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9:35 AM ET, November 2, 2024

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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:

Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for Election Day? — One expert warns limited data fail to show a major advantage for either party. — Residents wait in a line around city hall to cast their ballots on the last day of early voting in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 29, 2024.

Discussion: New Republic and NBC News

Associated Press:

Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie …

Discussion: Al Jazeera, New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Independent, RedState, WHDH-TV, Fox News, USA Today, Scripps News, Bloomberg, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, The Guardian and CBS News

Ian Millhiser / Vox:

The Supreme Court decides not to toss out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots — One of the worst ideas in US constitutional law will remain dead. … On Friday evening, the Supreme Court ruled it would leave in place a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that made it marginally easier for certain voters in the state to cast a ballot.

Discussion: Today's Edition Newsletter, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg

Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:

Uncertainty Reigns in Nevada With Rise of Nonpartisan Voters — With early voting coming to a close, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris must now ensure their respective bases show up on Election Day, while chasing down those whose choice is less clear. — As early voting came to a close in Nevada …

Discussion: Deseret News, Daily Caller News Foundation, ABC News and Washington Times

Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
Getting out the college vote: It's more crucial - and complicated - than ever

Discussion: WisPolitics

Democracy Docket:
Up to 17,000 Pennsylvanians Who Haven't Received Mail-in Ballots Permitted to Vote Early in Person

Discussion: USA Today, New York Times and WAGA-TV

Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Georgia's nearly 4 million early votes bode well for Trump, top state Republican says

Discussion: Associated Press, Carolina Journal, Washington Examiner and DNyuz

Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania voters who sent defective mail-in ballots to cast provisional ones in person

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Raw Story, Forbes, Townhall and Daily Caller News Foundation

Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court won't block counting of certain provisional ballots in battleground Pennsylvania

Discussion: NPR, Amy Howe, The Hill and Washington Examiner

Tim Balk / New York Times:

Nicolle Wallace Calls on Her Former Boss, George W. Bush, to Denounce Trump — Ms. Wallace, who served as the communications director in the Bush White House, made the appeal on her MSNBC program. — Nicolle Wallace, who was a White House communications director in George W. Bush's administration …

Discussion: The Hill, Hollywood Life, Associated Press, RedState, DNyuz and New Jersey Online

Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:

Liz Cheney Tells George W. Bush to Endorse Kamala Harris: 'It's Time' — TICK TOCK — The Republican publicly urged Bush to speak out in the wake of his daughter's shock endorsement. — Liz Cheney is calling on George W. Bush to make his voice heard on the “danger that Donald Trump poses.”

Discussion: BizPac Review, DNyuz, Politico and Raw Story

Jess Bidgood / New York Times:

Trump Still Can't Stop Talking About Women — The countdown to the election feels like an Advent calendar with a dubious remark behind each door. — Vice President Kamala Harris almost never talks about what it would mean to elect a female president, nor does she speculate about why women disproportionately support her candidacy.

Discussion: NC Newsline, Alternet.org, HuffPost and DNyuz

Brahm Resnik / KPNX:
Arizona's top prosecutor investigating Trump's comments about Cheney as possible death threat

Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Harris campaign, Drudge Report melt down, accuse Trump of calling for Liz Cheney's ‘execution’

David Charter / The Times:

Kamala Harris ahead in enough swing states to win, Times poll says — Final survey before the 2024 US election shows the Democrat leading Donald Trump in Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — Kamala Harris is on track to become America's first female president by a narrow margin thanks …

Discussion: The Guardian, Metro.co.uk, al.com, The Independent and New York Times

Versha Sharma / Teen Vogue:

Kamala Harris Is Not Our Savior. But a Donald Trump Win Would Be Catastrophic. — In this op-ed, Teen Vogue's editor in chief argues that voting Harris is our best chance of stopping the irreversible damage of another Trump presidency. — Donald Trump cannot win this election. Full stop.

Discussion: Exposing the role …

NBC News:
The final undecided voters could sway the election. They're not wild about the choice.

