This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. If you want to know where both sides think the 2024 election is going to be won or lost, look at where they’re aiming their campaign planes and, perhaps more importantly, their checkbooks. Every four years we resketch our U.S. electoral maps of the most competitive states. Some states fall out of favor.

Even as his Administration’s response to COVID-19 has evolved, one part of President Donald Trump’s reaction to coronavirus has remained consistent. More than a week after he prompted outcry by retweeting a supporter who called the novel coronavirus the “China virus,” photos from Trump’s Thursday press briefing about the virus showed that “corona” had been crossed out and replaced with “Chinese.” The President and his team have defended the use of that language—despite the World Health Organization making a point of not naming the disease after the place where the outbreak began, and despite advocates arguing that such terminology fuels the risk of hate crimes against people of Asian descent, who have already reported a surge in discrimination.

Kamala Harris Has Had Her Eye on the Main Seat in the Oval Office for a Long TimeKamala Harris ran for president once before Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 election. By Chrissy BobicPublished July 22 2024, 7:19 a.m. ET Source: Getty ImagesOn July 21, 2024, amid rumors that it would happen and surprise that it actually did, President Joe Biden dropped out of the running for the 2024 presidential election.

The first thing you feel is some heaviness around your body — as if you’re sleeping under a soft but weighted blanket. It feels nice, and you’re too lazy to do anything. Fortunately, you gather enough strength to move this blanket. You open your eyes and... it’s weird. You’re surrounded by some blue glow. You want to rub your eyes and discover that you have tentacles instead of hands! How about skipping the part where you’re terrified and can’t believe you’ve turned into the Kraken?

Here's How to Secure the Nintendo Switch OLEDBy Sara BelcherPublished Oct. 28 2021, 8:42 p.m. ET Source: NintendoDespite the fact that for much of the 2020 lockdown, both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch Lite were difficult to find in stores, Nintendo decided to release a new, updated version of the console this year: the Nintendo Switch OLED. This new model features a few upgraded specs, including increased storage, a bigger screen size, and a wider kickstand — and is also frequently sold out at most retailers.

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Tuesday noted that the All Progressives Congress does not have a political presence in the country. Tambuwal who was elected under the Peoples Democratic Party in 2019 made this claim during the stakeholders meeting of the party held in Abuja over the crisis affecting its leadership. He said, “If anyone tells you to decamp to APC, ask them where is the party? A party that has no structures at the federal level, no structures at the state level.

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With the backing of the Airforce, Nigerian military troops have eliminated scores of Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in lia. Naija News understands that lia, is a location near Sambisa Forest, believed to be where the terrorists have a medical facility and where their wounded fighters as well as those critically ill, are attended to. The Airforce, using Super Tucano jets, also raided Abdallari, a terrorist enclave located Northeast of Maiduguri.

The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is reportedly backing the presidential bid of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. It was gathered that Aregbesola, a former Osun governor, won’t back the ambition of his former political mentor, Bola Tinubu. Naija News reports that Aregbesola and Tinubu are rumoured to be at loggerheads over the running of Osun State. A source familiar with the APC campaign in the South-West told Vanguard that all Aregbesola boys are now working for Tinubu.

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday revealed how he built hospitals across the country following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. President Buhari disclosed this while speaking at the world leaders at the ongoing 76th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, in New York. The President stated that despite the effect of the outbreak of the virus on the economy, his administration was able to build medical facilities across the country to curtail the virus.