Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' speech on Friday in Houston, Texas, addressing the state's draconian abortion laws, a new Harris-Walz campaign ad focused on reproductive freedom has debuted.

Today, The Independent has published an investigative series and released a new documentary, The A word, It examines the state of abortion access and reproductive care in the United States following the case Roe v. Wade.

Read more about it and view the full documentation here:

Vice President Kamala Harris added remarks to her schedule today at 1 p.m. at the Naval Observatory, her official residence in Washington, DC.

Neither the White House nor her campaign team have said what she plans to talk about, although the speech will likely focus on comments about Donald Trump from John Kelly, his senior chief of staff, who spoke with The New York Times.

Kelly told the newspaper in an interview that the former president repeatedly praised Hitler and warned that the Republican nominee met the definition of a fascist.

A MAGA youth pastor favored by evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr. has been accused of coercing minors into having sex with him and sending him pornographic images.

Zachary Radcliff, 29, of Saline, Michigan, is accused of a number of crimes related to sexually abusive activity dating back to 2011, according to state police.

The alleged victims were between 12 and 17 years old at the time, Michigan State Police said.

A U.S. district judge has upheld the decision to remove an election denier and pro-Trump lawyer from the Dominion defamation case.

Judge Carl Nichols denied attorney Stefanie Lambert's request to be reinstated after she was removed from the case in August.

District Judge Moxila Upadhyaya has suspended attorney Stefanie Lambert from representing former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne in the case after she publicly leaked the company's internal emails.

Dominion Voting Systems sued Byrne for defamation after he repeatedly falsely accused the company of rigging the election against Donald Trump.

And here is Alex WoodwardReport of Lambert's first removal.

Gustaf Kilander has the story of what Musk had to say when he was publicly ridiculed again for that Trump rally appearance.

During an appearance on CNBC Squawk box This morning, hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman made a foreign policy case for Donald Trump, suggesting that dictators fear him because he might actually do what he says, like “bomb Moscow.”

He also blamed the Biden administration for Russia's invasion of Georgia and Crimea, which occurred during the Bush and Obama presidencies, respectively, and dismissed John Kelly, who called Trump a fascist, as “a person who has a row.” of things claimed”.

Ackman also appeared to have no confidence in the jury's verdict that found Trump liable for sexual assault.

Host Andrew Ross Sorkin then took Ackman to task about the former president's spread of disinformation and his own tweets…

For more than a decade, “Melinda” has raised a child she never wanted – a child who was the result of rape.

“I love my child. But if I could go back in time and have an abortion, I would do it 100 percent of the time,” she said The Independent.

Melinda, whose name was changed at her request to protect her child, said her perspective often trips people up, but that doesn't mean she hates her child – she just wishes she could have had an abortion.

Election officials in Georgia conducted an audit of voters in the state and found that there were only 20 non-citizens among the 8.2 million registered people in the state.

Secretary of State Brian Raffensperger announced the results today that underscore the idea that non-citizen voting is extremely rare, despite what some in the Republican Party and the Trump campaign claim and seek to cast doubt on the results before the election sow.

Based on affidavits they signed to withdraw from jury service, the 20 people were determined not to be citizens, Raffesnperger said in a news conference this morning.

These records were then compared to federal citizenship and voter registration databases. Their registrations have been canceled and the matter has been referred to law enforcement for further investigation and possible prosecution.

“There is no evidence that this overwhelming number of non-citizens are registered,” Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer at the State Department, said Wednesday. “Because the reality is, if you are not a citizen, are a legal resident and are on the path to citizenship, you will never become a citizen if you try to register as a voter. It’s very high risk, very low reward.”

The state of citizenship of another 156 people was not immediately determined and is subject to further review.

“Georgia is a role model when it comes to preventing non-citizens from voting,” Raffensperger said, adding, “We must remain constantly vigilant.”

Danielle Campoamor writes: “I deserve more than this.”