Who's on the attack in the third Democratic debate?  Live tracker  —  Follow our live-updating graphic showing which candidates are attacking other candidates, and which are attacking President Trump.  —  Vice President Joe Biden had a target on his back at the second presidential debate in July.

Andrew Yang announces $120,000 giveaway during debate  —  Presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced at Thursday night's debate that his campaign will randomly select 10 families and give them a total of $120,000 over the next year as part of a pilot program for his universal basic income plan.

Man Trump once called ‘my African American’ leaves Republican Party  —  Gregory Cheadle, the black man President Donald Trump once described at a rally as “my African American,” is fed up.  —  After two years of frustration with the president's rhetoric on race and the lack of diversity …

US attorney recommends proceeding with charges against McCabe, as DOJ rejects last-ditch appeal  —  U.S. Attorney Jessie Liu has recommended moving forward with charges against Andrew McCabe, Fox News has learned, as the Justice Department rejects a last-ditch appeal from the former top FBI official.

O'Rourke's debate-stage vow: 'Hell yes, we're going to take your AR-15'  —  Arguing for a mandatory buyback of assault weapons, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke declared during Thursday night's presidential debate, “Hell yes, we are going to take your AR-15, AK-47.”

On Shaun King  —  Integrity.  —  A movement is only as strong as its integrity.  Part of our collective work is to protect this integrity, even when, or especially when, doing so is uncomfortable or hard.  It is in this spirit that I write, to address a lapse in integrity within …

For Military Personnel, Trump's Turnberry Hotel Is ‘Better Than a Tent’  —  TURNBERRY, Scotland — The middle-aged golfers had finished their last single-malt whiskeys late one night this July, and the bartenders were closing up.  —  Then a bus pulled up to the Trump Turnberry hotel …

Sebastian Gorka and Michelle Malkin warn that “Soros-allied organizations” are working toward “demographic conquest”  —  Trump administration hopes to catch media flat-footed in pushing far-right lawyer toward lifetime judgeship  —  Wash. Post pushes Trump's spin as he makes America's waterways dirtier

Ted Cruz eyes the White House: ‘I hope to run again’  —  When the Texas Republican ran in 2016, it was 'the most fun I've ever had in my life,' he said.  At Thursday's Monitor Breakfast, the senator also talked guns and the ‘purpling’ of Texas.  —  Loading...  WASHINGTON

U.S. Deficit Tops $1 Trillion in First 11 Months of Fiscal Year, Treasury Says  —  The deficit, up 19% compared with a year ago, has exceeded $1 trillion for the first time since 2012  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. budget gap widened to more than $1 trillion in the first 11 months of the fiscal year …

Where are we on impeachment?  —  CNN reports on the House Judiciary Committee's vote on impeachment rules, “Thursday's vote, which does not need to be approved by the full House, gives Nadler the ability to deem committee hearings as impeachment hearings.  It allows staff to question witnesses …

Exclusive: How John Roberts killed the census citizenship question  —  Washington (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote against President Donald Trump's attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, but only after changing his position behind the scenes …

Israel accused of planting mysterious spy devices near the White House  —  The U.S. government concluded within the past two years that Israel was most likely behind the placement of cellphone surveillance devices that were found near the White House and other sensitive locations around Washington …

Christine Blasey Ford's Father Supported Brett Kavanaugh's Confirmation  —  After Christine Blasey Ford publicly alleged that Brett Kavanaugh tried to rape her, her father repeatedly communicated to Kavanaugh's father that he supported Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

The Suburban Vote Isn't as Blue as It Looks  —  My colleague, David Wasserman wrote a (typically) insightful analysis on GOP state Sen. Dan Bishop's narrow win in Thursday's special election in North Carolina's 9th district.  His main conclusion was that the special election continued …

Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In emails to his colleagues over the years, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr has denigrated students and staff at the Christian university he runs …

EXCLUSIVE SURVEY: Democrats Lead Trump in Key Swing States  —  Firehouse/0ptimus September General Election Poll: Slight Majority Say Trump's Deception on Hurricane Dorian “A big deal”  —  Each quarter this year, we have surveyed 2020 general election voters to gauge public opinion heading into 2020.

Mitt Romney says he doesn't plan to endorse anyone in 2020  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said Thursday that he's planning to withhold his endorsement in the 2020 race both in the primary and in the general election, underscoring the uneasy relationship between …

MIT President: Oh Yeah, We DID Cover Up Epstein's Donations  —  In fact, he wrote an Epstein a thank you note for one gift.  Even if he doesn't remember it.  —  The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is admitting that not only did the school hide donations from Jeffrey Epstein …