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“The Supreme Court brushed aside an appeal Monday from Michael Cohen, the one-time fixer for Donald Trump, who accused the former president of retaliating against him for promoting a critical tell-all book,” CNN reports. “Without comment, the justices declined to hear the case, leaving in place decisions from lower courts that had dismissed Cohen’s lawsuit.”

David Plouffe explained to John Heilemann the Harris campaign’s recent change in tone: “Raising the stakes is important because we have to raise the risks of a second Trump term.” He added: “He’s more unstable, he’s more unhinged, he has a desire for unchecked power—Project 2025 is his manifesto for that.

Fox News election desk chief Arnon Mishkin told Politico he feels no pressure to tell the network’s conservative audience what it wants to hear. And he suspects it will take days to call the election again: “The over/under is Saturday. Which was when the call was made last time.” For members: When Will We Know the Winner?

Kamala Harris asked on MSNBC about Donald Trump calling her a “shit vice-president” at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. Said Harris: “The American people deserve so much better. That is how I come at it. And to your point, the President of the United States must set a standard – not only for our nation but understanding the standard we as a nation must set for the world.” She added: “What you see in my opponent, a former President of the United States, demeans the office.

“Vice President Kamala Harris is making an aggressive bid to win over independents and moderate Republicans in the suburbs, visiting vote-rich counties in three Great Lakes swing states Monday with former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney,” CNN reports.

A new USA Today/Suffolk University Poll shows the vice president leading the former president by 63% to 34%, close to 2-1, among those who have already voted. That preference turns around among those who plan to wait until Election Day to vote, with Trump ahead 52% to 35%.