As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator  —  John Kelly, the Trump White House's longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.  —  Few top officials spent more time behind closed doors in the White House …

Three Reasons I'm Certain Kamala Harris Will Win  —  There is a palpable anxiety wailing on the winds of American life right now.  More than in any other election in my lifetime, I've been consistently asked by people of all stripes and creeds: “Can Kamala Harris win this thing?  Are we going to be OK?”

Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including ‘lazy,’ a racist trope against Black people  —  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump unleashed a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms …

Donald Trump campaign manager shared posts in 2021 saying Trump's lies caused the violence on January 6  —  In the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a number of conservatives and Republicans broke ranks with then-President Donald Trump and blamed him for the violence that day.

October 2024 Texas Poll: Trump 53%, Harris 46%  —  Home Polls October 2024 Texas Poll: Trump 53%, Harris 46%  —  U.S. Senate: Cruz (R) 48%, Allred (D) 47%  —  A new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey of Texas voters finds 53% of voters support former President Donald Trump for president in 2024 …

It's Possible to Track Someone's Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic.  And It's Legal Too.  —  A company got access to a mobile phone-tracking tool used by law enforcement and U.S. government agencies across the country.  They found significant privacy vulnerabilities.  — Copy

Judge who tossed Trump's classified docs case on list of proposed candidates for attorney general  —  Federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Trump's classified documents case in July.  —  Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally …

The Secretive Billionaire Network Funding ‘Stop the Steal’ 2.0  —  GOP donors have given more than $140 million to nearly 50 groups working on election integrity; ‘another crusade of ours’  —  When Donald Trump refused to concede the 2020 election, he and his allies led a chaotic effort …

Georgia audit finds 20 noncitizens registered to vote  —  Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger canceled their registrations and referred cases to law enforcement  —  An audit uncovered 20 noncitizens out of 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia, according to findings announced by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday.

Trump's transition chief under fire for ‘totally sketchy’ conflicts of interest  —  Howard Lutnick is accused of mixing his Trump work with his personal business interests.  —  Howard Lutnick, the Wall Street CEO heading up Donald Trump's transition operation, is facing accusations …

House Republicans brace for leadership scramble  —  House Republicans are bracing for potential leadership shake-ups in the coming weeks, a post-election scramble that will heavily depend on who wins control of the lower chamber and White House in November.  —  The biggest wildcard is what Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will do.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says North Korea has deployed troops to Russia  —  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korea has deployed troops to Russia, the first senior US official to confirm the development on the record, as North Korea and Russia have forged increasingly friendly ties since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Texas library committee suspended, decision to reclassify Indigenous history book as “fiction” reversed  —  Last week, Popular Information reported that Montgomery County, Texas had mandated public libraries move a well-regarded children's book documenting the mistreatment of Native Americans …