MS NOW November 2024 Articles

Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel for FBI director

On Thanksgiving, Democrats targeted by swatting, bomb threats ‘signed with MAGA,’ Jeffries says

NYT: Pete Hegseth’s mom accused him of ‘abusive behavior’ against women in 2018

Trump’s Cabinet selection is a revenge mission against #MeToo

Trump, Vance attack and troll Democrats on Thanksgiving

Democrats missed their chance to help future generations prepare for the next pandemic

Is Trump following in this autocrat’s footsteps?

In ‘Gladiator II,’ Denzel Washington again blurs the line between hero and villain

Tariffs will punish Americans and do nothing to solve our fentanyl crisis

Netflix’s ‘Buy Now!’ should be required viewing this Black Friday

What we can all learn from Florence Pugh’s fertility journey

Trump’s economic plans could be foiled by ‘bond vigilantes’

SCOTUS could be the check on Trump’s tariffs plan that Congress should be

Don’t give up on DOGE just yet

Trump stacks administration with Project 2025 veterans

A Black Mrs. Claus has the anti-woke crowd seeing red

My bountiful backyard garden is a scary Thanksgiving sight

‘Moana’ isn’t another Cinderella story. But she is Disney’s most empowered princess.

This Thanksgiving, I’m actually grateful to be a Detroit Lions fan

Let us give thanks for democracy as well this Thanksgiving

How progressive Democrats are looking to call Trump’s bluff

UNESCO report finds that 6 out of 10 influencers don’t use basic fact-checking practices

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.27.24

Combs name-checks Trump in his latest attempt to secure bail. And the feds aren’t feeling it.

Gaetz and Stefanik among Trump Cabinet picks targeted by bomb threats and swatting

Trump’s doomed criminal charges hollowed out America’s rule of law mantra

Harvey Weinstein is being subjected to medical negligence at Rikers Island, attorney says

Trump lawyers, hoping to make his fraud case go away, make weak new pitch

Strategic Dismissals

Trump team finally kickstarts transition process with Biden White House — with a catch

Trump’s tariffs proposal is a preview of the corruption to come

Conservatism in the Trump 2.0 Years with McKay Coppins

Trump’s radical plans for Jack Smith’s team get Republican backing

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.27.24: Tulsi Gabbard’s PACs draw scrutiny

What Sen. Mike Lee doesn’t understand about Jack Smith’s cases

On public health, Trump’s incoming team goes from bad to worse

Why Trump’s post-election phone calls with foreign leaders matter

Reported letters from Trump aide lead to new drama, tantrum

Why Thanksgiving is projected to get pricier under Trump

Why frequent fliers should be grateful for Spirit Airlines this Thanksgiving

Mexico’s president warns Trump over threat to institute crippling tariffs

Judge says Giuliani cannot delay his trial to attend Trump’s inauguration events

Drake lawsuits blame Big Tech for the L he took from Kendrick Lamar’s lyrical beatdown

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.26.24

What Israel and Hezbollah’s ceasefire deal will look like in action

The rapid rise and fall of Lauren Boebert’s Cameo page

I led a national party after an election loss. Here’s my advice for the next DNC chair.

The Onion’s purchase of Infowars is still on hold for a few more weeks — at least

Gaetz’s time as Trump’s AG pick was short-lived. But it taught us some lasting lessons.

How Jack Smith quietly ensured Trump’s Jan. 6 case isn’t actually going anywhere

Why Dr. Oz shouldn’t lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Lindsey Graham threatens allies with economic oblivion over a potential Netanyahu arrest

My new colleague Sarah McBride just wants to work. Nancy Mace has other ideas.

Trump-backed guitars reportedly spark cease-and-desist letter

It’s not too late for accountability after the Matt Gaetz fiasco

Top Trump aide accused of seeking money to boost potential nominees

Why Trump’s new threats for Day One trade tariffs matter

Here’s why Google without Chrome is still a monopoly

Biden pardoning Trump would be the opposite of ‘unity’

As Biden’s term nears its end, Senate Democrats have no time to waste

Trump’s labor secretary pick seems surprisingly labor-friendly. Stay skeptical.