Discussion: Staten Island Advance, Raw Story, Deseret News, Washington Post, The Intercept and Vox

New York Times:

The Editorial Board — You already know Donald Trump. — He is unfit to lead. Watch him. — Listen to those who know him best. — and remains a threat to democracy. — He helped overturn Roe, with — terrible consequences. Mr. Trump's — corruption and lawlessness go

Discussion: NPR, Futurism and New Jersey Online

Wall Street Journal:
How Risky Is a Trump Second Term?

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Independent, CBS News, Daily Caller News Foundation, Mediaite, Poynter, Cafe Hayek, HuffPost, Breitbart and Associated Press

Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
The Trump-Betting Whale Speaks Out: ‘I Have Absolutely No Political Agenda’

Discussion: Fortune and RedState, more at Techmeme »

CNN: Trump is almost 2 billion in debt and the amount is growing

Carl Hulse / New York Times:

A Tight Senate Battle Comes Down to a Few Key Races … After two years and a multibillion-dollar barrage of political attack ads, the fight for Senate control is down to a handful of races, with Republicans holding a clear edge but Democrats maintaining a narrow path to retaining their majority if events break their way.

Discussion: Spotlight PA, South Dakota Searchlight and Breitbart

Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Judge Allows Unusual G.O.P. Strategy to Pump Money Into Senate Races

Discussion: USA Today, The Dakota Scout, DNyuz and PennLive

Washington Post:
Insiders question Senate GOP group's focus on Montana, big spending

Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story, VTDigger, Semafor and Axios

Edward Helmore / The Guardian:

Jeffrey Epstein details close relationship with Trump in newly released tapes — Recordings from 2017 reveal Epstein talking for some ‘100 hours’ about the ex-president, journalist Michael Wolff says — A New York author and journalist has released audio tapes that appear to detail …

Discussion: Esquire, The Daily Beast, New Republic and The Independent

Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:

Pa. officials apologize for shackled Harris display in Halloween parade — Community officials in Pennsylvania apologized after someone dressed as Vice President Kamala Harris pretended to be shackled behind a vehicle during a parade. — Officials in a small Pennsylvania community apologized Thursday …

Discussion: The Guardian, Futurism, TMZ.com, TheGrio and New York Daily News, more at Mediagazer »

Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Float in Pennsylvania parade had person in chains resembling Harris

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Firehouse, Alternet.org, Daily Mail, DNyuz, New Republic, Crooks and Liars, CBS News and PennLive

New York Times:

Trump, Preparing to Challenge the Results, Puts His 2020 Playbook Into Action — Step by step, Donald J. Trump and his allies are following the strategies that caused chaos four years ago. Election officials say they are ready this time. — Former President Donald J. Trump and his allies …

Discussion: Althouse and Media Matters for America

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

So, Can We Trust the Polls? — Recent changes add up to a case for cautious optimism on better accuracy, but that's far from a guarantee. — The polls underestimated Donald J. Trump in 2016. — They underestimated him again in 2020. — So can we trust the polls this time?

Discussion: Alternet.org, Slate and NH Journal

Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Election guru Nate Silver accuses pollsters of putting ‘finger on the scale,’ lying to keep presidential race close

Discussion: DNyuz, Staten Island Advance, RedState and Politico

Wall Street Journal:

How the Democrats Bungled the Politics of Immigration — A massive new surge of migrants turned the Biden administration's efforts to make border policy more humane into a liability — At a rally this week in Madison Square Garden, Donald Trump asked for what he calls his “favorite chart” to be beamed onto the giant screens.

Discussion: NPR and CBS News

Devi Shastri / Associated Press:

An Idaho health department isn't allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it's a first — A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board.

Discussion: DNyuz and Ars Technica

CNN:

As women outpace men in early turnout, Trump's challenge to win over female voters comes into focus — When Alex Cooper, the popular podcaster behind “Call Her Daddy,” released her widely discussed interview with Democrat Kamala Harris last month, she revealed she had invited …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, Raw Story, New Jersey Online and The Guardian