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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. With early voting now underway statewide in the swing state of Michigan, Republicans and Democrats have been campaigning in the state this weekend. Alex McClennan of Member Station WDET reports on Donald Trump's rally in the Detroit suburb

of Novi. Trump told the crowd in Novi that if elected, he would end conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, which he says would not have happened had he still been president. At one point he called a group of Arab Americans to the stage to endorse him, including Imam Bilal al-Zahiri from Hamtramiq. God has saved his life for a reason which is to save the lives of others. Trump drew criticism earlier this month when he called the city of Detroit a mass during

a Detroit campaign stop. He doubled down on those remarks in Novi telling the suburban crowd Detroit isn't what it used to be. For NPR News, I'm Alex McClennan in Detroit. Former President Trump kicking off the final week of campaigning with a rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden. He's expected to be joined this evening by tech mogul Elon Musk. Kamala Harris will be in Philadelphia today

after campaigning in Michigan yesterday with Michelle Obama, who focused on abortion rights and challenged men to vote for Harris. Native American voters in 2020 were key in helping Democrats win Arizona for the first time in two decades. Now the Harris Walls campaign appears to be making the same play. Adrian Scabland of Members Station KNAU reports. Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz spoke below the sandstone cliffs of Windorock, capital of the Navajo Nation, to a crowd of several hundred tribal members Saturday, arguing a President Kamala Harris will be good for Indian country. The highest law is to honor tribal sovereignty, promote tribal consultation,

and ensure tribal self-determination across this country. Navajo officials say it's the first time a member of the presidential ticket has campaigned on the nation. In 1992, Hillary Clinton campaigned in the Navajo capital on behalf of her husband, and first lady Jill Biden has made numerous visits. With Native Americans making up 6% of the state's population, it could be the difference Democrats need to win the state. For NPR News, I'm Adrian Scabland in Window Rock.

Former Washington Post editor-at-large Robert Kagan says resigning was an easy decision after the paper decided not to make an endorsement to the presidential race. For them to decide that this is the election that they're going to sit out when they have made it very clear, the editorial page, that Trump represents a threat to democracy. Look, there's no explanation other than the most obvious one. This is a simple question with a simple answer. Kagan tells CNN he believes post owner Jeff Bezos is curing favor with Trump.

The newspaper announced a decision not to endorse a candidate on Friday. A similar decision by the owner of the Los Angeles Times led to resignations there as well. You're listening to NPR News. After carrying out attacks on military targets in Iran early Saturday, Israel is dealing with what is suspected to be a deliberate attack near an Israeli military base. Israeli medics say a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, injuring some 35 people. Police say the circumstances are under investigation.

The former Soviet Republic of Georgia appears headed for political uncertainty following key parliamentary elections with nearly all ballots counted. The ruling party has won a majority that opposition forces say was falsified. Here's Charles Maynes reporting from Moscow. Georgia's Central Election Commission reports the ruling Georgia Dream Party received a majority, some 54% of all votes, with four opposition groups garnering just 37 percent support from the electorate. The result allows Georgia Dream and its founder, the oligarch Bidzin Ivanishvili, to maintain their hold on power. The opposition parties and Democratic watchdog groups refused to recognize the legitimacy of the results, alleging vote tampering. They are now calling for sustained mass protests.

The vote had been seen as a referendum on Georgia's European future after the government openly embraced pro-Russian policies and anti-democratic rhetoric that put Georgia's European Union candidacy on hold. Charles Mainz, MPR News, Moscow. Voters in Japan deciding the fate of the government of Prime Minister Shigeru Oshiba's coalition government today. Opinion polls suggest the coalition could lose its parliamentary majority amid financial scandals and discontent over the economy.

Voters also going to the polls today in Bulgaria and Uruguay. I'm Giles Snyder. This is NPR News. Who's claiming power this election? What's happening in battleground states? And why do we still have the electoral college? All this month, the Throughline Podcast is asking big questions about our democracy

and going back in time to answer them. Listen now to the Throughline Podcast from NPR.