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.25.24

Biden isn’t escalating the war in Ukraine — he’s doing the right thing

Democrats and Republicans offer hypocritical response to ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant

Musk’s DOGE commission may be a sham. But efficient government isn’t.

Donald Trump Jr. wants to dominate your shopping cart. Here’s how.

Sotomayor and Gorsuch team up to highlight compensation for police property destruction

Christian nationalists are gearing up to reshape public education in America

Trump goes further than many Republicans in targeting the free press

Trump’s mass deportation vow has some in the farm and construction industries spooked

Jack Smith drops appeal against Trump in classified documents case

Just how small will the House Republican majority be in 2025?

Jack Smith asks to dismiss Trump’s federal election interference case

So, Now What? with Rachel Maddow

Why it matters that Trump and his team aren’t vetting Cabinet picks

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.25.24: Special election to fill Gaetz vacancy on April Fools’ Day

Trump reportedly relies on ‘secret money’ for second term transition team

This year’s turkey ‘pardon’ spotlights big clemency questions for Biden and Trump

The common denominators tying together Trump’s picks for his second term

Pam Bondi, tapped by Trump for AG, still haunted by controversies

Republicans scramble to defend Hegseth, despite multiple scandals

Popular vote totals make Trump’s ‘mandate’ look like a mirage

Trump’s ‘mandate’ stretch may snap back hard

The revealing rise and fall of Daniel Jones

There’s a reason so many Americans trust RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz

How Trump’s billionaire pick for commerce secretary could backfire on Republicans

Matt Gaetz is now making personalized videos on Cameo for $525 a pop

Trump picks Russell Vought, a key figure behind Project 2025, as OMB director

Why blockbuster Christmas movies are missing the true magic of Santa

You don’t need to panic about Bibles in public schools

Why Trump’s conflicts of interest look worse this time

A key lesson from Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal

Gaetz’s withdrawal proves political gravity still exists. Will it come for Trump’s other picks?

Senate Republicans had a line they wouldn’t cross. Here’s why it was Matt Gaetz.

Pam Bondi is better than Matt Gaetz — but there needs to be a higher bar

Trump lobbies against protecting journalists — as the press keeps uncovering scandals in his orbit

What to know about Pam Bondi, Trump’s new attorney general pick

Ask Jordan: Could Trump be sentenced after he leaves office?

Trump’s defense secretary pick is ready for ‘insurgency’ — against American schools

The second Trump administration just had its first big failure

Rachel Maddow guests on The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

Why ‘Wicked’ is the over-the-top escape America needs right now

Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal spared his accusers an undeserved confirmation hearing spectacle

The man ready to turn Musk’s ‘DOGE’ budget cuts into reality

Tommy Tuberville, who broke two contracts, bemoans student-athletes breaking contracts

Judge Merchan to let Trump file motion to dismiss, further pushing off sentencing

Trump’s administration picks are made for TV — not for governing

Trump is pushing his own running mate aside for Elon Musk

Sen. Bob Casey concedes to Republican Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania’s Senate race

Why I’m helping Malcolm X’s daughters sue the U.S. government

What’s in the police report about the 2017 sexual assault allegation against Pete Hegseth

The guilt of Laken Riley’s killer was never in doubt

Musk and Ramaswamy lay out a brutal plan for American austerity

Matt Gaetz declined Trump’s Cabinet pick. That doesn’t fix a major problem.

Trump wants to politicize national intelligence. We’ve seen the dangers of that before.

Mehmet Oz loves promoting this inferior Medicare substitute

The Role of the Press in This Moment With Matt Pearce

RFK Jr. sees Covid-related appeal rejected by the Supreme Court

ICC issues arrest warrants for Israel’s Netanyahu and Gallant, alleging crimes against humanity

Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration as Trump’s attorney general

Reports and Recess

Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction overturned on due process grounds

From Nancy Mace to Dr. Oz, Team Trump is flooding the zone in a whole new way

Trump wants Linda McMahon to lead the charge in his war on universities

The painful irony of Trump getting early access to the country’s secrets

How theSkimm founder’s health struggle prompted a movement to help women prioritize theirs

Trump’s mass deportations would bring economic disaster

What Trump’s pick of Mike Huckabee for ambassador to Israel means

Greene and MAGA Congress members are strong-arming their own on Trump’s Cabinet picks

RFK Jr.’s McDonald’s photo op is Trump’s latest humiliation effort against a former rival

Mike Johnson supports barring Sarah McBride from using women’s restrooms in the House

House Ethics Committee won’t release Gaetz report for now

The final 2024 election tally is almost in. It should end the MAGA mandate myth.

