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.

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.

[COMMENTARY] Don't Look Now, but Democrats Are in... Array?!  —  Editor's Note:  —  I am truly honored to reproduce this article, originally published on the MeidasTouch website.  The article was written by Adam Parhomenko and Sam Youngman.  If I have to tell you who these gentlemen are …

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.

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.

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.

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!”

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 …

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 …

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.

Trump promised a 350-ship Navy.  China actually built it.  —  President Trump has been publicly promising to build a 350-ship U.S. Navy since his 2016 campaign and he's still campaigning on it.  He will end his first term failing to achieve that goal.  But according to the Pentagon, China did it — on Trump's watch.

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.”

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Seattle man arrested by feds for threatening to blow up Portland police station espoused Antifa beliefs  —  A Seattle man who espoused support for Antifa causes has been arrested and federally charged for threatening to blow up a Portland police station with a bomb.

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 …

We Can Solve the Coronavirus-Test Mess Now—If We Want To  —  The key to taming the pandemic will be both a new commitment to “assurance testing” and a new vision of what public health really means.  —  To get out of this pandemic, we need fast, easy coronavirus testing that's accessible to everyone.

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 …

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.

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.