Does Kamala Harris Back Free Health Care for Illegal Immigrants? Donald Trump and other Republicans have said repeatedly that she does. Her history on the issue is complicated.

Polls Show Trump’s Edge Shrinking on Voters’ Top Issue: The Economy It remains priority No. 1 for many voters, particularly those who are still undecided, according to Times/Siena polling. But can Kamala Harris translate her gains into votes?

Raffensperger Allies Create Group to Fight Election Interference The Georgia secretary of state and his allies have created a fund to assist officials facing baseless lawsuits or other threats. They will also support actions against officials who attempt to subvert the election.

Supreme Court Allows Virginia to Purge Possibly Ineligible Voters for Now A divided court sided with Republicans, allowing the state to cull about 1,600 voters less than a week before Election Day.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses Harris, Rips Trump’s Effort to Overturn the 2020 Election The former actor, who served as governor of California as a Republican, said he didn’t like either party but found Trump’s actions disqualifying.

A Farm-Raised Steelworker Speaks Up for Harris and Against Trump (and Elon Musk) Carhartt, a western Pennsylvania accent and a backdrop of tools provide blue-collar credibility in a new ad from Future Forward, the main super PAC aiding Kamala Harris.

Mike Johnson’s Vow to Overhaul ACA Draws Attention to Unpopular Stance Speaker Mike Johnson said a Trump victory would allow Republicans to embark on a “massive overhaul” of the Affordable Care Act. He said the party wants to “take a blowtorch to the regulatory state.”

Robert Lighthizer: Trump’s China Trade Warrior and ‘Food Fight’ Referee If Donald J. Trump regains the presidency, his former U.S. trade representative could lead his quest to slap punishing tariffs on foreign trading partners.

New Jersey Democrats Work to Flip House Seat Sue Altman, a Democrat, has focused on reproductive rights as she seeks to unseat a Republican incumbent, Representative Thomas Kean Jr., in a New Jersey swing district.

R.F.K. Jr. Said Trump Promised Him Control of Public Health Agencies. The Campaign Called That Premature. The onetime independent presidential candidate, who dropped out and is backing Donald J. Trump, has in recent years promoted unproven theories about the dangers of pharmaceutical treatments.

In Election’s Final Days, Dark Money and ‘Gray Money’ Fund ‘Dirty Tricks’ Big-money operatives are taking advantage of lax rules at the end of the campaign to hide the true source of their money until after the election is called — or for forever.

Harris Took Steady Approach to Space as Chair of White House Council As chair of the White House’s National Space Council, the vice president largely emphasized continuity with policies set by the Trump administration.

Once Top Advisers to Trump, They Now Call Him ‘Liar,’ ‘Fascist’ and ‘Unfit’ Some of the strongest criticisms of former President Donald J. Trump have come from those who knew him as commander in chief.

Democratic Lawyer Stymied Trump in 2020. Other Efforts Played Into G.O.P. Hands. Marc Elias, hired to help Kamala Harris in election-related fights, helped to pave the way for big money in politics.

Three Mile Island Is at the Center of Efforts to Expand Nuclear Capacity to Meet Rising Power Demand The Pennsylvania plant, site of the worst U.S. nuclear energy accident, is at the forefront of efforts to expand nuclear capacity to meet rising electricity demand.

This Time, It May Actually Come Down to Turnout Democrats have gained among high-turnout voters, while Donald Trump has made gains among groups that tend to show up only for presidential races, or not at all.

The D.N.C. Targets Regional Newspapers in New Ad Campaign The ads seeking to define Donald Trump as “unhinged, unstable, unchecked” are running in smaller suburban newspapers.

Michigan Clerk Removed From Election Duty Over Plans for a Hand Count The clerk had said he wanted to count votes by hand, as Trump-aligned activists push misinformation about problems with voting machines.

Harris’s Mission: Disqualify Trump, but Extend a Hand to His Voters Kamala Harris, in her closing argument to voters, acknowledged an inescapable political reality: Donald Trump is not a fringe figure within his own party or the nation.

Trump and His Allies Link Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment to 2016 ‘Deplorables’ Remark Within minutes of the clip of President Biden’s remarks going viral, the Trump campaign and others were using it to attack Kamala Harris and Democrats.