in some places than in others.  —  In presidential elections, that difference can cause a candidate's early advantage in a state to change as more localities report …

Blue MAGA: How RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard Became Rockstars in Trump World  —  FROM THE ABUNDANCE OF RED HATS in the crowd to the title of the “Reclaim America Tour,” the Trump campaign stop on a recent rainy Saturday looked like a fairly standard Republican event.

Porn Industry Jumps Into the Presidential Campaign, Targeting Project 2025  —  In seven swing states, the industry's websites will feature ads decrying the conservative policy blueprint's proposed ban on pornography.  —  Just when you thought everyone had already jumped into the 2024 campaign, here come the porn stars.

Putin's ‘Merchant of Death’ Is Back in the Arms Business.  This Time Selling to the Houthis.  —  Russian gunrunner Viktor Bout was traded in 2022 for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner

Supreme Court Rebuffs Pennsylvania GOP Voter Registration Appeal  —  The US Supreme Court turned away a challenge to President Joe Biden's three-year-old voter-registration initiative, steering clear of a fractious political fight in the run-up to the November election.

Anti-Israel Protester Self-Immolate Outside White House  —  With the arrival of the one year anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, many people have been striving to find their own way to mark the somber event.  Israel has struck back hard and to great effect …

‘SmartLess’ Podcast Snags Tim Walz Interview … Kamala Harris' vice presidential nominee will be virtually sitting down with the SmartLess podcast Monday, we hear.  —  Minnesota Gov. Walz, who is also appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow, will hold a Zoom conversation with the popular podcast hosts …

Scoop: House Dems blitz dozens of Republicans over Project 2025 … - Former President Trump has repeatedly disavowed and denied any links to Project 2025, with many Republicans also distancing themselves from it.  — “All of the data we have shows that Project 2025 just has huge interest and traction …

Trump's Wall Street Tower Appears To Be Underwater  —  At one of Trump's biggest buildings, profits are down, expenses are up and the mortgage is about to come due.  It's all enough to push 40 Wall Street into the red.  —  One of Donald Trump's prized properties, the landmark building 40 Wall Street …

GOP looks to avoid disaster in Nebraska Senate race  —  Republicans are looking to avoid a disaster in the Nebraska Senate race amid signs that an independent candidate could be giving Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) a run for her money.  —  Independent Senate candidate and political newcomer Dan Osborn …

The ‘Crypto Punks’ Behind Trump's Murky New Business Venture  —  The serial entrepreneurs behind Donald J. Trump's new cryptocurrency project have left a trail of lawsuits, unpaid debt and tax liens.  —  Chase Herro is an online salesman who proudly calls himself a “dirtbag of the internet,” able to sell anything to anyone.

Johnson won't say Biden won in 2020, raising worries on 2024's process  —  During a testy exchange on ABC News, the House speaker wouldn't say Trump lost in 2020, saying that the question was a “gotcha game” by the media.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wouldn't acknowledge Sunday …