Trump rages at Republicans over Biden’s successful judicial confirmations

Trump judge calls out possible ‘blanket’ pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

How Nancy Mace went from LGBTQ ally to anti-trans culture warrior

Democratic officials engage in schmoozing ahead of Trump’s second term

The blurred line between X and the Trump administration

The scandals surrounding Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just tabloid fodder. They matter.

Trump’s tariff plan could spark a trade war — and U.S. taxpayers would pay the price

The process used to promote Colin Powell is what Pete Hegseth might call ‘woke’

The surprising idea from two conservative Democrats that could fix the House

Pew study: 1 in 5 Americans get their news from social media influencers

I wrote about a future American dystopia. But in real life, I’m full of hope.

Steve Bannon’s trial over border wall scheme postponed to February

The unlikely demographic that’s fueling post-election conspiracy theories

We should stop pretending that the Nazis always come from somewhere else

The wrong way to think about Donald Trump’s criminal cases after his election

The devastating reality of Trump’s mass deportation plan is settling in

The narrative that ‘woke’ politics is why Trump won is nonsense

Trump picks Dr. Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Nancy Mace wants to welcome the first openly trans member of Congress with a bathroom ban

Manhattan DA opposes Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money case after his election

Two women told House Ethics Committee that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, their lawyer says

Some Democrats are learning the wrong lessons from the GOP’s anti-trans attacks

Georgia court cancels Fani Willis disqualification argument for unclear reasons

Scalise preps vote on terrorism bill decried as a gift for Trump

Could Trump and his billionaire buddies turn America into an oligarchy?

Don’t let Matt Gaetz escape accountability — release the ethics report

Elon Musk is bringing Silicon Valley’s most dangerous idea to Washington

Amazon Prime’s ‘The Boys’ has a salient message about the incoming Trump admin

Biden should order background checks of Trump’s Cabinet picks

Oklahoma schools chief tries —and fails — to force-feed students pro-Trump propaganda

Three things to know about Todd Blanche, Trump’s pick for deputy attorney general

What to know about Trump’s pick for FCC chair, Brendan Carr

The greatest danger posed by the next GOP-led House

Trump plans to fire thousands of government workers — but it won’t be easy

This should be the Senate GOP’s easiest test of the Trump era

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not make anybody healthier

The guide to fighting back against Trump 2.0

Aaron Rodgers falling for a fake football stat is one small example of an enormous problem

Why I’m sick of X — and optimistic about Bluesky

Trump’s partisan army would end American military might

FBI says Hispanic, LGBTQ people also got threatening text messages after the election

Giuliani turns over some assets to Freeman and Moss as he fights to keep others

Woman testified to House Ethics Committee that she saw Gaetz ‘having sex with a minor’

What I learned after helping vet Pete Hegseth for the RNC in 2016

LSU terrorized a tiger for the sake of ‘tradition’ — and the backlash was swift

The real risks of Trump’s potential Cabinet

Netflix’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight is a spectacle — but it’s so hard to look away

AG pick Matt Gaetz has suggested El Salvador’s brutal law enforcement is a good model

The most extreme lesson of January 6

Florida sues FEMA after official told hurricane relief team to skip homes with Trump signs

Trump’s Cabinet picks are a serious matter. Senate Democrats can’t afford to go quiet.

Colorado’s Jared Polis tries to explain his praise for Kennedy getting named to Health Dept.

Trump seeks to turn the Justice Department into his own law firm

Ask Jordan: Could Justice Sotomayor be replaced before Trump takes office?

Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, faced a sexual assault investigation in 2017

RFK Jr. thinks people like me are just evidence of Big Pharma’s crimes

The ungodly motive behind Trump’s ‘school prayer’ pledge

Some Senate Republicans say they want to see the House ethics report on Matt Gaetz

I found out much of my family voted for Trump. Here’s how I responded.

For hope on climate change, look to the ‘other Washington’

Trump taps his criminal defense lawyers for top Justice Department posts

The Biden-Trump meeting was the calm before the storm

Trump’s pick of Matt Gaetz has the thinnest of silver linings

Trump hates sharing the spotlight. That could spell trouble for his new buddy Elon Musk.

Trump’s odd, disconcerting pick of Tulsi Gabbard for DNI, explained

Satirical news site The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction as ‘a very funny joke’

Tuberville’s push for Senate Republicans to rubber-stamp Gaetz is blatantly hypocritical

Kamala Harris is showing us how we should handle her loss

Trump picks anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as health secretary

Trump’s EPA pick shows his intent to prioritize corporations over our health

Trump’s win isn’t only helping his own criminal cases. It’s helping other Jan. 6 defendants, too.

Why Biden and Trump’s fireside chat was tough to watch

An attorney general needs 3 qualities to be successful. Matt Gaetz doesn’t even have one.

Tulsi Gabbard is my friend. Serving in Trump’s Cabinet would be a grave mistake for her.

Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers don’t want to defend him anymore in Georgia election worker case

Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress ahead of House Ethics report vote

Jack Smith asks to pause appeal of Judge Cannon’s classified documents dismissal

Aftershocks

Marco Rubio may be one of the only adults in Trump’s Cabinet

Trump has picked the best people to carry out his extreme immigration plans

The looming MAGA media melee over Trump’s attention span

Trump’s 2023 vow on education sounds a lot like reparations

Elizabeth Warren sounds alarm on potential Trump corruption

Trump picks Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, for homeland security secretary

Ten Commandments case could give Supreme Court another precedent to overturn

Trump’s meme-ified ‘efficiency’ ‘department’ is equal parts cockamamie and conflict

Where Do We Go From Here? With Anna Galland

Trump wants to abolish the Education Department. History shows us that’s a bad idea.

Trump’s secretary of defense pick is a wildly unqualified Fox News host

House Republicans may be humbled by their small majority soon

Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives, NBC News projects

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are obliterating foreign policy norms

Trump won’t face 2020 election-related charges while he’s in office. But others will.

Senate Republicans pick John Thune as majority leader

Melania Trump declines Jill Biden’s invitation to the White House

Jack Smith plans to step down before Donald Trump takes office

Biden and Trump’s Oval Office meeting may be performative, but it matters

Trump didn’t build the wall. But his new immigration plans are more doable.

Demand for abortion pills skyrockets ahead of Trump’s return to the White House

Trump assembles Cabinet with the same disregard for ethics that marked his first term

Why is the relationship between Trump and Putin shrouded in so much mystery?

Pentagon leaker sentenced after sharing top secret docs on Discord

A running list of all the people Trump has picked to serve in his administration

The Democrats’ problematic attitude toward voters of color hits a wall

Justice Gorsuch misses a chance to call out a vague drug law he previously criticized

Senate GOP likely to abandon key constitutional power and bend the knee to Trump

What should happen to Jack Smith’s classified documents report

Split ticket voters offer some bracing lessons for the Democratic Party

What Judge Merchan agreeing to more delay in Trump’s hush money case means

Federal judge says Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in schools is unconstitutional

Supreme Court declines to hear Mark Meadows’ appeal in Georgia case

Housekeeping Note, 11.12.24

Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona’s Senate race, NBC News projects

Why Kamala Harris’ home city kicked out its progressive leaders

Why Trump’s sending Elise Stefanik to the U.N. may be terrible — for her

Trump supporters lay claim to women’s bodies after his election win

How Trump won the biggest Arab American-majority city in America

AOC denounces anyone engaging in online vitriol after Trump’s victory — Democrats included

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.11.24

America’s history shows us how defeat paves the way for triumph

Democrats need to stop diagnosing and start listening

Not Prosecuting Donald Trump

How the Democratic party lost Florida

Democrats may finally get their overdue political reckoning

Despite relevant scandals, Trump to get intelligence briefings again

Pentagon officials are understandably anxious about Trump’s return

Why Tom Homan’s role as Trump’s new ‘border czar’ matters

Joe Biden can still prevent a second Trump administration from resuming executions

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.11.24: Jacky Rosen hangs on in Nevada

In Trump’s second term, evidence suggests corruption will be worse, not better

Can Trump avoid screwing up what he’s inheriting from Biden?

