Politics: 5 stories from this week

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nytimes.com October 5, 2024 Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you. Doug Mills/The New York Times Trump's Volunteers: 'Beautiful Ladies' From a Secretive Evangelical Church Women from an insular North Carolina church — with a history of "blasting" members judged sinners — are helping to stage the former president's campaign events. By Robert Draper and Michael Gold Kenny Holston/The New York Times The Moment When Vance Dodged a Jan. 6 Question but Said Plenty JD Vance sailed fairly smoothly through some 90 minutes of Tuesday's debate with Tim Walz. Then the subject turned to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. By Matt Flegenheimer Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times 5 Takeaways From Melania Trump's Book Shining a little more light on her mysterious life, her memoir details her support for abortion rights, her doubts about the 2020 election and her explanation for that "I really don't care" jacket. By Katie Rogers Natalie Behring for The New York Times Former County Clerk Gets 9 Years in Prison for Tampering With Voting Machines Tina Peters, the former clerk of Mesa County, Colo., had tried to prove that the machines had been used to rig the 2020 election against former President Donald J. Trump. By Alan Feuer Kenny Holston/The New York Times Best, Worst and Most Unlikely Lines of the Vice-Presidential Debate JD Vance gave a shout-out to his wife. Tim Walz sang the praises of Minnesota. Offstage, Donald Trump got distracted. By Shawn McCreesh and Rebecca Davis O'Brien Keep Up With the 2024 Election The presidential election is 32 days away. Here's our guide to the run-up to Election Day. Election 2024 Polls: Harris vs. Trump → The New York Times 2024 Presidential Election Calendar → The New York Times Tracking the Swing States for Harris and Trump → The New York Times Comparing the Career Timelines of Trump, Vance, Harris and Walz → Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for On Politics from The New York Times. To stop receiving On Politics, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from The Times, including those regarding The Athletic, manage your email settings. To opt out of updates and offers sent from The Athletic, submit a request. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018