Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump, 78, unstable and questioned his mental acuity.  —  OAKS, Pa. — The town hall, moderated by South Dakota Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R), began with questions from preselected attendees for the former president.

Harris Goes On Fox.  Trump Sticks to the Henhouse.  —  With Harris taking some real risks in the closing weeks, the ex-president is basically talking to fanboys.  —  Three weeks to go!  Happy Tuesday.  —  Playing to Win  —  Until now, Kamala Harris's campaign has executed a smooth …

Trump Plots to Declare 2024 ‘Rigged’ — Using GOP Efforts to Slow the Vote Count  —  The former president and his allies have worked to make sure 2024 mail-in ballots are counted slowly, so he can again demand officials “stop the count”  —  WITH JUST WEEKS left in the 2024 presidential contest …

Georgia Election Officials Have a Duty to Certify Results, Judge Rules  —  A Georgia judge ruled yesterday that certifying election results is a mandatory duty for county election officials.  —  In his opinion, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney stated that …

The Kavanaugh cover-up  —  Over the last few years, the Supreme Court majority has issued a series of rulings that have fundamentally reshaped America — ending federal protections for abortion rights, upending the ability of federal agencies to issue regulations, and granting the president near-total immunity from criminal prosecution.

Trump Leans On Creative Bookkeeping to Keep Up in Cash Race  —  Donald J. Trump's official campaign committee has a payroll of fewer than a dozen and has found ways for another account to pick up the tab for his rallies.  —  Donald J. Trump's political operation has been taking extraordinary measures …

North Carolina governor candidate Mark Robinson sues CNN over report about posts on porn site  —  North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced a lawsuit Tuesday against CNN over its recent report alleging he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website's message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory.

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Neil Gorsuch's New Book Is an Embarrassment  —  The conservative Supreme Court justice produced a tendentious account of the legal system in service of a political narrative — and he won't answer his critics.  —  The Supreme Court began its new term last week at a perilous moment for the institution.

Donald Trump's Fascist Romp  —  Over the past week, Donald Trump has been on a fascist romp.  At rallies in Colorado and California, he amped up his usual rants, and added a rancid grace note by suggesting that a woman heckler should “get the hell knocked out of her” by her mother after she gets back home.

Journalist says FBI visited after he published hacked Vance document  —  An independent journalist says he was visited by the FBI after he published materiel allegedly obtained through an Iranian hack of former President Trump's campaign.  —  “The Bureau told me that I had been the target …

The Glaring Truth About That Man With Guns Arrested at a Trump Rally  —  MAGA Republicans have begun touting the arrest of an armed man outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday as a “thwarted” third assassination attempt, but federal investigators said that there was no indication that the man …

The American economy has left other rich countries in the dust  —  “On present policies and performance, the United States is condemned to slower growth than the other main industrial countries for the foreseeable future.”  So declared the Competitiveness Policy Council …

Trump Abruptly Cancels Another Mainstream TV Interview  —  PULLS OUT AGAIN  —  CNBC co-host Joe Kernen announced on air that the previously unknown interview had been canceled.  —  SILENT TREATMENT  —  The former House speaker played a key role in convincing her old friend to abandon his re-election bid.

US suggests military aid to Israel is at risk in letter demanding more aid for Gaza  —  The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign military assistance …

“Brain flaws”: Understanding MAGA as an epidemic disease  —  Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Slutkin: MAGA is a “dangerous and lethal syndrome” of “Authoritarian Violence Disorder”  —  The American people are being smothered by public opinion polls.  Every day there seems to be some new poll expected …

Tradeoffs are real  —  Sorry, but it's true  —  The other day, I found myself clicking on a link to a report from the Roosevelt Institute and the Climate & Community Institute titled “Planning to Build Faster: A Solar Energy Case Study.”  This is a topic that I'm really interested in.