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I love The Washington Post, deep in my bones. Last month marked my 40th year of proud work for the institution, in the newsroom and in the Opinions section. I have never been more disappointed in the newspaper than I am today, with the tragically flawed decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential race.At a moment when The Post should have been stepping forward to sound the clarion call about the multiple dangers that Donald Trump poses to the nation and the world, it has chosen instead to pull back. That is the wrong choice at the worst...

“Saturday Night Live” made it hard for voters to ignore the differences between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during the latest edition of ‘Weekend Update.’ In this week’s segment, anchor Colin Jost presented viewers with back-to-back clips of Harris and Trump “striking very different tones” as they countdown to the Nov. 5 election. Best Internet Companies - Plans As Low As $19.99/mo. highspeedinternet.com Best Internet Companies - Plans As Low As $19.99/mo. Ad While the Democrat was seen telling supporters to empower themselves at the polls, her opponent told his female supporters their husbands were “fat pig[s]” who...

Michigan’s top election official, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is the subject of a bar complaint over her department’s actions to keep independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name on the ballot. State Sen. Ruth Johnson, a Republican who immediately preceded Benson as secretary of state, filed the bar complaint alleging that Benson manipulated procedures to undermine the Nov. 5 election. Michigan is one of the most fiercely contested battleground states. Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and former President Donald Trump, a Republican, are separated by a single percentage point, according to the Real Clear Politics...

Pennsylvania residents with Trump signs in their yard are reportedly receiving disturbing letters warning them that “there will be consequences” for supporting former President Donald Trump. “We know where you live, you are in the data base,” the anonymous author states in the letter, first obtained by The Post Millennial. “In the dead of a cold winters night, this year, or next and beyond, there is no knowing what will happen. Your property, your family may be impacted, your cat may get shot. And more.” The threatening message was written on a “Trump 2024” letterhead, and began with “a quick...