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 …

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 …

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.

Trump's hostility to Puerto Rico reemerges at the worst possible time  —  The former president's campaign is trying to distance him from comments made by a speaker at his rally — but it's not just that.  —  According to Donald Trump's reelection campaign, the comments made by comedian Tony …

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 …

Trump at the Garden: A Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism  —  The inflammatory rally was a capstone for an increasingly aggrieved campaign for Donald Trump, whose rhetoric has grown darker and more menacing.  —  Donald J. Trump's closing rally at Madison Square Garden …

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 …