How Trump's Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage  —  Five months ago, President Trump's re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s.  The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated.

Michael Cohen explains why Trump likes Putin, and what Trump really thinks of his supporters  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is an authoritarian, racist sexual predator, according to a new book by his former lawyer and confidant, who says Trump admires ruthless dictators and openly mocks …

Why Disney's new ‘Mulan’ is a scandal  —  The most devastating part of “Mulan,” Disney's much-anticipated live-action remake of the 1998 animated film, isn't the story.  It's the credits.  The film retells the ancient Chinese tale of Hua Mulan, a filial daughter who dresses as a man to join the army …

John Bolton denies claim Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France: ‘Simply false’  —  ‘The main issue was whether or not weather conditions permitted the president to go’  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton disputed the main thesis of The Atlantic's recent report alleging …

Video shows USPS mail being dumped in a California parking lot.  A postal union says USPS employees weren't involved  —  CNN obtained surveillance video from a Glendale, California, spa showing bags of mail being dumped in a parking lot earlier this month  —  (CNN)Bags of mail were dumped …

The Left Secretly Preps for MAGA Violence After Election Day  —  DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS  —  The progressive coalition Fight Back Table has been meeting to game out what happens if Joe Biden doesn't win by a landslide.  It's not pretty.  —  Last week, a coalition of leading progressive groups gathered …

Senate returns with a path to nowhere on coronavirus aid  —  The Senate returns from its August recess Tuesday with no signs of progress on a new coronavirus relief package — and only days to reach a deal before lawmakers head back home to campaign.  —  Despite weeks of high-level talks between …

House Oversight Committee will investigate Louis DeJoy following claims he pressured employees to make campaign donations  —  House Democrats are launching an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and called for his immediate suspension following accusations that he reimbursed former employees …

Hundreds of Americans Planted ‘Chinese Mystery Seeds’  —  What I learned by reading thousands of internal emails about the Chinese mystery seeds.  —  Jason Koebler  —  In late July, America was briefly enthralled with “Unsolicited Seeds from China,” which started showing up in mailboxes in all 50 states.

Several deaths have been connected to protests, but the story is more complicated  —  Personal disputes and looting linked to some of the deaths.  —  The images are stark — people clashing with police, buildings on fire, vandalism, shootings and even killings.

Trump's Net Worth Drops $600 Million In A Year To $2.5 Billion  —  Senior editor at Forbes, covering Donald Trump's business.

DeSantis itching to reopen just about everything but Florida's government  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to reopen Florida to help the state emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, but the government he oversees remains largely closed.  —  There hasn't been an in-person Cabinet meeting since February.

Missouri Statewide General Election Survey Results  —  We Ask America, a nationally recognized polling firm, today released its second statewide survey analyzing the Missouri Presidential and Gubernatorial races this November and gauged voters' attitudes toward protesting that has occurred in cities across the country.

ACLU Official Attacks University For Admitting Nick Sandmann While Professor Promises To Monitor His Conduct  —  I have previously written, as a long supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), about my concern over how the venerable group has changed under its current leadership …

At Least 37 Million People Have Been Displaced by America's War on Terror  —  A new report calculates the number of people who fled because of wars fought by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.  —  At least 37 million people have been displaced as a direct result of the wars fought …

Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Former officials critical of Trump are ‘disgruntled employees’  —  Sanders spoke in an exclusive interview with ABC's “Good Morning America.”  —  Former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday in an exclusive interview …

President Trump Autographed Bible for Sale  —  Here's a shocker for 54 percent of the country ... President Trump opened a Bible (that's not the shocker), signed his name in it, and now the good book could now be worth nearly $40k.  There it is.  —  Yes, as Trump would almost certainly put it …

Julian Assange warned by judge after outburst during extradition trial  —  WikiLeaks founder told he faces removal after interjection during lawyers' exchange  —  Julian Assange has been warned by the judge in his extradition case that he could be removed from court with the case continuing …

The Finance 202: Publicly, Biden promises a Wall Street crackdown.  Privately, his camp is offering reassurance.  —  With 56 days until the election, not even Joe Biden's supporters know what his victory would mean for Wall Street.  —  Even after building a 36-year track record of service in Washington …

‘Not The Same Joe Biden’: White House Stenographer Says Former VP's ‘Mental Acuity’ Has Deteriorated  —  Joe Biden's former White House stenographer said the vice president's public speaking ability has deteriorated significantly since leaving office to the point where he's “not the same Joe Biden.”

“He Is Throwing Gasoline on a Fully Raging Fire”: Trump's Kid-Glove Handling of White Supremacists Could Create a Home-Grown Crisis  —  The Trump White House has always given white supremacists a pass, say former administration officials.  But as tensions rise in the wake of more police violence …

Joe Biden is beefing up his campaign in Georgia  —  Joe Biden's campaign is expanding its footprint in Georgia with 10 additional staffers for the final stretch of the presidential race.  —  The 10 operatives will join a small campaign apparatus in Georgia that launched in July with the hire of five well-known strategists.

For the First Time, America May Have an Anti-Racist Majority  —  After George Floyd was killed, Donald Trump sensed an opportunity.  Americans, anguished and angry over Floyd's death, had erupted in protest—some set fires, broke the windows of department stores, and stormed a police precinct.

Something's Happening Here: Democrats laying foundation for action with their post-Election Day doomsday warnings  —  In Politico interview, Bernie leaves open the option of calling his supporters into the streets.  —  Democrats are setting the stage for something, what it is isn't yet exactly clear.

Gerald Shur, Architect of Witness Protection Program, Dies at 86  —  As a young Justice Department lawyer investigating the mob, he realized more witnesses might talk if they weren't afraid of being killed.  —  Gerald Shur, who realized that witnesses would be more likely to testify …