Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’  —  When President Donald Trump canceled a visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris in 2018, he blamed rain for the last-minute decision, saying that “the helicopter couldn't fly” and that the Secret Service wouldn't drive him there.

Former Michigan governor Rick Snyder: I am a Republican vote for Biden  —  Forty-four years ago, I celebrated my 18th birthday at the 1976 Republican National Convention as part of Gerald Ford's national youth group.  At that convention, I had the honor to watch two great leaders in action — Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.

What's the worst that could happen? … We wanted to know: What's the worst thing that could happen to our country during the presidential election?  President Trump has broken countless norms and ignored countless laws during his time in office, and while my colleagues and I at the Transition …

Cooper Leads for Guv, Tight Senate Race, Prez in Play  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden and Donald Trump are separated by a negligible 2-point margin among all registered voters in North Carolina according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll, while the U.S. Senate race is even tighter.

Pelosi and Mnuchin agree on plan to avoid government shutdown  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have tentatively agreed to use a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, according to Capitol Hill aides.

The Truth, and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies  —  For the better part of my adult life, every move I've made, every relationship I've formed, has been rooted in the napalm toxic soil of lies.  —  Not just any lies.  —  To an escalating degree over my adult life, I have eschewed …

Russia is ‘amplifying’ claims of mail-in voter fraud, intel bulletin warns  —  Bulletin: “Russian malign influence actors” targeted absentee voting process.  —  Russia has sought to “amplify” concerns over the integrity of U.S. elections by promoting allegations that mail-in voting will lead …

Ex-NRA insider speaks out: Gun owners should be ‘horrified’ by what I saw  —  In an exclusive interview, Joshua Powell breaks ranks with the NRA.  —  A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book …

Gardner ‘Flatly Outnumbered’ by Independents as He Seeks Re-Election in Colorado Senate Race  —  Hickenlooper holds 29-point lead over GOP incumbent with unaffiliated voters, who make up more than 40% of the state's electorate … Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner has a math problem.

Police used ‘spit hood’ on Black man who died of asphyxiation: What we know about Daniel Prude's death  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A 41-year-old Black man died in March after being forcibly restrained by police officers.  —  Daniel Prude, who suffered from acute mental health problems …

Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks  —  The attorney general is said to have set a deadline over the objections of career lawyers who say they need more time to build the case.  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to bring an antitrust case …

Ann Romney will join Michelle Obama on TV to get out the vote  —  Ann Romney will team up with Michelle Obama on prime-time television to encourage people to vote this fall.  —  The former first lady and Romney — whose husband, Sen. Mitt Romney, lost the 2012 race to former President Barack Obama …

Seven in 10 new coronavirus cases are emerging in red states  —  For the first time, red counties are seeing as many new cases as blue ones.  —  It's hard to overstate the extent to which the coronavirus pandemic has been saturated with partisan politics.  Simple recommendations like wearing …

Facebook Moves to Limit Election Chaos in November  —  The social network said it would block new political ads in late October, among other measures, to reduce misinformation and interference.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on any confusion about the November election …

Nate Silver's Latest Shows Biden Is Headed for a Very Bad November  —  Nate Silver, the popular statistician and data geek who publishes his predictions for political outcomes throughout the country has released some new findings for the November Presidential Election and the news for Team Biden isn't great.

Trump's Tactic: Sowing Distrust in Whatever Gets in His Way  —  From business competition in New York to President Barack Obama's birthplace to mail-in voting, President Trump's goal has been to undermine the opposition and leave people uncertain about what to believe.

HHS Secretary Azar says Nov. 1 coronavirus vaccine deadline has ‘nothing to do with elections’  — “It has nothing to do with elections.  This has to do with delivering safe, effective vaccines to the American people as quickly as possible and saving people's lives,” Azar said.

Facebook Said It Removed A Militia Event Page Threatening Violence In Kenosha.  It Didn't.  —  Sandra Fiehrer thought she was helping Facebook enforce its own rules when she reported “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property,” an event being organized on the social network for the evening of Aug. 25 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say  —  The package being pushed by the Trump White House — which could shift the military balance in the Middle East — includes an electronic warfare plane, the EA-18G Growler.  —  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …

I'm Doomsday Prepping for the End of Democracy  —  Even if Trump loses, there's no guarantee we'll make it to the other side.  —  To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.  —  My wife, Helen, and I got into a quarrel …

White House: Trump to release list of potential Supreme Court nominees after Labor Day  —  White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday that President Trump in the coming weeks will issue an updated list of conservative justices he would consider for future Supreme Court nominations.

Biden jokes that Kenosha audience would ‘shoot me’ if he didn't wrap up his remarks  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared to joke on Thursday that if he spoke any longer about his plan to increase taxes on the wealthy “he'll shoot me,” as he addressed a group of Kenosha, Wis., residents after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

It's not just Trump.  All Republicans must go.  —  The argument for keeping House and Senate Republicans rests on the premise they somehow lack the disqualifying characteristics (e.g., congenital lying, racism, constitutional illiteracy, conspiracy-mongering) that addle President Trump.  Think again.

[Click to read the Sheriff's Office response to the Times]  —  The Sheriff's Office said its program was designed to reduce bias in policing by using objective data.  And it provided statistics showing a decline in burglaries, larcenies and auto thefts since the program began in 2011.