Donald Trump's Racist NYC Rally Was Vile.  It Was Also Political Suicide  —  FINAL ACT  —  The Madison Square Garden rally, operatic in its repulsive bigotry, will almost certainly alienate more voters who might have voted for Trump.  —  OPINION  —  To all those Republicans …

2 new polls show Harris leading Trump as the election nears.  Women continue to propel the VP's candidacy.  — Kamala Harris' strength with female voters is fueling her overall leads in two new national polls.  — A CBS News poll showed Harris up by one point, while an ABC News poll had her ahead by four points.

“Put Them in Trauma”: Inside a Key MAGA Leader's Plans for a New Trump Agenda  —  Private videos reveal Trump adviser Russ Vought's “shadow” plans for using the military on protesters, defunding the EPA and villainizing civil servants.  —  Co-published with Documented  —  Reporting Highlights

Some billionaires, CEOs hedge bets as Trump vows retribution  —  With the race tight, some business elites are toning down past criticism of the former president.  —  At a five-star resort in California last week, Wall Street executives, fast-food CEOs, a few dozen other industry titans …

Extremists inspired by conspiracy theories pose major threat to 2024 elections, U.S. intelligence warns  —  Candidates, elected officials, election workers, members of the media and judges involved in election cases are among those U.S. intelligence officials identified as targets.

Billionaire media bootlickers obey in advance  —  The owners of the LA Times and Washington Post give the finger to their readers and democracy. … 🗞️ Subscribe to Public Notice 🗞️  —  Both the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post are refusing …

The billionaire-media complex  —  Jeff Bezos is the second-richest person in the world, with a net worth of approximately $211 billion.  Most of Bezos' wealth is derived from his 9% stake in Amazon, the company he founded.  Bezos also founded and owns Blue Origin, a private space exploration company worth billions.

At Trump's events, vulgar T-shirts disparaging Harris are in demand  —  Trump's insults of Harris have rubbed off on many supporters who see his unfiltered rhetoric as a core part of his appeal and echo his attacks in even more offensive terms.  —  Craig Dumas didn't hesitate when asked …

The right is projecting irrational confidence about a Trump win.  That could aid an effort to steal the election.  —  RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM JANE LEE & HELENA HIND  —  Right-wing media figures are displaying irrational levels of confidence in Donald Trump's chances of winning the presidential election.

Behind the Curtain: The big media era is over … Both campaigns have targeted small, often little-appreciated shards to reach hyper-specific pockets of potential voters.  The campaigns are doing this with unorthodox, sometimes lengthy media appearances and precision ad targeting.