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Trump Agrees to ‘Women’s Issues’ Event on Fox News
“Donald Trump turned down Fox News’s invitation to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on the air this month,” the New York Times reports. “But the Republican nominee will appear on…
Harris to Highlight Trump’s Remark About Detroit
Kamala Harris plans to air a new TV commercial this weekend spotlighting a negative remark Donald Trump made about Detroit, the Detroit News reports. The spot will air during the…
Exchange of the Day
Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania: OBAMA: Do you think Donald Trump has ever changed a tire in his life?… You think Donald Trump’s ever changed a diaper?…
Trump Campaign Gets a New Communications Chief
“Donald Trump’s campaign quietly has changed a key part of its messaging operation, tapping Trump 2020 veteran Tim Murtaugh to lead its communications in the final month before the election,”…
Young Voters Have Moved Solidly to Kamala Harris
Pollster John Della Volpe to Semafor: “I think that many folks underestimated the degree to which younger people were looking for political leaders they could connect with. There’s not a…
Top General Calls Trump ‘Fascist to the Core’
“Mark Milley, the US Army general who Donald Trump appointed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, now says the current Republican presidential nominee is a “fascist to the…
John Thune Mends Breach With Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal: “John Thune, the second highest-ranking Republican in the Senate, was in Palm Beach, Fla., for fundraisers with his wife, Kimberley Thune, and called to see if Trump…
The U.S. Economy Has Made a Soft Landing
“JPMorgan Chase said the U.S. economy remains strong for both consumers and big companies, a sign that the Federal Reserve may have achieved the much-discussed soft landing with lower inflation…
Steve Bannon Has Called His ‘Army’ to Do Battle
Vanity Fair: “Bannon, a self-declared general of global populists, wants to break the world order. And he’s tapped into something much bigger than Trumpism.” Save to Favorites
‘I’m Running Out of Ways to Explain How Bad This Is’
Charlie Warzel: “The truth is, it’s getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality. As Hurricane Milton churned across the Gulf…
Trump Won’t Golf Until After Election
Donald Trump has not played golf since an apparent assassination attempt near one of his courses on Sept. 15, and he will not do so until after the election, NBC…
Harris Narrowly Ahead Nationally
A new Pew Research survey finds Kamala Harris edging Donald Trump nationally among registered voters, 48% to 47% with another 5% opting for a third-party candidate. The poll also shows…
Why You Should Mostly Ignore ‘Internal Polls’
Nate Silver: “So as long as I’ve been covering politics, people have been fascinated by internal polls (surveys that the campaigns themselves or closely affiliated partisan groups conduct). Especially given…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“The word ‘grocery,’ it’s a sort of simple word. But it sort of means, like, everything you eat. The stomach is speaking, it always does. And I have more complaints…
The One Thing Obama Got Wrong
William Kristol: “Credit to Obama for trying to persuade members of his own community, who voted overwhelmingly for him, to turn out as strongly for Harris. It would be nice…
Trump Aides Sought Military Assets for His Security
“Donald Trump’s campaign has requested a series of additional security measures, including military assets, in conversations with the White House and the Secret Service because of continuing threats to his…
James Carville on the Harris Campaign
James Carville talked to the New York Times about Kamala Harris’ campaign: “It strikes me that they are really good at big events. I don’t know how good they are…
J.D. Vance Still Won’t Admit Trump Lost
“Heading into the final three weeks of the 2024 election, Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio will still not say whether his running mate won or lost the last race for…
When the Relief Worker Turns Out To Be a Neo-Nazi
Wall Street Journal: “Exploiting public confusion, grief and communication breakdowns, white supremacist groups are now showing up in vulnerable storm-ravaged communities in Florida and North Carolina. They blend in among…
Quote of the Day
“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses, I’ve got a problem with that. Because part of it makes me think—and I’m speaking to men directly—part of it…
