A Mystery $30 Million Wave of Pro-Trump Bets Has Moved a Popular Prediction Market  —  Four Polymarket accounts have systematically placed frequent wagers on a Trump election victory  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck and neck in the polls.

Trump cancels a streak of events with only days until election … - Vice President Kamala Harris, on the other hand, has been on a media blitz after enduring criticism from Republicans about a perceived lack of interviews.  — And while Harris has ventured into the unfriendly territory …

Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted police says she was ‘duped’ by Trump's election lies  —  Dana Jean Bell, who yelled at an officer who later died by suicide, “regrets ever having responded to Trump's call,” her lawyer wrote.  She was sentenced to 17 months in prison.

Montana ranger questions Senate hopeful Sheehy's bullet wound  —  Candidate says he was shot in Afghanistan; ranger who responded to gun incident questions that account  —  Over 35 seasons working as a ranger in Glacier National Park, Kim Peach, 67, recalls only two incidents in which he responded …

Trump Is Speaking Like Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini  —  To support The Atlantic's journalism, please consider subscribing today.  —  Rhetoric has a history.  The words democracy and tyranny were debated in ancient Greece; the phrase separation of powers became important in the 17th and 18th centuries.

How Silicon Valley Billionaires Became Trump's Biggest Donors … Last February, the billionaire financier Nelson Peltz summoned a group of about 20 wealthy, predominantly Republican donors and a handful of G.O.P. strategists to dinner at his $334 million waterfront estate in Palm Beach …

It Sure Looks Like Trump Watches Are Breaking Copyright Law  —  The company behind Trump Watches prominently features an iconic image of the presidential candidate on its timepieces.  There's one big problem: It's not allowed to.  —  In late September, Donald Trump gushed on Truth Social …

This Is Exactly How an Elon Musk-Funded PAC Is Microtargeting Muslims and Jews With Opposing Messages  —  An Elon Musk-funded group called Future Coalition PAC is targeting Muslim voters in Michigan and Jewish voters in Pennsylvania with diametrically opposed political advertisements about Kamala Harris.

Endangered Democrats brag about Trump ties in final stretch … - The trend comes as split-ticket voting declines, making it more likely that a Senate candidate's fate will be tied to their state's presidential results. … - “Casey bucked Biden to protect fracking and he sided with Trump …

Trump overcharged Secret Service agents to stay at his D.C. hotel, new Democratic report says  —  Then-President Donald Trump also benefited from U.S. officials and others seeking jobs and pardons who paid for stays at his downtown Washington hotel, House Democrats allege.

Judge Orders DeSantis Administration to Stop Threats Over Abortion-Rights Ad  —  The organization behind a campaign for an abortion-rights ballot measure sued the Florida governor's administration over its threats of criminal prosecution against TV stations.

Election Officials Are ‘Nervous’ About 1 Aspect Of Voting By Mail  —  Voting by mail is safe and effective — but in an extremely tight election, any minor problems could have historic consequences.  —  The pandemic election in 2020 marked a record-breaking year for the use of mail-in ballots …

Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Ago  —  Economic Confidence Index remains negative at -26  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than half of Americans (52%) say they and their family are worse off today than they were four years ago, while 39% say they are better off and 8% volunteer that they are about the same.

“That man needs to go to jail”: Former Trump voters explain why they could never support him again  —  Speaking to Salon, Republicans and independents who previously backed Trump explain why they're now voting blue  —  PHILADELPHIA — Free markets, free trade and defending democracy …