Why Democrats might like the Republicans’ war against Jack Smith

Why Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo won’t be on Trump’s second term team

Trump targets checks and balances less than a week after winning

We’ll see how long Susie Wiles lasts as White House chief of staff

How Trump’s promise to break the system may have appealed to a specific 2024 voter

My family and I survived the war in Gaza. We know Trump’s America won’t save us.

Voters punished Biden for problems he didn’t cause and effectively addressed

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends herself as ‘mainstream America’ after Trump’s victory

The 2024 election polls got close to the mark. That’s the best we can expect.

After Trump wins on a campaign rife with anti-trans ads, LGBTQ people flood crisis hotlines

Elon Musk and the GOP already have their knives out for Jack Smith

There’s already a snag in Trump’s transition with the Biden administration

Dozens arrested, four held in attacks on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam

Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris. What happens now?

If you think Trump is just bluffing, you’re the sucker

Gluesenkamp Pérez, a Democrat, wins re-election in Washington, NBC News projects

Jan. 6 insurrectionists sound certain Trump will pardon them once he’s inaugurated

Law enforcement probing racist text messages to Black people that threaten slavery

Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.8.24

A key MAGA lawyer is out for revenge. Will Trump follow suit?

Trump broke a record with Latino voters. History can tell us why.

Kamala Harris’ campaign didn’t ignore working class voters

Why this Latino Harris voter says he’s ‘happy’ Trump won

Christian extremists are champing at the bit for Trump to hand them secular power

Maddow: Trump win ‘gives us a really big to-do list’ to defend democracy

Key GOP lawyer: Trump can dictate Justice Department actions

Why data points on the economy aren’t telling the full story

Democrats would get nothing for throwing trans Americans under the bus

The Aftermath

Trump says he has an ‘unprecedented mandate.’ The facts tells a different story.

Ask Jordan: What happens to Trump’s criminal sentencing now?

Republicans won the Supreme Court on Tuesday, too

Jim Jordan advances investigation into Jack Smith’s investigation

Judge grants Jack Smith’s request to pause Trump’s federal election interference case

The problem(s) with Trump claiming an ‘unprecedented’ mandate

Susie Wiles, Trump’s incoming chief of staff, has withstood his political whims (so far)

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.8.24: Pennsylvania’s McCormick heads to court

The race for the U.S. House is ‘headed for a photo finish’

Ballot measures deliver big wins for progressive policy priorities

Trump on his plan for mass deportations: ‘There is no price tag’

Democrats get post-election advice that Trump routinely ignores

One moment in the presidential debate foreshadowed Kamala Harris’ loss

Biden’s failure to deliver this campaign promise might have cost Democrats

Donald Trump, Elon Musk and MAGA are the establishment now

The media’s mythical Black MAGA uprising never materialized

One sentence sums up Kamala Harris’ misread of the election

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.7.24

Judge threatens to hold Giuliani in contempt if he doesn’t hand over assets to Freeman and Moss

Trump’s win gives Americans who want to defend democracy a big to-do list

The election showed the dangerous power of Big Tech oligarchs

Mitch McConnell’s line on the filibuster’s future comes with fine print

Post-Election Special Coverage

How Trump’s victory could be a win for Judge Aileen Cannon, too

Why Lindsey Graham’s message about special counsel Jack Smith matters

Trump has a destructive plan for America. But we have the tools to stop it.

Trump’s win means Benjamin Netanyahu has a freer hand to do what he wants

The right-wing claims about voter fraud have suddenly vanished

It’s time for Democrats to have some complicated conversations

In defeat, Democratic leaders show how democracy is supposed to work

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.7.24: Dems hold on to some key Senate seats

A Trump trial in Georgia after he leaves office? That’s less of a delay than it seems.

