Republicans push false election-fraud claim in Newsom recall

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<p>With polls indicating that Governor Gavin Newsom is likely to win the recall election in California, some Republicans are trying to taint the results preemptively. <a href="https://apple.news/AkQT2-98IRzGc4FAYBdWRVQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> is out with a story about how several GOP members are pushing a familiar campaign strategy: refusing to accept the final result if they lose.</p> <p>Progressives are calling for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire. But the 83-year-old tells <a href="https://apple.news/AA6GKRTPDTwGS7DfFNWkUSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> and the <a href="https://apple.news/A5QmmLfjHQhuPNCR6pDjqRw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> he intends to do so on his own terms, and that many factors will play into the decision.</p> <p>Hurricane Ida was the most severe storm to hit Louisiana since Katrina more than a decade ago. The <a href="https://apple.news/A5Nn6Ls50TZ-aEGSlUNiBiA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> spoke with members of a tribal community on the coast who are struggling to rebuild after the storm without power and water.</p> <p><em>Jeopardy</em> makes an awkward return in its 38th season. The <a href="https://apple.news/ApHUbqf-tTf-QyYhDnK82lg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why this week&rsquo;s episodes will be hosted by the recently ousted Mike Richards.</p>