memeorandum: Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for Election Day? (Ivan Pereira/ABC News)

7:20 AM ET, November 2, 2024

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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: DNyuz and Raw Story

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 and New Jersey Online

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

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 …

CNN:
As women outpace men in early turnout, Trump's challenge to win over female voters comes into focus

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

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

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

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

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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump targets Washington Post, CBS with long-shot legal actions over Harris coverage, ads

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

Myah Ward / Politico:
‘This must be disqualifying’: Harris calls out Trump's violent Cheney comments

Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill, DNyuz, CBS News and ABC News

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, NBC News and Washington Examiner

Zachary Schermele / USA Today:

Getting out the college vote: It's more crucial - and complicated - than ever — Helping students vote comes with challenges, especially amid the spate of restrictive voting measures in some states. — The midterm elections two years ago didn't deliver the massive “red wave” …

Discussion: WisPolitics and Chalkbeat

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, Fox News, Washington Examiner, WHDH-TV, The Independent, RedState, DNyuz, 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

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

Benjamin Oreskes / New York Times:
Uncertainty Reigns in Nevada With Rise of Nonpartisan Voters

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

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

Discussion: New York Times and WAGA-TV

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

Discussion: Raw Story, Forbes, Townhall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star, The Gateway Pundit 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

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

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, VTDigger, South Dakota Searchlight, Washington Post, Breitbart and Semafor

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

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: 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

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, TMZ.com, TheGrio and New York Daily News

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

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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

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, CBS News and New York Post

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

Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian:

European Greens ask Jill Stein to stand down and endorse Kamala Harris — US Green party leader urged to withdraw from presidential race to prevent Donald Trump victory — A coalition of European Greens have urged the US Green party's nominee, Jill Stein, to pull out of next week's election …

Discussion: The National Pulse, New Republic, Human Events and Politico

Brahm Resnik / KPNX:

Arizona's top prosecutor investigating Trump's comments about Cheney as possible death threat — During his Glendale appearance, Trump suggested his Republican critic should face ‘nine barrels shooting at her.’ — PHOENIX — Arizona's top prosecutor tells 12News she is investigating whether …

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: Media Matters for America

Arsalan Shahla / Bloomberg:

Iran Supreme Leader Says ‘Crushing Response’ Awaits US, Israel — Ayatollah Ali Khamanei sharpens rhetoric on Israel strikes — Israel's Oct. 26 strike on Iran killed at least five people — Iran's Supreme Leader escalated his rhetoric, warning of a “crushing response” …

Discussion: The Defense Post and Wall Street Journal

Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:

Biden Says ‘Not A Single, Solitary Republican’ Helped Him And Harris Save Workers' Pensions — The president visited the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania to talk about Democrats' pension rescue and how it's helping retirees. — LOADING — President Joe Biden reminded Pennsylvanians …

Discussion: Washington Times, Associated Press and The White House