Biden stresses a peaceful transfer of power after Trump wins

As Trump returns to power, will Democratic voters fight or retreat?

Why U.S. allies abroad are so terrified of Trump’s second term

In the wake of Trump’s win, Project 2025 becomes newly relevant

After Trump’s win, Democrats do the one thing Republicans avoid: introspect

Federal employees have plenty of reasons to worry about Trump’s second term

Trump has already remade America in his own image

Listen to the Harris Concession Speech

Kamala Harris just did what Donald Trump never could

Here are the states where abortion rights prevailed in the 2024 election

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.6.24

Here’s what it will take to heal our national divisions — and ourselves

Trump didn’t have to try to steal this election to win

Democrats have policies that can help Latinos. But they failed to message that.

Michigan Democrats and Ohio Republicans expand their state Supreme Court control

On Trump’s Jan. 6 record, Republicans chose to simply surrender

DeSantis-opposed Florida weed measure fails to get 60% voter approval

Elissa Slotkin beats Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race, NBC News projects

Live Coverage: Election Night 2024

“Polarized by Degrees” with Matt Grossmann and Dave Hopkins

RFK Jr. starts fleshing out his vision for Trump’s second term

Trump moves closer to evading criminal consequences

Why the worst president ever will be even worse in a second term

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.6.24: Some historic changes coming to Capitol Hill

What a Republican Senate takeover means for Donald Trump

David Souter’s prescient remarks ring true 12 years later

Why it’s now impossible to argue that Trump’s 2016 win was a fluke

State abortion rights ballot measures made a strong showing but didn’t sweep

As Trump prevails, it’s time to grapple with the ‘who we are’ question

Iowa women’s anger at abortion bans wasn’t enough to get Harris the win

What I will tell my daughter about Trump’s 2024 win

Elon Musk’s QAnon signaling is a disturbing new low

Sen. Jon Tester loses re-election bid in Montana

Takeaways and analysis: Harris gives concession speech, Dems hope for House control

Trump defeats Harris to secure a second term. Here’s what comes next.

Trump’s win seals the end of a long, painful election. But the struggle is only beginning.

Donald Trump wins presidential race, defeating Kamala Harris, NBC News projects

What Democrats must learn from Trump’s victory

Harris wins Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, securing one electoral vote

Noncitizen voting bans pass in state ballot measures, despite lack of evidence

Republicans win control of the Senate, NBC News projects

Sen. Sherrod Brown loses re-election in Ohio in critical loss for Democrats

Delaware just elected the country’s first out trans member of Congress

Angela Alsobrooks becomes the first Black woman to win statewide office in Maryland

Sen. Ted Cruz wins re-election in Texas, NBC News projects

Florida voters fail to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution

Democrat Josh Stein defeats Mark Robinson in North Carolina’s gubernatorial race

A chaotic, surreal election season comes to an end — sort of

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.5.24

Harris and this Election Day represent the promise of Howard University

Voting Matters

A Trump-appointed judge with a controversial background just did right by voters

Rudy Giuliani continues to play games with Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

Russian efforts to interfere with U.S. elections reach a new level

Local officials need to be ready for potential Election Day violence

Some on the right unravel over women who support Harris in secret

MAGA world is bringing losing election cases. This could be why.

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.4.24: JD Vance calls Harris ‘trash’

Experts confused by the Republicans’ anti-health care push in race’s closing days

Why post-election ‘Day One’ plans from Harris and Trump matter

Former Trump administration lawyer delivers striking pre-election warning

At the finish line, Trump and the GOP push baseless cheating claims

How an independent candidate put Nebraska Republicans on the ropes

The ‘red mirage’ is back. Be ready for this key state to take its time counting ballots.

How do NBC News Decision Desk’s race projections work?

Women can’t risk another Trump term

What’s at stake for Trump’s criminal cases on Election Day

Voting in the U.S. shouldn’t be this hard

Trump wins presidential race after projected Wisconsin victory: Takeaways and analysis

What a second Trump presidency would mean for trans people like me

Is all hope lost for Senate Democrats? Sherrod Brown doesn’t think so.

