A jittery Harris campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win  —  With two weeks to go until Election Day, Kamala Harris' top advisers are staring down numbers that show a wide majority of Americans saying the country is on the wrong track.  —  They're also confident that the next two weeks …

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 …

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.

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 ― …

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.”

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.

Ex-Abercrombie CEO arrested on sex trafficking charges  —  The former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) and his British partner have been arrested and are facing sex trafficking charges.  —  Mike Jeffries, his partner Matthew Smith and the couple's alleged middleman were arrested on Tuesday morning.

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 …

When an Older White Catholic Man Admits, “This Toxicity that Exists Is Really Embarrassing”  —  When I vowed to stop calling Liz Cheney “BabyDick” when she announced she would vote to impeach Donald Trump, the second time, I wrote: … I thought back on it as I watched this clip …

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 …

Charlamagne tha God laughs off claim Trump is not racist: 'It's hysterical'  —  Radio host Charlamagne tha God blasted Lara Trump on Monday for claims that her father-in-law, former President Trump, is not racist.  —  In an interview on “The Breakfast Club,” the younger Trump said she had …

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 …

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.

Steve Scalise Says the GOP Already Has Big Plans for the First 100 Days  —  Scalise wants to use budget reconciliation for a package of tax cuts and border wall funding in the first 100 days.  Whether or not reforming Obamacare will be in that package remains to be seen.  — Copy

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.

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 …

Spike Lee: 'I don't know how people can be true Americans' and go along with Trump's ‘path’  —  Spike Lee is calling former President Trump potentially winning back the White House a “doomsday” scenario, saying he's incredulous how “true Americans” can support the former president.

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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 …

Trump, Harris Favorability on Low End of 68-Year Trend  —  Roughly half rate nominees positively on 10-point favorability scale  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — About half of U.S. adults rate Donald Trump and Kamala Harris positively on a 10-point favorability scale.

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.

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.