Senator Thom Tillis linked to new scandal forcing postmaster general's staff to donate to his campaign: report  —  The Washington Post reported allegations against Postmaster General Louis Dejoy in a report in which former employees of his claim they were forced to donate to Republican candidates and were given bonuses for doing so.

Journalists Aren't the Enemy of the People.  But We're Not Your Friends.  —  President Trump will try to put the media on the ballot, and reporters face the increasing temptation to posture for those most eager to oust him.  —  The worst thing about being a reporter in the age of Donald Trump is …

Trump, under fire for alleged comments about veterans, has a long history of disparaging military service  —  As Donald Trump laid the groundwork in 1999 to run for president as the Reform Party candidate, he made a little-remembered attack on the person he saw as a rival in a possible general election campaign: Republican John McCain.

Michael Cohen's Book Says Trump Held ‘Low Opinions of All Black Folks’  —  The president's former fixer describes him as a mob boss figure who made racist insults, was driven by hatred for President Barack Obama and engaged in underhanded tactics against opponents.

Hospital: Russia's Alexei Navalny out of coma, is responsive  —  BERLIN (AP) — Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's condition has improved, allowing doctors to take him out of an induced coma, the German hospital treating him said Monday.  —  Navalny, a fierce …

More Than Ever, Trump Casts Himself as the Defender of White America  —  Presenting himself as a warrior against identity politics, the president has increasingly made appeals to the grievances of white supporters a centerpiece of his re-election campaign.  —  WASHINGTON — After a summer …

Swamp creature at the White House  —  For all my criticism of President Trump, I've got to be honest — I loved the fireworks.  —  Fireworks swirled around the Washington Monument after Trump accepted the GOP nomination on the White House lawn on August 27.  They spelled “TRUMP” in the night sky.

Last year, he was the country's top military officer.  Now, he is retired on the South Shore.  —  Joe Dunford wore the Marine Corps uniform for 42 years, but the retired four-star general has swapped the battle space in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as political skirmishes in Washington, for a South Shore home a block from the ocean.

Bay Ridge Couple Forced Off NYC Ferry In Handcuffs Over Refusal To Wear Masks  —  A Brooklyn couple was pulled from a city ferry in handcuffs on Saturday night after refusing the captain's order to wear a mask or leave the boat.  The husband and wife, who were headed home to Bay Ridge …

San Francisco gym owners livid after discovering gyms in government buildings have been opened for months  —  Gyms within government buildings in San Francisco have been open for months, despite privately owned establishments being ordered to close due to the coronavirus.

White House has talked to VA secretary about taking Pentagon job if Trump fires Esper … WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has long been unhappy with Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and White House officials have talked to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie about taking the top Pentagon job …

UK plan to undermine withdrawal treaty threatens Brexit trade talks  —  Internal market bill to override parts of N Ireland protocol as Johnson says sides should move on if no deal by Oct 15  —  The UK is planning new legislation that will override key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement …

Scoop: Kevin McCarthy warns Trump's war on mail could screw GOP  —  House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy is privately encouraging voting by mail and warned President Trump the party could be “screwed” by his fight against mail-in voting.  —  The big picture: “We could lose based on that …

Belarus protests: Maria Kolesnikova ‘detained by masked men’  —  Witnesses in Belarus say they saw a leading opposition figure being bundled into a minibus in Minsk and driven away, according to local media.  —  Police have denied detaining Maria Kolesnikova in the Belarusian capital, Interfax news agency reports.

The Union Difference  —  How one of America's strongest locals protects workers in the pandemic  —  A strong union actually helps management be more efficient because it precludes low-road strategies.  —  If you haven't read a lot of labor history or lived through the golden age …

New York coronavirus infection rate stays below 1% for a month  —  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Sunday that the state's coronavirus infection rate has remained below 1% for 30 days and COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped to 410 — the lowest since March 16.

Why Biden could still lose the suburbs to Trump  —  A raft of recent polls suggest Donald Trump's law-and-order rhetoric, amplified by the Republican National Convention and turmoil in Kenosha, Wis., is doing little to cut into Joe Biden's lead.  —  But in swing state suburbs …

Trumps on the Couch  —  Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man  —  In 1996, at a boozy lunch in Manhattan, a Connecticut lawyer was told about the Trump Organization's “punishment room” by an Atlantic City lawyer who said that he had represented Donald Trump's casino interests.

Colleges Send Students Home as Outbreaks Worsen.  Are They Creating a New Coronavirus Threat?  —  Some experts say asymptomatic students could infect their families and communities, but schools fear devastating outbreaks  —  Administrators at California State University, Chico …

Trump and allies ratchet up disinformation efforts in late stage of campaign  —  For President Trump and his allies, it was a week spent spreading doctored and misleading videos.  —  On Aug. 30, the president retweeted footage of a Black man violently pushing a White woman on a subway platform under …

Biden's lead over Trump is the steadiest on record  —  (CNN)New CBS News/YouGov polls reveal that former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his grip on the 2020 race for president.  —  Biden's up 52% to 42% over President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally, and he has a 50% to 44% edge …