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10.15am BST
You’re going to be hearing the phrase “25th amendment” a lot today. Here’s a reminder of what section 4 of it says:
Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.
9.56am BST
Adam Gabbatt in New York has more for us on how that alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer unravelled. He writes:
“Snatch and grab, man,” Adam Fox told an FBI informant in July. “Grab the fuckin’ governor. Just grab the bitch. Because at that point, we do that, dude – it’s over.”
Fox, from Michigan, is now facing a potential life sentence, along with five other men, for an elaborate plan to kidnap the state’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and put her on trial for “treason”, according to the FBI.
Related: How the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor unravelled
9.48am BST
“When I put my hand on the Bible, and took the oath of office 22 months ago, I knew this job would be hard. But I’ll be honest, and never could have imagined anything like this.”
Those are the words of Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer yesterday, responding to the development that six people links to a rightwing militia group have been charged with a plot to kidnap her. She had strong words for the president.
Just last week, the President of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups. ‘Stand back and stand by’ he told them. ‘Stand back and stand by’. Hate groups heard the President’s words, not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry. As a call to action.
You saw what the head of the FBI said a couple of days ago. He said the greatest terrorist threat in America is from white supremacists. Why can’t the president just say, stop, stop, stop, stop, and we will pursue you if you don’t.
9.39am BST
Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of US politics for Friday. As we close in on the election, the day is likely to continue to be dominated by speculation about the president’s health. Here’s a quick catch-up of where we are, and a little of what we might expect to see today…