A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks  —  If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris  —  Next week tens of millions of Americans will vote for Donald Trump.  Some will do so out of grievance, because they think Kamala Harris is a radical Marxist who will destroy their country.

Why the co-chair of Trump's transition team is raising eyebrows  —  The more billionaire megadonor Howard Lutnick speaks, the more important the rhetoric from the Trump transition team co-chair becomes.  —  In mid-August, Donald Trump released the names of a five-member transition team …

CBS's Norah O'Donnell Accuses Trump ‘and His Supporters’ of ‘Giving No Grace’ to Biden over ‘Garbage’ Comments  —  CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell accused former President Donald Trump “and his supporters” of not giving President Joe Biden “grace” over his “garbage” remarks.

Elon Musk seeks to move $1M swing state voter giveaway case to federal court  —  Elon Musk is attempting to move to federal court a lawsuit challenging his $1 million daily giveaways to registered voters in swing and battleground states, throwing into question a scheduled Thursday hearing in Pennsylvania that Musk is required to attend.

‘Like it or not’: In one quote, Trump distills the 2024 gender gap  —  The former president's comment at a Wisconsin rally was a pithy encapsulation of the concerns that are spurring a lots of women's votes.  —  Wearing a fluorescent orange vest, former president Donald Trump offered attendees …

Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race  —  Skewed polls and anonymous betting markets are building up Republicans' expectations.  Donald Trump could use that to challenge the result.  —  The torrent of polls began arriving just a few weeks ago, one after the other, most showing a victory for Donald J. Trump.

Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk's Get-Out-the-Vote Effort  —  America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they'd have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas.  One was surprised they were working to elect Donald Trump.

‘January 6th is going to be pretty fun’: How MAGA activists are preparing to undermine the election if Trump loses  —  Before Election Day has even arrived, the “Stop the Steal” movement has reemerged in force, with some of the same activists who tried to overturn former President Donald …

The Next President Inherits a Remarkable Economy  —  The high quality of recent economic growth should put a wind at the back of the White House's next occupant  —  Whoever wins the White House next week will take office with no shortage of challenges, but at least one huge asset: an economy that is putting its peers to shame.

Democrats' commitment to the democracy message could cost them the election  —  Since January, Democrats have sounded the alarm that the number one issue at stake in the 2024 election is the preservation of American democracy.  —  Last week Biden told supporters that Trump is …

Bush v Gore 2: Despotic Boogaloo  —  SCOTUS, if you're listening ...  👻 Subscribe to Public Notice 👻  —  Picture it!  America, two days after the election.  Neither candidate has reached 270 electoral votes.  Just one or two states have yet to be called …

Democrats start to point fingers even as they hope for Harris win  —  Vice President Harris could win the presidential election next week.  But fingers in Democratic circles are already being pointed behind the scenes, in the event that she falls to former President Trump.

“I'm gonna do it whether the women like it or not”: Trump's closing argument is toxic masculinity  —  Nikki Haley is right that “bromance and masculinity stuff” — like wishing Taylor Swift dead — is politically risky  —  Much has been made out of the fact that Donald Trump's campaign did nix one …

More Than Half of U.S. Votes Likely Cast Before Election Day  —  Voter enthusiasm is high, with Democrats more enthusiastic than Republicans  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fewer Americans intend to vote ahead of Election Day this year than did so in 2020, but the rate is still higher than in election years …

Trump Doubles Down After Elon's Shocking “Tank the Economy” Confession  —  Just hours after Elon Musk admitted Donald Trump's policies will tank the entire economy, the former president confirmed his plans to let Musk be a part of the destruction, claiming that “nobody is going to feel it.”

Exploiting Meta's Weaknesses, Deceptive Political Ads Thrived on Facebook and Instagram in Run-Up to Election  —  Co-published with Tow Center for Digital Journalism  — Deceptive Political Ads: Eight deceptive advertising networks have placed over 160,000 election and social issues ads across …

The Washington Post's non-endorsement led to record-breaking weeks at other news orgs  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice.  —  You may have heard that an eye-watering 250,000 subscribers …