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Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump Stepped on a Rake Yesterday—and He Knew It  —  DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T ADMIT TO MISTAKES, but he knew he made one Sunday morning.  —  For 96 minutes, at his first of his three rallies that day, Trump barely looked at his teleprompter.  He darkly obsessed about election fraud …
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Andy Kroll / ProPublica:
Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” Voting Is Rampant.  His Own Party Disagrees.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  In public remarks, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly …
Marist Poll:
U.S. Presidential Contest, November 2024  —  Harris +4 Points Against Trump Nationally  —  In this final, national NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris edges former President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump is confident on election's eve: 'It's ours to lose'  —  Former President Trump thinks it's his election to lose as voters go the polls to elect a new president.  —  If he's right, he'll make history, becoming the first former president to lose office and then win it again since 1892.
Joanne Haner / The Hill:
Harris leads Trump by 4 points in final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll; gender gap closes  —  Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by four percentage points, according to the final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll of the election.  —  In their national survey of likely voters …
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and Breitbart
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
How Is It This Close? … A little over a week ago, campaigning in Kalamazoo, Michigan …
Discussion: The Guardian
Henry Olsen / New York Post:
This race is close but I'm predicting Donald Trump wins the Electoral College — and possibly the popular vote
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump and Harris hold final campaign rallies before Election Day
Maryclaire Dale / Associated Press:
Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says  —  The $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk 's political action committee is hosting in swing states can continue through Tuesday's presidential election, a Pennsylvania judge ruled Monday.
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Elon Musk lawyer says $1 million voter giveaway winners are not random  —  Elon Musk's pro-Trump group does not choose the winners of its $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered voters at random, but instead picks people who would be good spokespeople for its agenda, a lawyer for the billionaire said on Monday.
CNBC:
Judge rejects request to block Elon Musk $1 million voter giveaway
Discussion: Bloomberg, ABC News and The Verge
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Editor Jon Ralston's 2024 Nevada election predictions  —  I should have done the mic drop in 2022.  —  Picking the winners in the top two races, both of which were agonizingly close, should have been the swan song, the ride off into the sunset on my oracular career.
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes  —  Two devices that ignited in Europe, officials say, were part of a covert operation to put them on cargo or passenger aircraft  —  Western security officials say they believe that two incendiary devices …
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Bloomberg:
Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send US Incendiary Devices  — Poland cites alleged sabotage effort without naming Russia  — Officials cite attempt to send incendiary devices via DHL  —  European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is behind a plan that would ultimately place …
Politico:
Dems worry: What happens if the speaker's race isn't over by Jan. 6?  —  House Democrats are increasingly alarmed by a potential threat to the transfer of presidential power: a protracted failure by Republicans to select a speaker if the GOP keeps control of the chamber.
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Associated Press:
Some Republican-led states refuse to let Justice Department monitors into polling places  —  Some Republican-led states say they will block the Justice Department's election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities' decades-long practice …
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Nikki Haley / Wall Street Journal:
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.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Gives Donald Trump Campaign Time During NASCAR Race, ‘Sunday Night Football’ in Response to Kamala Harris' ‘SNL’ Appearance  —  Trump appeared in spots that aired during Sunday's coverage of both sporting events on NBC, speaking directly to the camera.  —  NBC is giving former President …
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Rusty Weiss / RedState:
NBC Forced to Give Trump Two Minutes of Airtime and Boy Does He Deliver: 'Kamala Broke It, I'll Fix It'
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Trump's Crowds Are Dwindling as His Campaign Winds Down  —  The former president likes to talk about the attendance at his rallies, but empty seats and early exits have grown more common.  —  Donald J. Trump has spent parts of the last week of his campaign speaking in self-aggrandizing reverence …
Discussion: HuffPost and PoliticusUSA
Anna Betts / The Guardian:
Illinois man arrested after punching election judge at polling location  —  Case follows numerous attacks on the voting process and threats of violence, even as officials say voting is safe  —  A man in Illinois punched an election judge at a polling location and was arrested on Sunday …
Discussion: Fox News
Anna Slatz / Reduxx:
Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Has XY Chromosomes And “Testicles” : French-Algerian Medical Report Admits  —  A shocking new development has emerged in the case of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif after a French journalist reportedly gained access to a damning medical report revealing Khelif has “testicles.”
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
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 …
Freddy Brewster / The Lever:
The Dark Money Kingpin Behind Election-Day Chaos  —  Through dubious lawsuits, conspiracy theories, and voter intimidation efforts, conservative power player Leonard Leo helped lay the groundwork for distrust and upheaval.  —  Right-wing activist groups with ties to conservative Supreme …
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Poll: Harris has massive lead among swing state college students … - Another factor is how many out-of-state students attending schools in swing states vote there vs. in their home states via absentee ballot. … - In a race that included Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Chase Oliver …
Discussion: Black America Web
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
How to Get Through Election Day  —  Store up some enlightenment for the white-knuckle hours ahead.  —  This might be nostalgia talking, but I miss the old Election Nights, the kind we used to have before the stakes became so gruesomely high.  No one was warning of “existential consequences” …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
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 …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Mini Poop Statues Appear At D.C.'s Mysterious Turd Monument ‘Honoring’ Trump  —  “A monument isn't a real monument until cheap souvenirs are involved,” reads an email from the anonymous group behind the statue mocking Jan. 6, 2021, rioters.  —  LOADING  —  WASHINGTON — It's been two weeks since …
Discussion: Raw Story
Caralee Adams / Internet Archive Blogs:
Vanishing Culture: Q&A with Philip Bump, The Washington Post  —  The following Q&A between writer Caralee Adams and journalist Philip Bump of The Washington Post is part of our Vanishing Culture series, highlighting the power and importance of preservation in our digital age.
 
 
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
Musk's political posts viewed twice as many times as political ads on X
Discussion: New York Times and CNN
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Harris has continued to improve with Black voters
Patrick Maguire / CBS News:
Do you need photo ID to vote for the 2024 election? Here's a state-by-state look at requirements
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and The Hill
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Two potential futures for Trump: The presidency or prison
Josephine Harvey / HuffPost:
‘I Saw It From The Inside’: Ex-Trump Administration Lawyer Echoes Forceful Warning
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Bud Foster / KOLD-TV:
Some Pima County voters are returning only one page of the two-page ballot
Matthew Yglesias / New York Times:
Why Isn't Trump Running Away With This?
Sarah McCammon / NPR:
Meet the conservative women who are keeping their votes for Kamala Harris a secret
Associated Press:
North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The End of the Whole-of-Government Approach?
Discussion: Plain Dealer and NPR
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New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike
 

 
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