The U.S. Presidential Contest, October 16, 2024  —  Marist National Poll  —  Harris +5 Points Against Trump Nationally  —  In the presidential contest, Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by five points among likely voters, including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

‘Pennsylvania is such a mess’: Inside Team Harris' unusual levels of finger-pointing  —  Many of the state's most well-connected Democrats have been worried about the operation for months.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Top Democrats in Pennsylvania are worried Vice President Kamala Harris' operation …

Republicans Tell Trump That Elon Musk's Super PAC Is Blowing It  —  Donald Trump's allies have been warning him that Musk's field operation is failing in key states — and that it's being led by DeSantis' failed team  —  Donald Trump has largely outsourced his 2024 campaign's …

‘Off the charts:’ How Trump tariffs would shock U.S., world economies  —  If implemented, the former president's tariff plans would lead to higher costs, stock market volatility and feuds with the rest of the world.  —  Former president Donald Trump is campaigning on the most significant increase …

Stealth Edit: FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Stats  —  When the FBI originally released the “final” crime data for 2022 in September 2023, it reported that the nation's violent crime rate fell by 2.1%.  This quickly became, and remains, a Democratic Party talking point to counter Donald Trump's claims of soaring crime.

Jimmy Carter votes for Kamala Harris  —  The former president, who turned 100 earlier this month, said he wanted to live long enough to vote for the Democratic presidential nominee.  —  Former President Jimmy Carter told his family he was more interested in voting for Vice President Kamala Harris …

Trump's campaign is trying to hide his sad state from voters  —  His decline is undeniable.  They're hoping you don't notice in time. … MAGA-friendly CNBC host Joe Kernen dropped an interesting nugget right as Squawk Box went to commercial break on Tuesday.  —  “Well, Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said.

Fact check: Trump makes at least 19 false claims in one-hour Fox town hall with women  —  Former President Donald Trump, who trails with women in recent national polls, participated in a Fox News town hall event on Tuesday in front of a female audience.  —  He told a bunch of lies.

Georgia Judge Rules Election Officials Must Count All Votes and Certify Results  —  The judge ruled that “Georgia voters would be silenced” if county election board members were “free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge” and refuse to certify election results.

The Twilight of America's Excuses  —  Over the last decade we've created a stream of rationalizations for why so many voters want Trumpism.  That stream is about to dry up.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Sarah, Tim, and I taped a gigantic, super-sized TNL last night in preparation …

Swing State Poll 2024: Georgia, North Carolina: Trump Holds Lead In GA, Harris On Upside Of Tight Race In NC, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; NC Gubernatorial Race: Stein Leads Robinson By Double Digits  —  mail_outline  —  GEORGIA: Trump 52%, Harris 45%, other candidates 2%

Donald Trump, American Fascist  —  Please note: I will add an audio version of this piece by Wednesday morning.  Thank you for your patience.  —  Donald Trump's closing pitch to the American people is rage, intimidation, and vengeful violence.  He is threatening - or promising, if you ask his supporters - fascism.

Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss  —  Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal  —  An international network of “race science” activists seeking to influence public debate …

JD Vance Adviser Posted on Reddit for Years About Use of Cocaine, ‘Gas Station Heroin,’ Other Drugs  —  Aaron Kofsky, JD Vance's financial policy adviser, called Vance “a Trump boot licker” and instructed users on how to transport drugs through TSA in the posts.  “Coke then opiates is always my go-to,” he wrote.

Justice Department to monitor voting in Ohio county after sheriff's comment about Harris supporters  —  The U.S. Justice Department will send election monitors to an Ohio county where a sheriff was recently accused of intimidating voters in a social media post, federal officials announced Tuesday.

Liz Cheney jumps into House races — for Democrats  —  Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is taking her anti-Trump crusade to the congressional battlefield, endorsing Democrats in a pair of contested House races in a sign that she sees the lower chamber as a potential check on former President Trump …

Elon Musk Helped Fund The Most Cynical Super PAC Of The 2024 Election  —  Future Coalition PAC has argued to Arab American voters that Kamala Harris is too pro-Israel — and to Jewish voters that she is too pro-Palestinian.  —  LOADING  —  A super PAC engaged in a cynical two-step designed …

Michelle Obama to headline get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia  —  Michelle Obama is headlining a get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia just days ahead of the presidential election.  —  The former first lady and founder of When We All Vote, a voter engagement and mobilization initiative …

Advocacy Groups Demand Probe into ‘Threatening’ Texts to Young Wisconsin Voters  —  Two political advocacy groups are asking Wisconsin's attorney general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate what they described as “threatening” text messages sent to thousands of young voters in the battleground state.

McKinsey to Pay at Least $500 Million in DOJ Opioid Probe  — Settlement would resolve criminal and civil federal inquiries  — McKinsey has denied wrongdoing, said its past work was legal … A settlement, which could be announced in the coming weeks, would resolve criminal …

America revolted against Tostitos and Ruffles.  Now they're making big changes  —  New York CNN —  PepsiCo is unshrinking shrinkflation.  —  The owner of Lay's, Doritos, Tostitos and Ruffles chips will put more chips in some bags to claw back customers tired of higher prices with skimpier bags.