Trump's Midnight In America  —  Three weeks and a day until election day, and this thing is tied, tied, tied.  Nate Silver's polling average has Kamala Harris up a tick under three points nationally—which might give Donald Trump the barest of edges at this moment in the Electoral College.

Man accused of threatening FEMA workers in western North Carolina  —  A North Carolina man was arrested Saturday after allegedly threatening to harm Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees who were aiding in the Hurricane Helene recovery effort, according to the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.

Speaker Mike Johnson predicts a new coalition will elect Republicans in 2024  —  The first-term speaker barnstormed Pennsylvania last week, making stops with six Republican candidates as the GOP works to woo traditional Democratic voting blocs.  —  HELLERTOWN, Pa. — A country club audience …

Geraldo Rivera Endorses Kamala Harris Over ‘Sore Loser’ Trump  —  “However you justify voting for Trump, adopting his big lie about the stolen election makes you a liar,” the veteran newsman said in a social media post Monday.  —  LOADING  —  Veteran newsman Gerald Rivera has finally broken away …

New NRA Chief Once Tortured a Cat to Death  —  Doug Hamlin pleaded no contest to brutally murdering a pet cat with his fraternity brothers as a student at the University of Michigan  —  REPUBLICANS SPENT THE better part of September falsely smearing migrants as sadistic pet torturers in their bid to stoke fear about immigration.

Swastika Flags Flown During Donald Trump Boat Parade in Florida  —  A boat bearing swastika symbols and Donald Trump  —  flags was hosed down after trying to join a Trump boat parade in Jupiter, Florida.  —  The boat was photographed attempting to take part in the parade on Sunday in the

Michigan GOP candidate's ad aimed at Black voters has wrong election date  —  The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus accused Republican Tom Barrett's campaign of misleading Black voters with an ad carrying the wrong election date.  —  Tom Barrett, a Republican vying for a Michigan congressional seat …

Kamala Harris Sets an Interview With a Not-So-Friendly Outlet: Fox News.  —  The interview, to be conducted by the anchor Bret Baier in Pennsylvania, will air Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with Fox News, the network said on Monday.

New Jersey rep goes silent for 8 seconds after question on mass deportations  —  Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) fell silent after being asked by a debate moderator and his Democratic opponent whether he supports enacting mass deportations of migrants, a policy that former President Trump has called for.

Internal polling memo has warning signs for Senate Republicans  —  Some races are tightening but other key pickup opportunities are moving in the wrong direction, according to a new round of polling from the Senate Leadership Fund.  —  The top GOP super PAC charged with flipping the Senate …

More than 230 doctors and health care providers call on Trump to release medical records  —  More than 230 doctors, nurses and health care professionals are calling on former President Donald Trump to release his medical records, arguing that he should be transparent about his health “given his advancing age.”

Another Trump Clemency Recipient Faces Domestic Violence-Related Charges  —  Philip Esformes is at least the seventh person to be charged with new crimes after receiving a second chance in the last days of the Trump administration.  —  A Florida man who received a commutation …

Kash Patel: The Magical Rise of a Self-Described ‘Wizard’ in Trump World  —  The MAGA loyalist Mr. Patel aims to run the C.I.A. if Donald Trump wins the presidency.  But critics say his swagger masks deep inexperience.  —  As President Donald J. Trump battled public outrage in the summer …

Right-Wing Group Dismisses Voter Challenge Lawsuits in Nevada Counties  —  The right-wing organization Citizen Outreach Foundation voluntarily dismissed three lawsuits it filed in Nevada that asked county election officials to process around 30,000 voter challenges weeks before the election.

Trump ground game undercut by slow internet that crashes app  —  Trump campaign wants to hit rural voters but slow internet limits the functionality of the Campaign Sidekick app  —  Donald Trump's campaign has limited ability to know whether their ground game operation is reaching target voters …

Vance repeats claim that gangs have ‘taken over’ Aurora amid pushback from mayor, media  —  Kinsey Crowley Karissa WaddickUSA TODAY  —  Allegations that Venezuelan gangs are taking over Aurora, Colorado, which have been deemed “grossly exaggerated” by the city's mayor …

‘Inappropriate and unprofessional’: State Election Board chair wants his Republican peers to back down  —  In an exclusive interview, John Fervier says Georgia election board members shouldn't be activists  —  The chair of the State Election Board says his Republican colleagues have gone too far …