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.

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 …

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.

How Daniel Prude suffocated as Rochester police restrained him  —  A Black man died of asphyxiation earlier this year after Rochester police officers trying to take him into protective custody pinned him to the ground while restraining him.  —  The incident occurred in March …

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.

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.

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 …

Active shooter drills are meant to prepare students.  But research finds ‘severe’ side effects.  —  A few things go through Tim Tredwell's mind when he's in the middle of an active shooter drill, leading his physical education class into the locker room at John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River, Connecticut.

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!”

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.

President suggests voters should attempt to cast ballot twice in interview with WECT's Jon Evans  —  “Let them send it in and let them go vote,” said President Trump, encouraging voters to test the system; Voting more than once is illegal  —  WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WECT's Jon Evans spoke …

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.

How to Stop a Police Pullback  —  This article is a collaboration between The Atlantic and ProPublica.  —  Across the United States, cities are experiencing turbulence and a rise in gun violence following the protests against abusive policing sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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 …

'Can you imagine if we're waiting on Pennsylvania?':  State Dems scramble to avoid voting fiasco  —  PHILADELPHIA — With concerns about an Election Day debacle rising in this critical swing state, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf privately convened a group of Philadelphia Democrats recently …

Trump and Top Aides Ditch Masks After Saying Patriots Wear Them  — President didn't wear mask at convention or on recent travel  — New Trump adviser downplays masks despite widespread consensus  —  Donald Trump and his top aides are conducting near-daily public events without wearing masks …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Wirecard and me: Dan McCrum on exposing a criminal enterprise  —  Intimidation, surveillance and conspiracy theories: inside the FT's five-year investigation of a billion-dollar fraud  —  January 30 2019: it was mid-afternoon on a grey Wednesday in London when a dozen or so anonymous Twitter bots burst into life.

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.