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 …

Harris and Trump take divergent paths in a tied race  —  Trump says he's winning.  Harris says she could lose.  But polls show a dead heat.  —  Aspiring members of Donald Trump's potential second administration gathered Thursday at Washington's Royal Sands Social Club …

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” …

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 …

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 …

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,” …

This Election Will Need More Heroes  —  True political courage — the principled stand, the elevation of country over party pressure, the willingness to sacrifice a career to protect the common good — has become painfully rare in a polarized world.  It deserves to be celebrated and nurtured whenever …

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 …

Daring Trump, Harris's Campaign Says It Will Release Her Medical Information  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign is trying to capitalize on a lack of health information shared by her rival.  Candidates are often selective about what they choose to share.

A Conversation With JD Vance  —  Philip Montgomery for The New York Times  —  From the moment JD Vance came onto the national stage, he was inextricably linked to Donald Trump.  As the author of the best-selling book “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance was initially the Trump whisperer …

Trump Has Clear Edge on Handling Israel, Ukraine Wars, WSJ Poll Shows  —  By double-digit margins, swing-state voters prefer the former president over Harris when it comes to dealing with both conflicts

Trump campaign connected with Elon Musk's X before it blocked links to hacked materials  —  New York CNN —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign connected with Elon Musk's X last month to discuss hacked Trump campaign materials circulating on the social media platform before X blocked links …

Kremlin confirms Trump sent Russia Covid-19 tests, after former president denied Bob Woodward claim  —  Russia has confirmed that Donald Trump sent the Kremlin sample Covid-19 tests in the early days of the pandemic, after revelations in veteran journalist Bob Woodward's new book raised further questions …

Inside Donald Trump's Shadow Presidency  —  In the years since he left the White House, former President Donald J. Trump has remained a force in international politics, meeting with a number of foreign leaders and operating out of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

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.

Scoop: Trump campaign gets a new communications chief … - It also shows the influence of co-campaign manager Susie Wiles, who in recent weeks has managed to keep several of Trump's rabble-rousing favorites — such as Corey Lewandowski and Laura Loomer — at arms-length from the center of the campaign.

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.