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This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Colin Allred has the packed soccer stadium hanging on his every word. It’s a Friday night under the lights here in Houston and the high-energy crowd is taking a break from what feels like a giant block party to hear from a string of health care providers, families who availed themselves of those doctors and nurses for abortions.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe was supposed to be one of over a dozen warm-up acts for Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday in Madison Square Garden. He ended up stealing the show with a raft of racist jokes targeting Latinos, Black Americans, Jews, and Muslims that drew swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But the Puerto Rican community may ultimately be the most mobilized by Hinchcliffe’s set, after he made a series of incendiary comments about the U.

“Two more members of the Washington Post’s editorial board resigned Monday as the paper reels into the US election amid an identity crisis,” Semafor reports.

“Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rocketed up as much as 20% on the day after the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign rally in New York City,” CNBC reports.

David Graham: “‘Stay on message,’ pleaded Representative Anthony D’Esposito, a New York Republican in a tight reelection race. That’s ridiculous. This—all of this—is the message of Trump’s campaign. Other Republicans may cringe at the coarseness of these comments, or worry that they will cost votes, but they made their choice long ago, and have stuck with them despite years of bigotry and other ugliness.” “Trump is running on nativism, crude stereotypes, and lies about immigrants.

A new YouGov survey shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 51% to 47%. Among respondents who say they will definitely vote, Harris leads 52% to 46%.