X's plan to interfere with the election  —  With polls essentially tied and hours to go until Election Day, no one knows for certain who will win the 2024 US presidential election.  But we can say with some certainty what will happen if the result is anything other than a landslide victory for Donald Trump …

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.

Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls  —  Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day.  —  Both Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls.

A Trump Field Director Was Fired for Being a White Nationalist  —  A white nationalist worked on the Trump campaign in an important position in Pennsylvania for five months — until Friday, when the Pennsylvania GOP fired him after learning about his views from my reporting.

Musk's Twitter Is the Blueprint for a MAGA Government  —  Fire everyone.  Turn it into a personal political weapon.  Let chaos reign.  —  In a recent interview, the former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy made an offhanded comment that connected a few dots for me.

MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous  —  When it comes to political bait, it was the tastiest sort: a cheeky ad run by Vote Common Good, and voiced by Julia Roberts, reminding women that they don't have to tell their husbands if they vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Americans Who Want Out  —  Every four years, some liberal Americans threaten to leave the country if a Republican wins the presidency.  Canada has become almost a joke—or maybe a fantasy—in certain left-leaning circles, not just a country but an escape hatch, a next life waiting if the election goes the “wrong” way.

Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement  —  Today, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the following statement:  —  Since our statement on Friday …

Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died  —  New York CNN —  Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday.

A pro-Trump influencer says a Russian agent paid him $100 to post a fake voter fraud video.  It wasn't the first time  —  An American social media influencer said he was paid $100 by a pro-Kremlin propagandist to post a fake video of Haitian immigrants claiming to vote in the US presidential election.

Georgia Poll Worker Arrested for Making Bomb Threat to Election Workers  —  For Immediate Release  —  A Georgia poll worker was arrested today for mailing a letter to the Jones County Elections Superintendent threatening poll workers.  —  According to the criminal complaint, Nicholas Wimbish …

Trump Announces Dumbest Person You Know Will Lead Missile Defense … Herschel Walker is back and ready to lead our country's missile defense system.  —  That is not some cruel joke, but a very real thing Donald Trump proposed at his Georgia rally on Sunday—minutes after Walker confused …

‘I went to a Trump rally — the curtains are closing on his circus’  —  It might not feel like it, but it is a recent phenomenon that American elections are judged by the size of rallies and crowd-drawing power.  —  This spectacle, pioneered by Donald Trump, has become synonymous with his brand.

Georgia Judge Rejects Third Lawsuit From GOP Fulton County Election Official  —  A Georgia judge rejected a third lawsuit from Julie Adams — a GOP member of the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration — seeking additional election records she claims she needs to certify tomorrow's election results.

Essentials, November 4, 2024  —  A compendium of the best reporting and commentary surrounding the pivotal 2024 elections in the United States.  You will rarely find horse race coverage here, or the standard “both sides” BS that passes so often for political journalism.

Election 2024 live updates: Voting continues as polls show Trump, Harris in a tight race  —  When will we know the election results?  What to know about vote counting.