This Is Trump's Message  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  We might as well start with the lowlight of last night's Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden.  That would be Tony Hinchcliffe, a podcaster who's part of Joe Rogan's circle …

Burning ballots pulled from inside smoking Vancouver ballot box; hundreds of ballots lost  —  VANCOUVER, Wash. — KATU was on the scene at Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver early Monday morning, where heavy smoke was seen coming from inside a dropoff ballot box.

Harris widens lead over Trump to 4 points in national poll  —  Vice President Harris regained her 4-point lead over former President Trump in a new national survey from ABC News and Ipsos.  —  Harris leads Trump by 4 points among likely voters nationally, 51 percent to 47 percent …

“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 …

Philly DA sues to halt Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway in Pennsylvania  —  Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Monday sued to halt Elon Musk's $1 million daily giveaway to voters in battleground states including Pennsylvania, calling it an illegal lottery that skirts state requirements …

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.

Trump Executed Their Loved Ones.  They Fear He'll Have The Chance To Kill Others.  —  President Joe Biden has made no visible progress toward his campaign promise of working to end the federal death penalty.  —  Christopher Vialva's dying request before the federal government executed …

Harris' Fate in North Carolina Rests With Young Voters  —  Millennials and Gen Zers have the potential to deliver big.  The key is motivating them to show up and vote. … At nearly every campaign appearance she makes, Vice President Kamala Harris shouts out Gen Z voters …

Journalism in an Autocratic Age  —  Sarah will be talking with Dan Pfeiffer tomorrow night at 9 p.m. eastern about what to expect in the final week of the campaign.  If you miss it, it'll be up the next day at the homepage.  Head over to TheBulwark.com/events for more details.  —  1. Cancel Culture

Trump Campaign Worker Blows Whistle on ‘Grift’ and Bugging Plot  —  ‘GREEDY AND WRONG’  —  A bombshell email claims millions were funneled from campaign to “overcharging” firms—and some went to a top Kamala Harris donor.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  A Trump campaign worker has been fired after trying …