Judge Declines to Block Elon Musk's $1 Million Voter Giveaway; Trump and Harris Head West

A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday that he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway to swing state voters. Judge Angelo Foglietta said he would place the lawsuit on hold while a federal court considers whether to take up the case. Musk's bid to move the case to federal court frees him to continue the giveaway because the matter likely won't be resolved until after Tuesday's election.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are headed west on Thursday, with dueling events in Nevada and Arizona. Trump will rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Henderson, Nevada, before joining a hurricane relief benefit in Glendale, Arizona. Harris will rally in Phoenix, Arizona, before moving on to Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada.

A House subcommittee is set to refer former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice on Thursday for potential prosecution. The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis alleges Cuomo lied to Congress in a state health department report from 2020 on COVID-19 nursing home deaths.