Trump Crumbles When Pressed on Economic Policy in Tense Interview  —  The former president attempted to “weave” his way through an interview with Bloomberg News, but couldn't escape his own policy black hole  —  Donald Trump continued his pre-election economic event tour on Tuesday …

Virginia County Officials Declare They Will Refuse to Certify November Election  —  Election officials in Waynesboro County, Virginia filed a lawsuit on Oct. 4 that says they will refuse to certify the upcoming general election unless the state's policy on counting ballots is changed.

Record number of early votes cast in Georgia as election gets underway in battleground state  —  A record number of early votes have been cast in Georgia on Tuesday as residents headed to the polls in a critical battleground state that is grappling with the fallout from Hurricane Helene …

Crowd Leaves Early as Trump Dances to Music on Stage For 39 Minutes  —  town hall event on Monday reportedly began leaving early after the  —  presidential nominee decided to stop taking questions from the audience and instead played music for 39 minutes.  —  The former president attended …

Adelson Spends $95 Million to Boost Trump in Michigan, Wisconsin  — Billionaire is one of the top donors to Trump in 2024 race  — Super PAC has just $7.4 million to spend in final weeks  —  Billionaire Miriam Adelson, one of the most prolific donors backing Donald Trump since …

Ted Cruz Refuses to Say If He Supports Abortion Exceptions: ‘Why Do You Keep Asking?’  —  The Texas senator was given three chances to clarify his views on whether abortion bans should include any exceptions.  He did not answer  —  DURING A DEBATE against Rep. Colin Allred on Tuesday night …

The Flood-Protection Rule That Trump Rolled Back  —  A Trump-era rollback of flood-protection rules has left critical infrastructure projects at higher risk, experts say.  —  In the summer of 2017, Donald Trump stood in the lobby of Trump Tower and declared he would heal a …

Rachel Maddow calls the bluff of Trump supporters who claim to be making a ‘business decision’  —  Rachel Maddow looks at some of the reasons why a Trump supporter might claim to look past his many shortcomings because they consider their vote a business decision, and why those business …

Trump Media shares fall nearly 10% after DJT plunge triggers trading halt … Trump Media shares closed down nearly 10% Tuesday, after a wild trading session that was briefly halted due to volatility when the Truth Social owner's stock suddenly plunged in price.

US Business Leaders Want Harris' Stability Not Trump's Chaos  —  Inflation is being tamed and unemployment is low, but the Republican candidate's policies could reverse those achievements. … Former President Donald Trump is the kind of salesman no successful businessperson can stand.

Of course we can tax billionaires (permalink)  —  Billionaires are pretty confident that they can't be taxed - not just that they shouldn't be taxed, but rather, that it is technically impossible to tax the ultra-rich.  They're not shy about explaining why, either - and neither is their army of lickspittles.

Israeli strike rocks Beirut after US says it opposes scope of air assault  —  At least one Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early on Wednesday morning, Reuters witnesses said, hours after the U.S. said it opposed the scope of Israeli attacks in the city amid a rising death toll and fears of wider regional escalation.

Michigan Firefighters union skips presidential endorsement in another blow to Harris  —  The Michigan firefighters union won't break ranks with its federal organization to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, despite hopes from her campaign officials that she could still land the critical swing state union's backing.