Election

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. plea to be removed from ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin

CNN -  A divided Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to implement a program that state officials say is aimed at removing suspected noncitizens from its voter registration rolls, siding with Republicans in one of its first significant decisions tied to next week’s election. The decision, which came without explanation and over the dissent of the court’s three liberal justices, will allow the state to continue to remove certain voters it suspects of being noncitizens.

Axios -  Lawmakers in both parties are bracing themselves for a tumultuous period after the Nov. 5 election — with many openly expressing fears of civil unrest and even political violence. Democrats see it as virtually inevitable that former President Trump will challenge the election results if he loses ...Republicans claim the real threat would be from the political left being unable to accept another Trump term.

Federal and local law enforcement are already ramping up security across D.C. ahead of the election. Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) told Axios that, when Congress left for recess in September, "What I saw in terms of security was unprecedented." The Capitol Police turned heads Monday night by performing a "casualty evacuation exercise" that involved landing three helicopters in front of the Capitol. More