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3:55 PM ET, November 5, 2024

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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump votes in his “last” election: “I don't even want to think about losing” … - He also cast doubt on the efficiency and reliability of voting machines, and called it an “absolute outrage” that key states take so long to count ballots.  — But Trump did say there will be “no violence” …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
How the Election Could Unfold: Four Scenarios  —  A look at plausible outcomes that might wind up seeming obvious in hindsight.  —  The 2024 election is close and deeply uncertain.  —  One reason?  On paper, neither side ought to win.  —  For Democrats, it's a textbook challenge.
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Fox News
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast  —  When I say the odds in this year's presidential race are about as close as you can possibly get to 50/50, I'm not exaggerating.  —  At exactly midnight on Tuesday, I pressed the “go” button for the final time on our election model this year.
NBC News:
An hour-by-hour guide to watching the races on election night  —  Which states and races are closing at which times in the fight for president, Senate and House, as well as some key ballot measure battles.  —  When the polls start closing on Election Day, a wave of vote totals showing …
Discussion: Fox News
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
Mike Johnson on certifying election results: ‘Everybody needs to calm down’  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said “everybody needs to calm down” when asked about election certification, adding that there's been too much “emotion” and “misinformation.”  —  When asked by EWTN News …
Discussion: Axios
Jack Forrest / CNN:
Harris and Trump tie in Dixville Notch midnight vote to kick off Election Day
Tom Jones / Poynter:
What to watch — and what to avoid — on election night
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Washington Post
New York Times:
Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump  —  Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf.  But his ownership of X is especially valuable.  —  Elon Musk plans to spend election night with former President Donald J. Trump …
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media  —  With hours until the polls close, the Trump campaign is punishing reporters over critical stories either they or their outlets have written in recent days.  —  Politico had three reporters and a photographer credentialed …
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and Status
CNN:
Trump campaign denies and revokes journalists' election night credentials after critical coverage  —  New York CNN —  Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald Trump's election night watch event in West Palm Beach, Florida …
Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris
Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Rapid spread of election disinformation stokes alarm  —  Experts and political figures are sounding the alarm on the spread of election disinformation on social media, putting leading platforms under intense scrutiny in the final days of the presidential race.
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Reuters:
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say
Renee DiResta / The UnPopulist:   The MAGA Propaganda Machine Has Successfully Censored Voices Calling Out its Lies
Casey Newton / Platformer:
X's plan to interfere with the election
Discussion: IJR
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Giuliani Moved Possessions From N.Y. Apartment as Creditors Closed In  —  Lawyers for the two election workers seeking to collect on a $148 million defamation judgment against Rudolph W. Giuliani found that he had largely cleared out his Upper East Side home.
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
Non-credible bomb threats against Atlanta-area polling places were from Russia, secretary of state says  —  Several non-credible bomb threats that briefly disrupted voting at two Georgia polling places originated from Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters Tuesday.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Vance says he's lost friends over Trump support  —  Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, said Tuesday that he's lost friends over his support for former President Trump.  —  “We can't discard friends, and we can't discard family members,” Vance said in a clip …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
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.”
Discussion: Townhall and HuffPost
corporate.homedepot.com:
Remembering Bernie Marcus  —  BERNIE'S STORY  —  The Home Depot is deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved founder, Bernard Marcus.  To us, he was simply “Bernie.”  —  Bernie was an inspiration in many ways.  He was a master merchant and a genius with customer service.
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
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 …
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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.
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Man convicted in 9/11-style plot to kill Americans  —  A man accused of being a Somalian terror group operative has been convicted of a 9/11-style plot to kill Americans, the Justice Department said Monday.  —  The Justice Department said in a press release that a 34-year-old Kenyan named …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Inauthentic Use of Bureau Name, Insignia in Promoting False Election-Related Narratives  —  The FBI was made aware of two instances of its name and insignia being misused in promoting false narratives surrounding the election.  The first is a fabricated news clip purporting to be a terrorist warning issued by the FBI.
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US Department of Justice:
Georgia Poll Worker Arrested for Making Bomb Threat to Election Workers
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Trump says Harris ‘copied my routine’ on ‘SNL’  —  Former President Trump said Monday that Vice President Harris “copied my routine” in her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” two days earlier.  —  “She uses everything I do.  She uses ... even ‘Saturday Night Live,’ they copied,” Trump said at a rally in Reading, Pa. “They copied.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
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.
CNBC:
Election 2024 live updates: Trump Media stock halted three times amid volatile trading; Harris calls in to drive time radio … Americans are voting in record-setting numbers across the country this Election Day, marking the end of a history-making presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Discussion: Forbes, UPI and New York Post
 
 
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Short On Cash After 2016 Election, Trump Secured Secret Loan
Discussion: emptywheel
Jon Meacham / New York Times:
I'm a Presidential Historian. This Is My Biggest Regret About Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
More Than 80 Million Americans Cast Early Ballots
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Literal Neo-Nazi Leader Endorses Trump
Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Native American voters saved Tester before. They may fall short this time.
 Earlier Items: 
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Republican mega-donors asked their employees who they will vote for in survey
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
José Andrés threatens to challenge Maryland Republican in Congress
Wall Street Journal:
You Can Trust the Vote Count
ProPublica:
What ProPublica Reporters Will Be Watching on Election Day
Bushra Seddique / The Atlantic:
Americans Who Want Out  —  Every four years, some liberal Americans threaten to leave …
Ryland Barton / NPR:
Voters could flip these state legislatures, changing the path for some big issues
Discussion: E&E News
Axios:
Newspapers rapidly kill off the presidential endorsement
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims
Discussion: New Republic and WTRF
 

 
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Turkish authorities jailed five journalists and two media workers who were covering a protest over a Turkish drone strike that killed two Kurdish journalists
 
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