(CNN)With just 128 days to go, Election Day will be here before you know it. Chris is off this weekend, so I'm filling in to deliver the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so the No. 1 story is the most important of the coming week.Tell your friends to subscribe to The Point newsletter !The Tulsa rally didn't go according to plan, and there are no official in-person events on the campaign's calendar this week. But President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are still getting out of Washington.Over the next...…(CNN)With just 128 days to go, Election Day will be here before you know it. Chris is off this weekend, so I'm filling in to deliver the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they're ranked -- so the No. 1 story is the most important of the coming week.Tell your friends to subscribe to The Point newsletter !The Tulsa rally didn't go according to plan, and there are no official in-person events on the campaign's calendar this week. But President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are still getting out of Washington.Over the next...WW…

Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Here’s an important stat:“Fact: when President Trump took office in January 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House,” , US House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “Since then, 115 (48%) have either retired, resigned, been defeated or are retiring in 2020.”Sure, retirements and resignations are expected every cycle, but Wasserman rightly notes this attrition rate is higher than the 42% of losses/retirements after Obama’s first term.Among the newly departing: . Tipton was endorsed by Trump, but lost to Lauren Boebert, a...…Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Here’s an important stat:“Fact: when President Trump took office in January 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House,” , US House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “Since then, 115 (48%) have either retired, resigned, been defeated or are retiring in 2020.”Sure, retirements and resignations are expected every cycle, but Wasserman rightly notes this attrition rate is higher than the 42% of losses/retirements after Obama’s first term.Among the newly departing: . Tipton was endorsed by Trump, but lost to Lauren Boebert, a...WW…

(CNN)Whether it was via legal arguments or exchanges published in a controversial tell-all by a former administration member, President Donald Trump had to contend with his past amid ongoing, very current, issues this week.Though Trump has so far named two justices to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land delivered two significant blows to his administration, first by ruling that federal law protects LGBTQ workers, and second by upholding the Obama-era DACA immigration program.Trump had his say on Twitter, : "Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn't like...…(CNN)Whether it was via legal arguments or exchanges published in a controversial tell-all by a former administration member, President Donald Trump had to contend with his past amid ongoing, very current, issues this week.Though Trump has so far named two justices to the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land delivered two significant blows to his administration, first by ruling that federal law protects LGBTQ workers, and second by upholding the Obama-era DACA immigration program.Trump had his say on Twitter, : "Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn't like...WW…

Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Cases of Covid-19 are climbing both nationally and within President Donald Trump’s team.Still, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have kept holding public events. Staffing and staging ahead of any presidential event is complex, even without the pandemic. But now, when the President or Vice President is on the move, it puts their staff members and guests at greater risk.Following Trump’s Tulsa rally, who were onsite for the rally tested positive for coronavirus. The rest of Trump’s campaign staff who attended quarantined the following...…Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Cases of Covid-19 are climbing both nationally and within President Donald Trump’s team.Still, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have kept holding public events. Staffing and staging ahead of any presidential event is complex, even without the pandemic. But now, when the President or Vice President is on the move, it puts their staff members and guests at greater risk.Following Trump’s Tulsa rally, who were onsite for the rally tested positive for coronavirus. The rest of Trump’s campaign staff who attended quarantined the following...WW…

(CNN)President Donald Trump and his campaign are digging in for the long haul.Faced with a bleak electoral outlook (right now), the Trump campaign is investing big-time in advertising in key states this fall. The Trump campaign has reserved $69 million in television ads beginning in September through Election Day in : Arizona, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Note that these are key swing states -- and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden happens to have clear leads in , , and , plus leads within the margin of error in and . Trump also .Read MoreThe...…(CNN)President Donald Trump and his campaign are digging in for the long haul.Faced with a bleak electoral outlook (right now), the Trump campaign is investing big-time in advertising in key states this fall. The Trump campaign has reserved $69 million in television ads beginning in September through Election Day in : Arizona, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.Note that these are key swing states -- and Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden happens to have clear leads in , , and , plus leads within the margin of error in and . Trump also .Read MoreThe...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green.Colorado is with phrases like “BONG,” “GANJA,” “HEMP” and “ISIT420.” The revenue from these extremely obvious nods to all things cannabis will go to the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ office told CNN. This is the committee’s first ever pot-themed license plate auction, and it will go until April 20, the unofficial holiday celebrating cannabis use.All signs show this auction could see Rocky Mountain high revenues. Previous...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green.Colorado is with phrases like “BONG,” “GANJA,” “HEMP” and “ISIT420.” The revenue from these extremely obvious nods to all things cannabis will go to the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis’ office told CNN. This is the committee’s first ever pot-themed license plate auction, and it will go until April 20, the unofficial holiday celebrating cannabis use.All signs show this auction could see Rocky Mountain high revenues. Previous...WW…

