2024 Election
Why Kamala Harris Is Making a Play for GOP Voters
One insider says the Harris campaign is “spending a lot of time in red counties” in an effort to persuade Republicans, independents, and Never Trumpers. But that tactic comes with risks, as the Democratic base is far from guaranteed.
By Chris Smith
Rudy Giuliani’s Son Pleads With Federal Court Not to Take His Dad’s Yankees World Series Rings
Andrew Giuliani claims the former mayor gifted them to him.
By Bess Levin
Motor mouth
Donald Trump Bashed Detroit in His Pitch to Michigan Voters
“Keep Detroit out of your mouth,” Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer responded.
By Caitlin Dewey
Barack Obama Laughs at Trump Adult-Diaper Joke as Trump Proves He’s a 78-Year-Old Baby
The 45th president spent Thursday basically soiling himself over how unfair it is that he’s never won a Nobel Prize.
By Bess Levin
if the 'fit fits
How Kamala Harris’s Advice Shaped One Politico’s Approach to Fashion
But in a good way, as Scott Wiener revealed to Vogue. One of those teachable moments, you know?
By Kase Wickman
Self-own
Trump Really Wants You to Believe He Won Michigan’s “Man of the Year” Award. He Never Did
The former president, who has endlessly repeated the claim, recently cited a local newspaper article as evidence. The editor of that newspaper then thoroughly debunked it.
By Caitlin Dewey
Losing battles
Donald Trump Refuses to Debate Kamala Harris Again, Even on His Beloved Fox News
“I WON THE LAST TWO DEBATES,” Trump declared on Truth Social, in all-caps defiance of virtually every poll to follow his and Harris' September match-up.
By Caitlin Dewey
Report: The Trump Campaign’s Email Sweepstakes Are Possibly Illegal, Definitely Cringe
“You are the reason I wake up every morning. I love you to the moon and back, and I really mean that.”
By Bess Levin
Inside the Hive
Stacey Abrams: “Either You’re a Patriot or You’re Not”
The activist and former Georgia state representative says she’s prepared to protect democracy this November as Republicans attempt to suppress voting rights and sow chaos.
By Brian Stelter
Even Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Republican Colleagues Think Her Weather-Control Claims Are Nuts
At least one has said that anyone making claims like hers should “have their head examined.”
By Bess Levin
In Memoriam
Ethel Skakel Kennedy Is Dead at 96
The social activist and matriarch of the Robert F. Kennedy clan lived a life marked by strong familial bonds, political triumph, and personal tragedy.
By Michael Shnayerson
Elon Musk Is Literally Hampering Hurricane-Relief Efforts
A FEMA official called the falsehoods people are sharing on social media “extremely damaging.”
By Bess Levin
You didn’t build that
JD Vance Spoke to Some “Auto Workers for Trump” at a Detroit Rally. But They Were Actually Frauds.
The supporters, who wore T-shirts that said “Auto Workers for Trump 2024,” are not, in fact, employed in Michigan’s much-contested auto industry. It’s a small revelation, but optics matter as Donald Trump and Kamala Harris battle for the votes of manufacturing workers in crucial swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
By Caitlin Dewey
JD Vance: Trump’s Willingness to Call World Leaders Fat Shows How Good He Is at Foreign Diplomacy
“Let’s be honest, Kim Jong Un hasn’t skipped many meals.”
By Bess Levin
Perfect storm
Hurricane Milton Will Be Devastating. Republican Lies Are Going to Make It Worse
The storm is expected to leave a trail of damage across Tampa Bay and central Florida. The last thing residents need is right-wing misinformation.
By Caitlin Dewey
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
Steve Bannon Has Called His “Army” to Do Battle—No Matter Who Wins in November
Bannon, a self-declared general of global populists, wants to break the world order. And he’s tapped into something much bigger than Trumpism.
By James Pogue
2024 Election
Donald Trump Is a Wannabe Dictator and “Unserious Man,” Kamala Harris Says in Media Blitz
The Democratic nominee and Howard Stern, a former friend of Donald Trump, lambasted the former president during a radio appearance Tuesday.
By Caitlin Dewey
Trump and Putin Are Even Better Buddies Than Previously Thought, New Woodward Book Reveals
The ex-president’s love for the Russian autocrat apparently burns brighter than ever.
By Bess Levin
Did Trump Send Putin COVID Tests From His Presidential Stash While Americans Got Defective Imports?
The White House COVID czar under Trump says his office did not transfer any tests to the Russian dictator, but there are several sources the president himself could have drawn from.
By Katherine Eban
Ron DeSantis Throws Televised Conniption Fit Following Reports That He Ignored Kamala Harris’s Calls to Discuss Hurricane Relief
“She has no role in this.”
By Bess Levin