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 …

New evidence unsealed of how Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 rally was funded  —  Bart Jansen Josh Meyer Aysha BagchiUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON - A trove of new records released in the federal election-interference case against former President Donald Trump described how money was spent on Trump's …

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.

Exclusive: Pro-Trump group funded by Musk struggles with outreach targets, inflation of doorknocking figures  —  The political action committee funded by billionaire Elon Musk to help re-elect former U.S. President Donald Trump is struggling in some swing states to meet doorknocking goals …

Defense contractor Raytheon to pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD  —  Raytheon Co., part of parent defense contractor RTX, will pay more than $950 million to resolve Justice Department allegations that it defrauded the Defense Department (DOD) and paid bribes to a government official in Qatar to get business in the country.

Tom Hanks, this coffee is too cheap!  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration and Harris campaign.  —  We here at West Wing Playbook take our work very seriously.  Each day we ask ourselves: How can we serve our readers?

Pluralistic: Blue states should play “constitutional hardball” (18 Oct 2024)  — Blue states should play “constitutional hardball”: Scooping up medical professionals, teachers, doctors and anyone with a trans kid.  — Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.  — This day in history: 2004, 2014, 2019, 2023

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 …

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 Has a Plan to Win Without the Votes—and the Fight Is On to Stop Him  —  As the 2024 election enters its last weeks, a years long-effort to protect it will be tested.  —  Elections are supposed to be decided at the ballot box.  But this year, Donald Trump's campaign appears to be trying to win on a different field of battle.

With Sinwar Dead, We Must End the War in Gaza  —  The death of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was believed to be the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack, provides a new opening for the United States to meaningfully push for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza and for the de-escalation of violence across the Middle East.

Ted Cruz really could lose  —  No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas in decades.  But conditions are friendlier than ever.  —  There's a reason no Democrat has accomplished a statewide victory in Texas since 1994.  —  Pulling off such an upset would require a uniquely talented politician running an almost perfect campaign.

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 …

Judge dubious of ‘creative’ GOP lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's overseas voting procedures  —  HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania — A GOP challenge to Pennsylvania's procedures for overseas voters appeared to run aground here Friday as a federal judge called the lawsuit “creative,” …