Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states  —  Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.  —  Support for reelecting Trump falls below his 2016 vote share in each state.

Gov. Cuomo says: Trump ‘better have an army’ to protect him if he comes to NYC  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday all but threatened President Trump's safety if he returns to New York City in a rant responding to an exclusive story by The Post that Trump is looking to pull federal funds from “lawless” cities including New York.

CNN Poll: Biden's lead persists post-conventions  —  After two political conventions unlike any the United States had seen before, Joe Biden maintains an advantage over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.Among registered voters, 51% back Biden, 43% Trump.

Speaker Pelosi calls salon visit a ‘set-up,’ refuses to apologize  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to apologize Wednesday for her controversial visit to a San Francisco hair salon, calling it “a set up” and suggesting that she had been tricked by the business owner.

Sanders Says Trump Joked About Her ‘Taking One for the Team’ With Kim Jong-un  —  Sarah Huckabee Sanders writes in a new book that after Mr. Kim winked at her, President Trump joked that “you're going to North Korea,” “your husband and kids will miss you, but you'll be a hero to your country!”

Devin Nunes May Be Trump's ‘Person’ Who Witnessed the Antifa Plane ‘Firsthand’  —  The mega-loyalist Nunes was seemingly the first person in Trumpworld to publicly float the rumor of a plane full of geared-up antifa soldiers—days before the president spread it.

HIS BROTHER CALLED FOR HELP AFTER HE WAS ACTING STRANGELY.  POLICE KNELT ON HIM UNTIL HE WAS BRAIN DEAD.  —  Body camera video shows that Daniel Prude was complying with police when they knelt on his back and pushed his face to the ground for so long that he stopped breathing.

GOP Rep. Clay Higgins Threatens To Shoot Armed Protesters: 'I'd Drop Any 10 Of You'  —  His social media post, which was removed by Facebook, had a photo of armed Black men.  —  Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) said he'd be more than willing to shoot any armed demonstrators in Louisiana …

First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota  —  The case, involving a biker in his 60s, is one of at least 260 infections traced to the event last month where many declined to wear masks.  —  A Minnesota biker who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally …

Disdain for the Less Educated Is the Last Acceptable Prejudice  —  It's having a corrosive effect on American life — and hurting the Democratic Party.  —  Mr. Sandel is a political philosopher.  —  Joe Biden has a secret weapon in his bid for the presidency: He is the first Democratic nominee …

Kristen Welker, Co-Anchor Weekend TODAY, White House Correspondent, NBC News  —  Thursday, October 22, Belmont University, Nashville, TN  —  Fahrenkopf, Ridings and Wollack said that, “We are grateful to these experienced journalists, who will help ensure that the general election presidential …

Woman assaults 12-year-old boy in Boulder over Trump yard sign, police say  —  Boulder police are investigating a report that a 12-year-old boy was assaulted over a President Donald Trump yard sign.  —  According to Boulder police, the assault occurred at 3 p.m. Monday at Folsom Street and Glenwood Drive.

Trump, state and nat'l GOP sue to stop all-mail ballots in MT  —  The Trump campaign, national Republicans and the Montana Republican Party filed suit Wednesday to overturn Gov. Steve Bullock's August order allowing Montana counties to conduct the Nov. 3 election with mail ballots.

Presidential Race Tightens  —  Democrats lead in other state contests  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 4-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.  Among likely voters, the race is a tight 1 to 3 points …

Barr says “epidemic” of police brutality against Black people is “false narrative”  —  Attorney General Bill Barr denied Wednesday that there are “two justice systems” for Black and white people in the U.S., claiming in a wide-ranging interview on CNN that the idea that there is an “epidemic” …

C.D.C. Tells States How to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccine by Early November  —  As Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios to state public health officials for an unidentified “Vaccine A” and “Vaccine B.”

IRS Chief Makes More Than $100,000 Per Year Off Trump Property, Documents Show  —  The commissioner of the IRS—who is responsible for releasing President Trump's tax returns to Congress—owns two rental properties at the Trump International Waikiki that he profits off of while in office …

St. Louis mayor temporarily relocates following protests at her home  —  ST. LOUIS — Mayor Lyda Krewson has temporarily relocated after a string of protests at her Central West End home.  —  The mayor on Wednesday confirmed that she and her husband, former television reporter Mike Owens …

Biden posts stunning monthly cash haul: $365 million  —  Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee reported raising a record $365 million in August, surprising even seasoned party fundraisers and putting to rest fears that President Trump would drown him in campaign spending.

5 mistakes that can disqualify your November mail ballot and how to avoid them  — More states and counties than ever are allowing Americans to vote from home with a paper ballot mailed to their house this fall.  — But voting by mail can be more prone to human error than voting in person …

Byron York's Daily Memo: Trump in Kenosha  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  TRUMP IN KENOSHA.  President Trump wasn't on the ground in Wisconsin for very long, but it was long enough to show …

Covid-19 has killed more police officers this year than all other causes combined, data shows  —  By one estimate, coronavirus deaths among law enforcement are likely to surpass those of 9/11  —  In a speech this week in Pittsburgh, Joe Biden linked the Trump administration's mismanagement …

Design your own scenario  —  Choose a group and see how it could impact the election.  The gray zoneon the controls represents shifts from 2016 to 2020 that are most plausible, based on historic results. … BIDEN  —  TRUMP  —  This analysis helps illustrate a long-running argument …

Trump melts down after Lincoln Project ad mocks his RNC TV ratings: ‘We have FAR more people!’  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw a tantrum about a new Lincoln Project ad that mocked him for scoring lower television ratings for the Republican National Convention than Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Perry: Systemic racism isn't real, Black deaths sensationalized  —  Systemic racism doesn't exist and there is “more to the story” of George Floyd's death, U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said Wednesday in the midst of nationwide racial unrest over the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police.

Prince Harry and Meghan Sign Megawatt Netflix Deal  —  Six months after ceasing to be working members of the British royal family, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are Hollywood producers.  —  LOS ANGELES — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, having resettled in California, on Wednesday unveiled new Hollywood careers.

The small effects of political advertising are small regardless of context, message, sender, or receiver: Evidence from 59 real-time randomized experiments  —  1Department of Political Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.  —  2Department of Political Science, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.

Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says  —  (CNN)The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration …