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4:10 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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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
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.
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
NBC News:
An hour-by-hour guide to watching the races on election night
Discussion: Fox News
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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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway worries about Trump's safety on Election Day  —  We've been chatting with lawmakers, former elected officials and political insiders every day to Election Day to get a better sense of where people's heads are at — and what their candidate needs to be doing better.
Reuters:
Musk and X are epicenter of US election misinformation, experts say
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Latest news and results as Americans head to the polls to vote for Trump or Harris
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.
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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  —  It's not about where to watch.  It's about how to watch.  —  Well, we made it.  It's Election Day.  —  Today could go down as one of the most important days in the history of our country as the nation decides between Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Hollywood Life and Washington Post
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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 and Washington Times
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Nicolle Wallace on Vance calling Harris ‘trash:’ ‘You just effed up’
Discussion: Townhall and HuffPost
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 …
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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
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 …
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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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.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Trump-loving evangelical leader busted with hard drive full of appalling images  —  The former head of a Christian conservative voter outreach has been arrested for possession of child sexual abuse materials.  —  Jason C. Yates, former CEO of My Faith Votes, has been charged in Minnesota …
Discussion: RNS
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Harris needs strong Election Day showing to win  —  Momentum has slightly shifted to Vice President Harris ahead of Election Day in her matchup against former President Trump, according to several major election analysts, but she'll need a strong showing in key states to get to 270 electoral votes.
Discussion: ABC News and Split Ticket
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.
 
 
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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
Haley Britzky / CNN:
US soldier injured earlier this year on Gaza pier mission has died
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on Inauthentic Use of Bureau Name, Insignia in Promoting False Election-Related Narratives
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Man arrested at US Capitol with torch, flare gun, Capitol police say
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
More Than 80 Million Americans Cast Early Ballots
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Literal Neo-Nazi Leader Endorses Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Native American voters saved Tester before. They may fall short this time.
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
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
 

 
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