The Hound | Nov. 2

Hi there,

It’s Monday. Election Day is tomorrow, and Trump’s Justice Department has spent weeks intervening directly in a midterm, something it avoided for decades. It sued to block Alaska’s Senate certification if Republican Dan Sullivan loses, a suit Trump says he ordered. It sent letters to election officials in 57 of California’s 58 counties threatening investigations, until a federal judge barred the threats as likely “interfering with the lawful administration” of the midterms.

🖊️ Sign the petition to call on the media to cover this as a coordinated effort to undermine a free election, and to keep covering it after polls close, when counting and certification become the next front.

A judge dismissed the Alaska suit Sunday, but the pattern is the story. The department has slashed its Public Integrity Section, and Attorney General Todd Blanche won’t rule out challenging certification. More than 34 million Americans have already voted. The public deserves relentless reporting until every vote is counted and every result is certified.

In addition, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is hospital after having a stroke — according to staff he, “is awake and alert, and we are optimistic he will make a full recovery.” And over the weekend, Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers for Senate in Michigan, betraying Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed who she lost the primary to in August.

Read about these, and more, in today’s stories:

Trump Has Tried to Exert More Control Over Elections. Here Are the Key Findings From Our Reporting. (ProPublica)

Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is in the hospital after having a stroke, his office says (PBS)

‘A despicable betrayal’: Democrats incensed by Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Mike Rogers (The Guardian)

For the two women vying to lead Los Angeles, it’s experience versus vision (The 19th News)

Will ‘Gina’ Break Texas’s Corporate Welfare Consensus? (The American Prospect)

Politicians Attack Data Centers While Profiting from their Construction (Mother Jones)

‘Politics of electricity’ over rising bills could power Democratic win, say clean energy advocates (The Guardian)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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