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'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: Immigrants Have Brought ‘Bad Genes’ Into The Country  —  The Republican presidential candidate has long been obsessed with the racist talking point that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of America.  —  During an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday …

GEICO is Terminating Insurance Coverage of Tesla Cybertrucks, Says “This Type of Vehicle Doesn't Meet Our Underwriting Guidelines”  —  GEICO, the second-largest vehicle insurance underwriter in the US, has decided it will no longer cover Tesla Cybertrucks.  The company is terminating current …

A Disinformation Trial Run  —  Hurricane Helene and the flooding it brought to inland areas was bad enough.  But instead of coming together as a country, we quickly, and rather horrifically, tore each other apart even more.  The right-wing disinformation machine pushed out a dizzying array …

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 …

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.

Trump transition team co-chair warns prospective appointees must prove ‘loyalty’  —  Howard Lutnick, former President Trump's transition team co-chair, said prospective appointees will only be tapped for future roles in a hypothetical Trump administration if they prove “loyalty” to the former president and his policies.

Scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor Phil Banks, close Adams friend, resigns  —  Scandal-plagued Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Phil Banks has resigned, succumbing to weeks of pressure amid federal probes that ensnared both him and his longtime friend Mayor Eric Adams, sources told The Post.

Why asking about the 2020 election isn't a ‘gotcha’ question  —  The question is less about 2020 than about the willingness of Trump supporters to reject his efforts to subvert the 2024 results.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is not interested in talking about the 2020 election.

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‘Call Her Daddy’ Faces Backlash Over ‘Propaganda’ Harris Interview  —  HOODIE'S NICE THOUGH!  —  Some fans of the hugely popular podcast are angry that the vice president did not address the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.  —  Alex Cooper, host of the Call Her Daddy podcast …

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 …

The lies were remarkable: Joe slams Trump for blaming Dems over assassination attempt  —  Former President Donald Trump set the stage for a bruising final month of the presidential campaign during a return visit to the Pennsylvania venue where a gunman attempted to assassinate him this summer.

Harris punches back at Huckabee Sanders: ‘This is not the 1950s anymore’  —  The vice president's remarks came in an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.  —  Kamala Harris is punching back at Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for suggesting that she isn't humble because she doesn't have biological children.

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 …

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 …

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

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.

Propaganda, AI Fakes, and MAGA's Totalitarian Kitsch  —  1. Fake Art  —  A young child wearing a life preserver holds a puppy as rain streaks down her face and mats her hair.  Both figures appear to be drenched as they sit in a boat surrounded by flat muddy water, the surface disturbed by raindrops.

The Media Is Finally Waking Up to the Story of Trump's Mental Fitness  —  If things go the way I hope they go in November, it may well turn out that Sunday's terrific New York Times piece by Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman on Donald Trump's age and fitness for office could stand as the single …