Artists including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons join VP. Plus, new era for erotic litDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Kamala Harris said time was running out at a get-out-the-vote event yesterday in Madison, Wisconsin, where she was joined by a lineup of folk and pop musicians including Remi Wolf, Gracie Abrams and Mumford & Sons. “We have six days left in one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime,” the vice-president and Democratic nominee told the crowd.Harris responds to protesters. In two different sections of the crowd, protesters drew attention to Israel’s war in Gaza, shouting “free Palestine” and unfurling banners. Harris said: “We all want the war in Gaza to end and get the hostages out as soon as possible, and I will do everything in my power to make it heard and known.”Harris’s slow-mo breakup with president. The delicate dance by Harris’s campaign, simultaneously showing deference to Joe Biden while separating herself from his presidency and thwarting his ambition to campaign for her, has reached a critical juncture.What do legal experts say about the giveaway? Those interviewed by Reuters last week were divided on whether it violated federal laws that make it a crime to pay, or offer to pay, a person to register to vote. Continue reading...