We research rumors. Here’s how the right’s election denial machine has evolved.

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.4.24

Trump touts RFK Jr., suggests a fluoride ban ‘sounds OK to me’

What a vote for Trump means for Clarence Thomas

Highlights: Trump and Harris make final appeals to voters ahead of Election Day

Eight weeks later, one of Harris’ debate lines still rattles Trump

Puerto Ricans voting in Pennsylvania have a powerful message: respect us

Trump’s offensive against the free press takes an unsettling turn

Are Justices Alito, Thomas and Gorsuch ready to help Trump win the election?

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.4.24: Kari Lake adds AI to her polls

Why would Trump eye Herschel Walker for a missile defense position?

Trump warns voters that his second term would get ‘nasty’ at times

“Lawless vs Flawless”

‘23 minutes you will never forget’: See the Oscar-nominated film changing minds ahead of Election Day

The gunshot story from Montana’s Tim Sheehy gets even more ‘confusing’

Trump suggests releasing poll results he dislikes ‘should be illegal’

At the finish line, Trump says he ‘shouldn’t have left’ after 2020 loss

Election Day to determine future of state Supreme Courts in Michigan and Ohio

Donald Trump should not be this close to the presidency again

I’m a Republican for Harris, but Democrats have big problems that victory won’t fix

The stunning inequality that keeps Trump’s campaign competitive

Maddow shows how Trump abortion bans are hurting women: ‘This is the fact of post-Roe American life’

The case for Arab and Muslim Americans to rally behind Kamala Harris

How women’s phones became a tool for abortion surveillance

Harris isn’t the only candidate who could make history on Election Day 2024

It’s not just Trump v. Harris. The Supreme Court is also on the ballot

I’m a pastor who hates abortion, opposes gay marriage — and is voting for Harris

The ‘really messy system’ that limits where millions of disabled people can vote

Trump will likely declare victory early. Don’t jump to conclusions.

Trump can’t believe a woman wouldn’t tell her husband who she’s voting for

House Republicans spend final days of the election trying to kindle a new Biden scandal

Trump learned from his failed coup. But so did democracy’s defenders.

Meet the voters who despise Trump but really like JD Vance

Trump’s hateful rhetoric gets a pass from centrist ‘civility cops’

10 things Harris supporters should keep in mind if they’re nervous about the election

The 10 states where the right to an abortion is on the ballot in 2024

Musk’s election misinformation factor

The Supreme Court keeps facing last-minute election questions

Supreme Court rejects GOP’s bid to block provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

Republicans are worried about women voters. Evidence suggests they should be.

Trump calls himself a ‘political prisoner.’ That’s an insult to these real heroes.

Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.1.24

Ask Jordan: Would Harris be immune from prosecution too?

Don’t let Trump gaslight you on his Middle East policy

Federal agencies: Russia behind fake viral video showing ‘Haitian immigrants’ voting for Harris

Trump and RFK Jr.’s public health plan isn’t just alarming — it would be a catastrophe

At the finish line, Trump’s former vice president still isn’t backing him

The 2024 election will test post-Jan. 6 guardrails from Congress

Prosecutors do fresh harm to one of Trump’s key Jan. 6 falsehoods

Anti-democracy activists are hard at work — and Fox News is their megaphone

The unexpected political relevance of McDonald’s McFlurry machines

What makes the new monthly jobs report less reliable than most

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.1.24: LeBron James backs Harris

Trump attacks ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney with violent rhetoric

Senate Republican declares, ‘Kill Obamacare now,’ sends signal to health care voters

Trump isn’t done pretending that he’s ‘the father of IVF’

Why Trump’s lawsuit against CBS is transparently ridiculous

Trump tries to rewrite the story of his anti-ACA crusade as Election Day nears

How ‘poll-washing’ lends Trump false legitimacy

You can’t believe Donald Trump will ‘Make America Healthy Again’

What’s driving the largest gender gap in our country’s electoral history? Here are clues.

Harris campaign looks ahead as Trump dwells on the past