Trump said it was a lot easier to pay off Stormy Daniels than Melania: Michael Cohen  —  Additional excerpts from Michael Cohen's tell-all book are being leaked ahead of the release on Wednesday.  One key excerpt from Cohen was when he had President Donald Trump sign hush-money checks …

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 …

The legal lines Louis DeJoy's alleged campaign contribution reimbursements may have crossed  —  Campaign finance laws are set up to prevent precisely what former employees of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy allege he did in a new Washington Post report: lean on employees to donate money …

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 …

Belarus opposition leader seized on Minsk street, local media says  —  MOSCOW — Maria Kolesnikova, one of three Belarus women who ran the opposition campaign against longtime authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko, was detained by a group of unknown men and shoved into a van Monday morning …

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 …

Donald Trump Is the Trojan Horse  —  Joe Biden isn't the one being controlled by crazy extremists.  —  Recently, Donald Trump was asked about his party's embrace of QAnon, whose followers believe that Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres, the Dalai Lama, Hillary Clinton, and George Soros are all involved …

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.

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 …

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 …

Everyone Knows It's True  —  As Trump vehemently disputes reports that he has disparaged veterans, some silences speak loudly.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  Donald Trump generates a lot of noise.  He talks.  He tweets.  He is echoed and amplified by a vast claque, on TV and online …

What Young, Healthy People Have to Fear From COVID-19  —  The White House's new science adviser says: nothing.  The science disagrees.  —  Staff writer at The Atlantic  —  A new philosophy of COVID-19 is circulating through the Republican Party and conservative media.

‘A tale of 2 recessions’: As rich Americans get richer, the bottom half struggles  —  The path toward economic recovery in the U.S. has become sharply divided, with wealthier Americans earning and saving at record levels while the poorest struggle to pay their bills and put food on the table.

Trump likely can't win without veteran support  —  Goldberg: There's a sense of horror about the way Trump acts  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has been on the defensive since Thursday over an article in The Atlantic magazine that alleged, among other things, that he used derogatory language about fallen US soldiers.

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.

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.

Trump Boat Parade On St. Croix River Causes Capsizing  —  MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A boat parade in support of President Donald Trump Saturday on the St. Croix River left more than one homeowner contending with property damage.  —  Keith Smith lives on the river in River Falls, Wisconsin.

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 …

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.

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 …

In Year of Voting by Mail, a Scramble to Beef Up In-Person Voting, Too  —  Communities are running short on time to hire poll workers and reconfigure in-person voting to make it safe during a pandemic.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Unnerved by the difficulties of voting amid a pandemic and faced …

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 …

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 …