Labor Day weekend marks many things… the end of summer, kick off of football season and the beginning of the end of campaigning. Here’s my chat with Ari Shapiro about what things look like with election season upon us — the first ballots go out FRIDAY! npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-…

A man arrested last week at a Pennsylvania rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had hoped to hang a banner to protest Trump’s policies, Johnstown’s police chief said Tuesday. apnews.com/article/trump-…

Watchdog groups and pundits are sounding the alarm about the potential for mischief when it comes to certifying vote tallies, but election experts have confidence in the system's guardrails. npr.org/2024/09/03/nx-…

Update: Four dead. An additional nine taken to various hospitals with injuries. Suspect in custody and alive. Reports that the suspect has been ‘neutralized’ are inaccurate.

Federal officials have accused Russia of using unwitting right-wing American influencers in its quest to spread Kremlin propaganda ahead of the 2024 presidential election. npr.org/2024/09/05/nx-…