Justice Department Sues Virginia for Violating Federal Law's Prohibition on Systematic Efforts to Remove Voters Within 90 Days of an Election  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Virginia …

Trump's top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls.  In a fight with such wafer-thin margins …

GOP senator touts ‘support’ of colleague — who didn't endorse her  —  Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) is facing a competitive election for the first time in years — and she's trying to whip out bipartisan credentials to stave off the threat.  —  The problem is, the senator whose “support” …

Harris ad bashes Trump for criticizing Detroit  —  Vice President Harris's campaign released an ad titled “Like Detroit” on Friday, criticizing former President Trump for his unfavorable comments about the city.  —  “They said we were dead.  That our best days were behind us,” …

Trump Is Said to Consider Brooke Rollins for White House Chief of Staff  —  Ms. Rollins, a conservative lawyer who ran domestic policy in the Trump administration, is said to be under consideration for the role should Donald J. Trump win the election.  —  Former President Donald J. Trump …

Six GOP congressmen sue to have Pa. military and overseas ballots set aside in November election  —  Six Republican members of Congress are suing the Pennsylvania Department of State, arguing that ballots from overseas voters — including members of the U.S. military — are susceptible to fraud …

California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk's X posts  —  SpaceX's plans to launch more rockets from the California coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk's political posts on X and raising concerns …

Trump requests military aircraft and vehicles amid Iran threat  —  There is no evidence tying Iran to either of the recent assassination attempts, but the FBI has not ruled out the possibility.  —  Donald Trump's campaign requested military aircraft for Trump to fly in during the final weeks …

Damning Video Shows Roger Stone Is Plotting a Coup for November  —  A nine-minute, unedited, undercover interview with Roger Stone revealed some of the MAGA ally's more disturbing goals for a second Trump administration.  —  The covert recording of a discussion between Stone …

Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right's New Reality  —  The site formerly known as Twitter has become the center of a fantastical political culture.  —  A curious set of claims has recently emerged from the right-wing corners of the social-media platform X: FEMA is systematically abandoning …

Yes.  Political Journalism Remains Wired for the GOP.  —  I heard from a reader yesterday who saw one of the country's top political journalists give a public presentation about the race.  The run-down I got of that event crystallized something I've been giving a lot of thought …

Ex-State Department official says Trump campaign is an influence Operation' — and experts agree  —  A prominent former U.S. State Department official who worked to fight Russian disinformation has labeled the Trump presidential campaign an “influence operation,” with several experts echoing his assessment.

From the Storm to the Stormtroopers  —  The Fascist Logic of Climate Lying  —  Today, our American fascists blame the hurricanes on the meteorologists and disrupt the government response.  Tomorrow they will blame climate change on the climate scientists and deport their enemies of choice.

Judge Chutkan approves release of Trump Jan. 6 documents that could reveal more damning testimony  —  The documents could reveal witness testimony before the congressional Jan. 6 committee  —  Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's Jan. 6 case …

Friday Smiles: Some Very Savvy People Break Down the Democratic Freak Out  —  Besides roaming the interwebs and combing through so many different X accounts myself, I'm lucky enough to have a dear friend from high school who once worked in Congress.  Nowadays, he does his own thing …

Veeps: Vance More Popular Than Walz  —  After Democrat Tim Walz and Republican J.D. Vance met in their only televised debate, the GOP vice presidential candidate gets higher marks from voters.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% …

Vance, Given 5 Chances to Say Trump Lost in 2020, Takes None  —  In an interview with The New York Times, Senator JD Vance repeatedly refused to acknowledge Donald J. Trump's defeat and said he would not have certified the 2020 results.  —  Heading into the final three weeks of the 2024 election …

The world according to Mike Johnson … That's longer than Kevin McCarthy lasted in the role.  —  And with 25 days until Election Day, we wanted to catch up with Johnson to discuss his views on the speakership, the upcoming lame-duck session and what 2025 will look like if Republicans keep control of the House.

DHS chief Mayorkas spends under six hours in Helene-hit NC before bolting to grab sushi at DC Nobu: ‘Complete failure’  —  Something's fishy about this.  —  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spent less than six hours visiting hurricane-hit areas of North Carolina on Thursday …