Trump has a slight edge in Georgia over Harris, latest AJC poll finds  —  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows the race remains very close  —  Former President Donald Trump appears to have a slight edge in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll …

Kamala Harris against Despair  —  As you know, I've been tracking Kamala Harris' outreach to Republicans, Liz Cheney above all, with a good deal of interest.  I've spoken about why it makes sense from a demographic perspective; if Harris can attract some of Nikki Haley's voters, it could put her over the top in these 50/50 states.

Trump ground game faces new fraud claims as video shows door-knock hack  —  Exclusive: clip from canvasser for Musk's America Pac reveals apparent ease in which GPS location can be spoofed  —  Donald Trump's ground game in Arizona and Nevada may be undercut by canvassers working …

Democrats brace for a possible crack in the blue wall and signs of North Carolina slipping  —  The Harris campaign has privately flagged concerns about Michigan.  But officials stress the race is close across the board.  —  The “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania …

Trump Defends Right to Make Threats Against FEMA Workers  —  ‘ENTITLED’  —  FEMA recently paused its recovery effort in the area amid a flurry of threats and reports of being targeted by militias.  —  Donald Trump kicked off his day-long tour in North Carolina by surveying the damage caused …

So Help Me God: Lawyers, Encryption, and Insurrection  —  I still owe you a longer post on what I gleaned from my deep dive into the mostly sealed immunity appendix over the weekend.  Here's my evolving understanding of the appendix so far. … But for now, I want to share a hypothesis …

Samuel Alito and Princess Gloria Bonded Over Catholicism and Ending Abortion … Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, a 1980s party girl, has evolved into a conservative Catholic with ties to the European far right.  —  Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis pulled a long dark coat over her silk scarf …

A CNN investigation reveals how deceptive political fundraising has misled elderly Americans into giving away millions of dollars  —  The 80-year-old communications engineer from Texas had saved for decades, driving around in an old car and buying clothes from thrift stores so he'd have enough money to enjoy his retirement years.

Republicans Eat Into Democrats' Early Voting Advantage  —  More than 15 million Americans have already voted, as both parties scour data for clues on turnout  —  Democrats have a clear edge in early voting so far, but Republicans are embracing the practice of casting their ballots before Election …

Doctor Who Wrote ‘Goldwater Rule’ Says He Would Recommend Dementia Tests For Trump  —  An author of the 1973 American Psychiatric Association standard says it was never meant to stop doctors from expressing their opinions based on public information.  —  WASHINGTON ― …

Key suspect in Jamal Khashoggi murder has X account reinstated  —  Saud al-Qahtani had been suspended permanently on Twitter before Elon Musk took over and rebranded it as X  —  A key Saudi suspect in the murder of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has had his account reinstated on X …

On Saturday, September 7, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump predicted that his plan to deport 15 to 20 million people currently living in the United States would be “bloody.”  He also promised to prosecute his political opponents, including, he wrote, lawyers, political operatives …

Mifepristone Lawsuit: Republican Attorneys General In Court Filing: We Demand Pregnant Teenagers  —  Three state Republican Attorneys General filed a complaint in federal court on October 11 arguing that their states have a right to pregnant teenagers and that right is being violated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Trump has made more than 100 threats to prosecute or punish perceived enemies  —  With just two weeks remaining until the presidential election, former President Donald Trump has used his most recent appearances on podcast and cable interviews to escalate attacks on fellow Americans whom he calls “the enemy from within.”

The Maga legal networks that could topple Planned Parenthood and gut women's healthcare  —  Revealed: outcome of coming election may determine staying power of hard-right activist Leonard Leo's crusade to reshape US courts  —  In the second year of Donald Trump's presidency …

A Second Trump Administration Would Be a Carnival of Corruption and Greed  —  By now, the story has made the rounds.  Back in June, Oklahoma's superintendent for public instruction, Ryan Walters, ordered every classroom in the state to teach the Bible between fifth grade and high school.

An Update to Our Readers  —  Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi's work during the 2024 campaign.  They reached the same conclusion as the magazine's initial internal review of her published work, finding no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias.

Philadelphia Resident Charged for Election-Related Threat to State Party Representative  —  For Immediate Release  —  An indictment was unsealed today charging a Pennsylvania man with threatening to kill a representative of a state political party who was recruiting official poll watchers.

Hundreds of Doctors Are Demanding Trump's Health Records  —  After former President Donald Trump's very weird week, more than 400 doctors and health professionals are questioning his mental and physical fitness to serve, and calling for him to release his medical records.

Donate  —  Recent years have seen a jump in the number of migrants coming to the U.S. border.  —  We've had spikes in the past.  —  What's different now is more migrants are turning themselves in instead of trying to escape arrest.  —  And the repercussions are being felt in different places across the country.

“It's the First Amendment, Stupid”  —  Earlier this month, Popular Information reported that the Florida Department of Health had threatened TV executives with jail time if they continued to run an ad supporting a ballot initiative to protect reproductive rights in the state.

The Pollsters Blew It in 2020.  Will They Be Wrong Again in 2024?  —  Survey firms are trying to learn from their mistakes after the biggest polling error in 40 years  —  Once the votes were counted in the 2020 presidential election, the result was clear: The pollsters had lost once again.

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Republicans lean into anti-transgender message in closing weeks  —  GOP candidates are attacking transgender rights in swing states, as part of a final pitch to voters.  —  Donald Trump and other GOP candidates are increasingly targeting transgender people in the election's closing days …