How it happened: Inside Biden's search for a running mate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out.  —  The Michigan governor had caught the interest of Joe Biden and his vice presidential vetting committee, who were drawn to her prominence in a crucial battleground state …

Greene wants to be ‘worst nightmare’ of Democrats.  She could also haunt Georgia GOP  —  ROME - Many top Georgia Republicans have watched with dread - but took little action - as Marjorie Taylor Greene rose from longshot candidate to the cusp of Congress.  Shortly after her victory …

‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks  —  On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work.  His order, which also applies to visitors to the sheriff's office …

2020 Election Forecast  —  Latest forecast of the 2020 presidential election between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden by Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight

Trump Has Nearly Eliminated Intelligence Briefings From His Schedule Entirely  —  A HuffPost analysis finds the president has averaged less than one a week since July 1, after the public learned of Russian bounties on murdered U.S. soldiers.  —  WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's interest …

Postal Workers Decry Changes And Cost-Cutting Measures  —  Toggle more options  —  Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plans to shake up the agency are gathering opposition from some of its workers.  —  The U.S. Postal Service has had financial problems for years.  It lost $9 billion last year.

White House clarifies limits of jobless aid plan as talks with Congress dim  —  Unemployment benefit will be $300 per week, not the $400 Trump promised on Saturday  —  President Trump's senior aides acknowledged on Tuesday that they are providing less financial assistance for the unemployed …

Minnesota's Ilhan Omar easily wins against well-funded challenger  —  Somali-American legislator expected to return to Congress in November representing a heavily Democratic district.  —  Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American member of the US Congress, survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge …

Kennedy allies sweat as Massachusetts Senate race tightens  —  BOSTON — Joe Kennedy was once thought to be such a lock to defeat Sen. Ed Markey that there was widespread speculation in Massachusetts that Markey might just retire to avoid a humbling end.  —  But Markey is piling up endorsements …

“. . . All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”: An Open Letter to Gen. Milley  —  If the commander in chief attempts to ignore the election's results, you will face a choice.  —  Dear General Milley:  —  As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, you are well aware of your duties in ordinary times …

‘This Is All Beyond Stupid.’ Experts Worry About Russia's Rushed Vaccine  —  Vaccines are among the safest medical products in the world — but only because of the intense rigor of the clinical trials that test their safety and effectiveness.  —  When Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday …

Coronavirus-Hit State Budgets Create a Drag on U.S. Recovery  —  Aid to states and cities is a sticking point as talks in Congress bog down over next round of stimulus  —  WASHINGTON—Spending cuts by state and local governments grappling with the coronavirus pandemic pose a headwind …

Belarus election: Police use live fire on protesters in Brest  —  After a third night of protests in Belarus, the interior ministry says police fired back with live bullets when they came under attack in the southwestern city of Brest.  —  Demonstrators with metal rods targeted officers …

Biden's Veep Creeps  —  Ole Grandpa Badfinger has made a choice, and it was more complicated than his usual choice of what flavor of mush he's having for breakfast.  He had to choose a vice-presidential running mate, and as people who are smarter than me about such things have observed, he had no good choices.