A Plaintive Cry For Election Reforms Before It's Too Late  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  It Doesn't Have To Be This Way  —  As voting wraps up across the country today, let me take a quick step …

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.

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 …

Nevada 2024 Senate race has Sen. Jacky Rosen facing reelection challenge from Sam Brown  —  Sen. Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown are facing off in Nevada, as Democrats fight to hold onto the seat and their narrow majority in the Senate.  —  Polls showed Rosen leading in the race …

Nicolle Wallace on Vance calling Harris ‘trash:’ ‘You just effed up’  —  MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace said Monday that Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, “effed up” by calling Vice President Harris “trash.”  —  “In my humble view, lights out,” Wallace said on “Deadline: White House.”

Republican mega-donors asked their employees who they will vote for in survey  —  Staunchly pro-Trump Uihleins gave anonymous survey to workers at Uline, headquartered in swing state of Wisconsin  —  The Republican mega-donors Dick and Liz Uihlein, who are the third largest donors …

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.

Native American voters saved Tester before.  They may fall short this time.  —  Absentee ballot returns are lowest in Montana's three majority-Native American counties, where organizers battle misinformation and long distances in turning voters out to the polls.

José Andrés threatens to challenge Maryland Republican in Congress  —  Celebrity chef José Andrés could trade the kitchen for Congress if he follows through on a threat to challenge a Maryland Republican, saying the state “deserves better.”

White supremacist planned to blow up Nashville power station with explosives-laden drone, Justice Department says  —  A Tennessee man with ties to white nationalist groups has been arrested after federal prosecutors say he tried to use what he thought was a drone packed with explosives …

You Can Trust the Vote Count  —  Mistakes happen, but many of the stories you've heard turn out to be untrue.  —  As Republican chief election officials, we care deeply about the integrity of our elections.  It should be easy to vote and hard to cheat.  —  Americans heading to the polls should know their vote will count.

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.

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.

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 …

What ProPublica Reporters Will Be Watching on Election Day  —  Reporters from ProPublica will be on the ground watching stories they've covered unfold as voters head to the polls.  Among the issues: abortion, extremism, poll workers and election administration in battleground states.