Biden sets off election firestorm with “garbage” comment … - The comment came in a video call with the progressive group Voto Latino when Biden wanted to respond to a comedian calling Puerto Rico an “island of garbage” at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.

'The suburbs — that's the whole deal': How the suburbs became Harris' clearest path to victory  —  Dems are betting they can improve on Joe Biden's numbers in the suburbs.  —  KNIGHTDALE, North Carolina — Kamala Harris is counting on suburban voters to do what they've done since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016: reject him.

Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign  —  The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump.

A Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage  —  Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.  She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

Mike Johnson vows major changes to Affordable Care Act if Trump wins election  —  The House speaker said Republicans would seek to overhaul the law, which provides health coverage to tens of millions and has been a frequent target of GOP repeal efforts.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged …

Former GOP congressional candidate arrested on allegations of Madison County ballot theft  —  Larry Lee Savage Jr., a former Republican 5th Congressional District candidate, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday morning after he was charged with stealing ballots during a public test of voting machines in Madison County.

Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband gets life in prison  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without …

Nikki Haley Says She Is ‘on Standby’ to Campaign for Donald Trump  —  Ms. Haley, a former rival of Mr. Trump, has repeatedly offered advice and criticism to Mr. Trump and other Republican candidates from the sidelines.  —  Nikki Haley, Donald J. Trump's last rival standing in the fight …

How X users can earn thousands from US election misinformation and AI images  —  Some users on X who spend their days sharing content that includes election misinformation, AI-generated images and unfounded conspiracy theories say they are being paid “thousands of dollars” by the social media site.

We led some of America's largest companies.  Here's why we are voting for Harris, not Trump  —  Doug Parker is a former CEO of American Airlines.  Ken Frazier is a former CEO of Merck.  Anne Mulcahy is a former CEO of Xerox.  Ursula Burns is a former CEO of Xerox.  Reid Hoffman is a former CEO of LinkedIn.

Elon Musk-Funded PAC Supercharges ‘Progress 2028’ Democrat Impersonation Ad Campaign … An Elon Musk-funded super PAC has expanded an advertising campaign in which it is impersonating Democrats and targeting registered Republicans with policies unpopular with conservatives they say Kamala Harris will pass if she wins the election.

Machete-wielding teen arrested after group accused of intimidating Democrat supporters at Florida polling station, police say  —  Caleb James Williams was arrested for allegedly brandishing his weapon at two women, aged 71 and 54, police said.  —  Police arrested an 18-year-old wielding …

Trump is considering halting federal grants to police that decline to conduct mass deportations  —  Sources close to the Trump campaign said the tactic would survive legal challenges and pressure law enforcement agencies in blue states to participate in mass deportations.

Small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, officials say  —  A small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, according to two western intelligence officials, and officials expect that number to grow as the North Koreans complete training in eastern Russia and move toward the front lines of the war.

Heritage Foundation's Far-Right Project 2025 Will Guide Trump's Second Term  —  Trump loyalists authored it so don't believe his denials that it has nothing to do with him  —  Project 2025 is a governing blueprint prepared by the Heritage Foundation, one of the right's most prominent intellectual organs …

GOP Political Consultant Once Wrote for Richard Spencer  —  Ryan Girdusky used his own name on Spencer's Alternative Right website  —  Last night, CNN had Ryan Girdusky, a pro-Trump political consultant, on a panel discussing Trump's Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden.

Ukraine is now struggling to survive, not to win  —  Russia is slicing through Ukrainian defences in parts of the battlefield  —  “After 970 days of war,” said Lloyd Austin, America's defence secretary, visiting Kyiv on October 21st, “Putin has not achieved one single strategic objective.”