How Has Donald Trump Survived?  —  DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES  —  Inside the Struggle to Stop a President  —  When a Republican-led Senate committee issued a nearly 1,000-page report in mid-August that detailed the prodigious extent of the contacts between Russian officials and members …

Man under investigation in fatal shooting of right-wing demonstrator in Portland was outside mayor's condo night before with daughter  —  Michael Reinoehl in front of Ted Wheelers residence, August 28, 2020  —  Michael Forest Reinoehl, the 48-year-old man under investigation …

Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage  —  Daniel Thompson, an editor at The Kenosha News, resigned over a headline that highlighted a speaker who made a threat during a peaceful protest.  —  A journalist resigned on Saturday from his job at The Kenosha News …

Biden: Trump is “rooting for chaos”  —  Joe Biden on Monday gave his most forceful counterargument to President Trump on the issue of law and order, arguing in Pittsburgh there would be more violence in America if the president is re-elected.  —  What he's saying: “You know me.  You know my heart.

Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns  —  A little-known office in the Justice Department has lost its long-time chief.  —  Current and former national security officials are raising concerns over Attorney General William Barr's recent decision …

As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden  —  The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …

New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials  —  One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing …

White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show  —  Senior Trump administration officials in June privately warned seven states about dangerous coronavirus outbreaks that put them in the highest risk “red zone” while publicly dismissing concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 …

U.S. Faces A ‘Perfect Storm’ Of Political Violence Heading Into November Election  —  There have been nearly 11,000 demonstrations in the U.S. this summer — as well as a rising tide of state repression and vigilante violence.  —  Law enforcement and other authorities used force while intervening …

HHS bids $250 million contract meant to ‘defeat despair and inspire hope’ on coronavirus  —  As the presidential election fast approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services is bidding out a more than $250 million contract to a communications firm as it seeks to “defeat despair and inspire hope” …

From students to our coach, one last huge hug for Big John Thompson  —  From the front row of the Seattle Kingdome on April 2, 1984, Georgetown students felt like we too were being hugged by John Thompson Jr.  —  First, the huge coach hugged Fred Brown, the hug that brought a great story full circle.

EXCLUSIVE: Alice Johnson Accosted By Demonstrators Outside White House  —  Alice Johnson was accosted by demonstrators outside the White House following her appearance at the Republican National Convention (RNC), the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from COVID-19.  FaceTiming with his family kept him alive  —  As Mark Mothersbaugh lay in a Cedars-Sinai hospital bed in early June after contracting the novel coronavirus, a ventilator tube snaking into his throat to help him breathe, the Devo cofounder …

In Steve Bannon Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails  —  Documents found in email accounts will be used to help link the president's former aide to a fraudulent scheme to build a border wall, the government said.  —  Federal prosecutors have seized “voluminous” emails and other communications …

Trump Books Keep Coming, and Readers Can't Stop Buying  —  White House memoirs, journalistic exposés, full-throated defenses of the president: Publishers are producing books for every partisan and wondering if the gravy train ends on Election Day.  —  Since it was released in May …

E.P.A. Relaxes Rules Limiting Toxic Waste From Coal Plants  —  The agency weakened Obama-era rules meant to keep metals and other pollution out of rivers and streams, saving industry tens of millions of dollars.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday relaxed strict Obama-era standards …

Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’  —  “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now,” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, formerly a close friend of Melania Trump.

In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent  —  Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born.  But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.

Trump's vile tweetstorm reveals the ugly core of his ‘law and order’ campaign  —  “Law and order” without the rule of law is neither “law” nor “order.”  And any news organization that uncritically describes President Trump's reelection campaign as premised on “law and order” appeals …

EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Stalking, Threatening Devin Nunes' Wife, An Elementary School Teacher  —  A California man was arrested earlier this month for sending threatening messages to Elizabeth Nunes, wife of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), who is the ranking member on the powerful House Intelligence committee …

A 26-year-old film editor's descent into coronavirus vaccine conspiracy theories  —  It began as a freelance job.  Micah Conrad would wake up midmorning, check his email and begin downloading videos that had arrived while he slept.  He would brew coffee, drinking it on the narrow patio …

Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted  —  A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward.

Hawaii Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Back-channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Foreign National to China  —  An American businesswoman with international ties pleaded guilty today for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign …