Trump Isn't Perfect, but He's the Better Choice  —  If you like his policies but are put off by his tone or his excesses, consider the cost of the past four years.  —  Millions of people love Donald Trump, and millions hate him.  Each group will vote accordingly.

Teary-Eyed John Oliver Begs Reluctant Voters to Back Kamala Harris  —  REAL TALK  —  The late-night host sent an emotional message to viewers in a passionate monologue days before the election.  —  Fighting back tears, John Oliver choked up Sunday night while urging undecided and reluctant voters …

How Is It This Close? … A little over a week ago, campaigning in Kalamazoo, Michigan, former First Lady Michelle Obama had a moment of reflection.  “I gotta ask myself, why on earth is this race even close?” she asked.  The crowd roared, but Obama wasn't laughing.

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91  —  Quincy Jones, the multi-talented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson's historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores …

New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike  —  The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times's digital operation.  —  The Times Tech Guild, which represents workers like software developers and data analysts at The New York Times …

Trump's “baked in” bigotry  —  🗳️ This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism.🗳️  —  📰 Subscribe to Public Notice 📰

'I Think We're in Trouble': Is There a Future for MAGA After Trump?  —  TEMPE, Arizona — The tailgate was aimed at boosting a protégé, but it was Donald Trump whose name and image were plastered everywhere — on the banner hung from Republicans' table outside …

The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?  —  In the Biden administration, some officials actually tried to govern.  The squealing from corporations made clear that this novelty was effective.  —  President Joe Biden listens as Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …

Elon Musk's misleading election claims have been viewed more than 2 billion times on X, analysis finds  —  In the run up to the high-stakes 2024 presidential election, Elon Musk has posted a blizzard of false and misleading claims about the election on his social media platform that have generated …

Right-Wing Groups Are Organizing on Telegram Ahead of Election Day  —  Right-wing groups, which use Telegram to organize real-world actions, are urging followers to watch the polls and stand up for their rights, in a harbinger of potential chaos.  —  Groups backing former President Donald J …

November 3, 2024  —  I'm home tonight to stay for a bit, after being on the road for thirteen months and traveling through 32 states.  I am beyond tired but profoundly grateful for the chance to meet so many wonderful people and for the welcome you have given me to your towns and your homes.

Republicans bring back fake electors in battlegrounds  —  More than a dozen fake electors from 2020 are back this time.  And several election deniers are among the new prospective Trump electors.  —  Many of the people preparing to cast votes for Donald Trump in the Electoral College in 2024 …

Donald Trump Has Lost His Sh*t  —  I woke up Saturday morning, as you may have, to the sight of Donald Trump performing fellatio on a microphone (no, I'm not linking to it).  The clip that was making the rounds on X was 27 seconds.  As I scrolled down, I noticed a tweet from a MAGA person scolding …

Over 4,000 overseas voters' ballots challenged in Pennsylvania  —  Challenges in key state aren't valid, says ACLU, and appear to be mass effort through mail-merge process  —  Mariam Larson lives in the Canadian province of British Columbia but has been voting by mail for decades in Pennsylvania.

North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites  —  North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites …

James O'Keefe in alleged plan to secretly film US voting and ballot counts  —  Nearly 70 people committed to Project Veritas founder's election scheme, whistleblower says  —  The far-right political influencer James O'Keefe, founder of Project Veritas, has reportedly assembled a group …

A ‘constitutional sheriff’ tried to seize voting machines in 2020.  Officials are bracing for a repeat.  —  In a rural county in southwest Michigan, a sheriff who sees himself as holding supreme authority has become a hero in the election denial movement.  —  A few months after Election Day 2020 …

Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map after election  —  The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana's congressional map, which has erupted into a messy legal battle over how to fix a racially gerrymandered design.