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“An independent panel reviewing the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in July called on the Secret Service to replace its leadership with people from the private sector and focus almost exclusively on its protective mission,” the New York Times reports. Washington Post: “In its 52-page report, the panel wrote that ‘the Secret Service as an agency requires fundamental reform to carry out its mission.

Donald Trump said Friday that Nikki Haley is helping his campaign in the homestretch of the campaign, but not before reminding “Fox & Friends” viewers of his resounding victory over her in a bitter Republican primary race, the New York Times reports. Said Trump: “Nikki Haley and I fought and I beat her by 50, 60, 90 points.

A federal judge ordered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) administration to stop threatening television stations with criminal prosecution for airing a political ad in favor of enshrining abortion rights in the state’s Constitution, the New York Times reports.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump “are neck and neck in the polls. But in one popular betting market, the odds have skewed heavily in Trump’s favor, raising questions about a recent flurry of wagers and who is behind them,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Trump’s gains on Polymarket have cheered his supporters, and they have been followed by the odds shifting in Trump’s favor in other betting markets.

Gallup: “More than half of Americans (52%) say they and their family are worse off today than they were four years ago, while 39% say they are better off and 8% volunteer that they are about the same.” “The 2024 response is most similar to 1992 among presidential election years in which Gallup has asked the question.”

“Over the first half of October, Donald Trump and his allies poured more than $21 million into television ads attacking Kamala Harris over her past support of certain rights for transgender people – a message they have spread during nationally televised NFL games, college football broadcasts and in battleground states,” CNN reports. “It’s a staggering sum to spend on a topic that most voters say isn’t a top priority for them this election.