Biden Leads But Many Anticipate Secret Trump Vote  —  Democrat strong in swing counties; close House ballot  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 13 point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.

Kevin Stitt ‘pretty shocked’ to be first governor to test positive for COVID-19 … OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed Wednesday.  —  The news comes after the state recently reopened but is seeing record spikes in cases.

Anthony Fauci has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on: Peter Navarro  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on.  —  In late January, when I was making the case on behalf …

The White House Called a News Conference.  Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue.  —  The president spoke in the Rose Garden for 63 minutes.  He spent only six of those minutes answering questions from reporters.  —  WASHINGTON — In theory, President Trump summoned television cameras …

Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem  —  MIAMI — President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric against mail-in voting is causing a big problem for Florida Republicans, who once dominated the practice here.  —  So the state GOP came up with a solution …

Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Opinion Post  —  In a letter posted online Tuesday, she cites “bullying by colleagues” and an “illiberal environment.”  —  Bari Weiss, a writer and editor for the opinion department of The New York Times, has resigned from the paper, citing “bullying by colleagues” and an “illiberal environment.”

Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.  —  Online profiles describe him as a coffee lover …

The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility  —  I must admit that I had not gotten around to actually reading Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility until recently.  But it was time to jump in.  DiAngelo is an education professor and—most prominently today—a diversity consultant who argues …

Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data  —  Hospitals have been ordered to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all patient information to a central database in Washington, raising questions about transparency.

GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud  —  The first sign of trouble came in December 2019, when the Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Rep. Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) listed a UPS Store on his election documents and voter-registration form as his residential address.

Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns  —  The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records.  —  Days after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a defeat to President Trump …

64 Videos Show the N.Y.P.D. Meeting Protesters With Fists, Clubs and Body Slams  —  The videos below contain scenes of graphic violence.  Scroll to watch or skip ahead.  —  Punches, tackles, beatings and shoves.  —  At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter marches in New York City …

Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia.  We tried that.  It was a disaster.  —  Putin doesn't want a constructive relationship with the United States.  He just wants to beat us.  —  There has been justifiable outrage after news reports surfaced about Russian intelligence services paying the Taliban …

Walmart will start requiring all customers to wear masks  —  New York (CNN Business)Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is the latest national chain to require all customers to wear masks.  —  The change will start next week.  Starbucks (SBUX)said last week that it will require customers …

CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Mark Meadows  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Washington—President Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows appears to have violated the Hatch Act twice during separate interviews with Fox News, according to a complaint sent today to the Office of Special Counsel …

President Trump's ‘dysfunctional’ upbringing created ‘dangerous situation’ for America, niece claims  —  Mary Trump says Donald and siblings were taught to view people as “expendable.”  —  President Donald Trump grew up in a “dysfunctional” family that believed “money stood in” …

MSNBC Host Joy Reid Faces Revived Libel Claim Upon Big Appellate Decision  —  MSNBC's Joy Reid, who just a week ago earned a promotion to nightly news anchor, is on the losing end of a big appellate decision that will shape the rules of many cases involving free speech.

Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everybody.  Please.  I hope it's not too hot.  But it's pretty warm.  Thank you.  —  So, we've had a big day in the stock market.  Things are coming back, and they're coming back very rapidly — a lot sooner than people thought.

Alabama Gov. Ivey issues statewide mask mandate in public spaces, beginning Thursday  —  After days of an “alarming” upward climb in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday she will enforce a statewide mask order.  —  The move was an about-face …

Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization …

The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens  —  Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13.  —  “Have a nice time getting banned, my dude,” Army recruiter and gamer Joshua “Strotnium” David told me right before he booted me from the US Army's Twitch channel.

The rise and humiliating fall of Jeff Sessions, a cautionary tale for other Republicans  —  If there was one establishment figure in Washington who understood Trumpism, it was Jeff Sessions.  But Sessions is also the Washington figure who most clearly paid a political price for not seeming loyal enough to President Trump.

‘God Has a Mission for Me’: Roger Stone Tells CBN News He's Not Out for Revenge, But On a New Path  —  WASHINGTON - Now that Roger Stone is no longer going to jail, the former political consultant has quite a few people to thank.  Donald Trump is right at the top of the list …

Missouri governor says Trump is ‘getting involved’ in case of St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters  —  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that President Trump would be “getting involved” in the case of the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at a group of protesters passing outside …