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“Donald Trump has never stopped propagating falsehoods that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. But now, he is increasingly turning his attention to pre-emptive claims the 2024 election is being rigged to prevent him from returning to the White House,” NBC News reports. “This year, Trump and his campaign have cited more than a dozen examples of so-called election interference activities by Americans to claim the coming election is being unfairly manipulated.

Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans, including former lawmakers, other former elected officials and a GOP sitting district attorney, have signed an open letter declaring their support for Kamala Harris in her campaign for president and condemning Donald Trump, the Wisconsin Examiner reports.

Judge Tanya Chutkan yesterday released a lightly-redacted motion by Special Counsel Jack Smith, presenting detailed arguments — and plenty of new evidence — explaining how Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 election. The key points in the filing: .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

“Donald Trump mocked fellow former President Jimmy Carter during a campaign speech on his predecessor’s historic 100th birthday,” People magazine reports.

Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney “will appear in the Wisconsin city of Ripon, considered the birthplace of the modern Republican party,” the Financial Times reports. “Harris will say that while she and Republican voters may not agree on every policy issue, they can trust her to uphold the constitution and the rule of law.” “The campaign stop, just a month ahead of the election, marks Harris’s most explicit attempt to lure Republicans who have been disenchanted with Trump’s control of their party — and whose votes could decide the election.”

New York Times: “In fact, since Mr. Walz joined the ticket, the Harris campaign has almost entirely kept him off national television, negating what was seen as one of his greatest strengths.” “That may be about to change, at least to some extent: In the coming days, Mr. Walz is expected to take part in two national interviews, including one with CBS News’s ’60 Minutes,’ the nation’s most popular television news program; make his late-night television debut as the vice-presidential nominee during a West Coast fund-raising trip; and appear on a prominent pop culture podcast, according to the campaign.” Deadline: Tim Walz to guest next week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” in late-night debut.