(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden faces a wildly daunting first 100 days in office.On the heels of , Biden  that his team will help get "at least 100 million Covid vaccine shots into the arms of the American people in the first 100 days." It will be a massive undertaking, which he acknowledged Tuesday."This will be the most efficient mass vaccination plan in US history. I credit everyone who has gotten us to this point, but developing the vaccine is one herculean task," Biden said. "Distributing it is another."This is on top of his pending nationwide 100-day mask mandate. Read...…(CNN)President-elect Joe Biden faces a wildly daunting first 100 days in office.On the heels of , Biden  that his team will help get "at least 100 million Covid vaccine shots into the arms of the American people in the first 100 days." It will be a massive undertaking, which he acknowledged Tuesday."This will be the most efficient mass vaccination plan in US history. I credit everyone who has gotten us to this point, but developing the vaccine is one herculean task," Biden said. "Distributing it is another."This is on top of his pending nationwide 100-day mask mandate. Read...WW…

(CNN)At 25 years old, Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member of Congress in modern history, according to US House records. CNN projects the Republican will beat Democrat Moe Davis for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, once held by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Cawthorn, a political newcomer and staunch conservative, pulled off a surprise primary victory over a candidate backed by President Donald Trump. New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez was previously the youngest elected member in modern history at 29 years, 2 months and 22 days in 2018.The...…(CNN)At 25 years old, Madison Cawthorn will become the youngest member of Congress in modern history, according to US House records. CNN projects the Republican will beat Democrat Moe Davis for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, once held by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Cawthorn, a political newcomer and staunch conservative, pulled off a surprise primary victory over a candidate backed by President Donald Trump. New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez was previously the youngest elected member in modern history at 29 years, 2 months and 22 days in 2018.The...WW…

(CNN)All four congresswomen known as -- Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts -- have won reelection, CNN projects.Since taking office in January 2019, the lawmakers, all women of color, have electrified the left's progressive base and lit up social media, but have also attracted controversy and the ire of President Donald Trump.None of the incumbents faced significant challenges in their first reelection bids this year. Ocasio-Cortez will win reelection to New York's 14th Congressional District...…(CNN)All four congresswomen known as -- Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts -- have won reelection, CNN projects.Since taking office in January 2019, the lawmakers, all women of color, have electrified the left's progressive base and lit up social media, but have also attracted controversy and the ire of President Donald Trump.None of the incumbents faced significant challenges in their first reelection bids this year. Ocasio-Cortez will win reelection to New York's 14th Congressional District...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Former Vice President took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US-Canada border that is among the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known.The ballots were cast in the minutes after midnight, becoming some of the first cast and counted on .By tradition, all eligible voters gather in the storied “” at The Balsams resort in Dixville Notch to once polls open at midnight. Once every ballot is cast, votes are tallied and results announced – hours before...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Former Vice President took all five of the votes cast for president in Dixville Notch, a tiny New Hampshire township along the US-Canada border that is among the first places in the country to make its presidential preference known.The ballots were cast in the minutes after midnight, becoming some of the first cast and counted on .By tradition, all eligible voters gather in the storied “” at The Balsams resort in Dixville Notch to once polls open at midnight. Once every ballot is cast, votes are tallied and results announced – hours before...WW…