Trump Wants You to Accept All of This as Normal  —  The former president is psychologically preparing Americans for an assault on the electoral system.  —  In the final week of this election season, the Republican Party is running two different campaigns.  One of them is an ugly and angry but conventional political enterprise.

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 …

Ana Navarro and ‘View’ Hosts Slam ‘Vile,’ Racist Jokes Made at Trump Rally  —  A “comedian” joked that Puerto Rica was a “floating island of garbage” while opening for Trump at Madison Square Garden … During Monday's episode of The View, the two Latina hosts slammed Tony Hinchcliffe's jokes …

Trump's Promise to Young Men: I Am Your Retribution Against Women  —  Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday was alarming for many reasons, not least for its overt fascism and racism, but it was also, as The New York Times accurately reported, a “carnival” of “misogyny”—one directed at Kamala Harris in particular.

Harris cuts ad featuring MSG Trump rally Puerto Rico ‘garbage’ joke  —  Vice President Harris's campaign wasted no time making hay of the backlash against a crude comedy set at former President Trump's Madison Square Garden (MSG) rally on Sunday.  —  The Harris campaign on Monday cut …

Trump Hints at ‘Little Secret’ With House Republicans, Setting Off a Panic  —  The former president seemed to delight in fueling speculation about what he is cooking up with House Republicans, prompting Democrats to worry about election fraud.  Speaker Mike Johnson refused to explain.

MAGA's closing argument: Racist attacks on a critical bloc of swing-state voters  —  Republican officials are panicking after a comedian made racist jokes about Latinos and the territory of Puerto Rico during a rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden Sunday night …

Trump's Dark Little “Secret” With Mike Johnson Is Actually a Threat … Donald Trump says that he and Speaker Mike Johnson have a dirty “little secret.”  —  Speaking at a rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Trump seemed to tell his fans that he and the Republican House speaker have a plan …

‘Untenable and unconscionable’: Exodus from Washington Post editorial board continues  —  The Scoop  —  Two more Washington Post opinion writers resigned from its editorial board Monday as the paper reels into the US election amid an identity crisis.  —  David Hoffman, who joined the Post …

Police say fires set at ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington are connected; ‘suspect vehicle’ ID'd  —  Police say they have identified a “suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.

2 ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland area; hundreds of ballots destroyed  —  Police in Vancouver and Portland are investigating two Monday morning fires intentionally set at ballot boxes.Elections officials in Multnomah County said only three ballots were destroyed at the ballot box …