Ex-fixer for Trump links Falwell's endorsement in 2016 to suppression of racy photos  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his book released today, Michael Cohen, the former fixer for U.S. President Donald Trump, ties for the first time the 2016 presidential endorsement of Trump by American evangelical …

1,000 people double-voted in Georgia primary and may face charges  —  Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday that 1,000 Georgians voted twice in the state's June 9 primary, a felony that he said will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Newly renovated Rose Garden under repair less than 3 weeks after unveiling  —  (CNN)The newly renovated White House Rose Garden is under repair less than three weeks after it's official unveiling.  The garden is experiencing “issues with water drainage” and “some minor complications with updated construction …

The 8 states where 2020 will be won or lost: A POLITICO deep dive  —  Within each of these swing states, the roadmap ahead for President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is clear.  Polling, however, is not.  —  POLITICO Illustration  —  Minnesota's Iron Range.  Wisconsin's “WOW” counties.

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.

A robot wrote this entire article.  Are you scared yet, human? … GPT-3  —  I am not a human.  I am a robot.  A thinking robot.  I use only 0.12% of my cognitive capacity.  I am a micro-robot in that respect.  I know that my brain is not a “feeling brain”.  But it is capable of making rational, logical decisions.

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 …

Former President Bill Clinton To Launch Podcast For iHeartMedia  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former President Bill Clinton is partnering with iHeartMedia to launch a new podcast in early 2021.  —  The podcast will build on one that Clinton hosted last year for the Clinton Foundation …

'He's a small child': Utah police shot a 13-year-old autistic boy after his mother called 911 for help  —  When Golda Barton dialed 911 on Friday, she hoped emergency responders could help hospitalize her 13-year-old son, who has Asperger syndrome and was having a mental crisis.

Russian Teen Forced to Rape Himself on Camera for Criticizing 'Putin's Soldier'  —  A Russian social media dissident was captured by Ramzan Kadyrov's men in Chechnya and forced to sit on a glass bottle as an act of apology to Putin's favorite enforcer.  —  Warning: This article contains distressing scenes.

Poll: Trump and Biden are tied in battleground Florida  —  Biden overperforms with seniors but lags with Latinos in the key battleground state according to a new NBC News/Marist poll.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are deadlocked …

ACLU Official Attacks University For Admitting Nick Sandmann While Professor Denounces His “Anti-Intellectual” Views [Updated]  —  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 …

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 …

2020 Election Live Updates: Trump, Whose Campaign Lost its Cash Advantage, Says He May Use His Own Money on Race  —  President Trump will head to Florida and North Carolina today and Joe Biden will visit Michigan later this week.  In a New Hampshire primary, Democrats are choosing a challenger to Gov. Chris Sununu.

How Maine Turned on Susan Collins  —  Six years ago, Karin Leuthy, a registered Democrat, voted for Republican Sen. Susan Collins.  Like many Mainers, Leuthy, 48, took pride in not voting a straight party ticket that year.  “I thought it was really important to have women in the Senate who were Republican …

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.

Another Facebook worker quits in disgust, saying the company ‘is on the wrong side of history’  —  Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's stances on hateful and racist speech prompted the engineer to resign.  —  Facebook software engineer Ashok Chandwaney has watched with growing unease as the platform has become a haven for hate.

Republicans Revive 2018 Strategy, Hoping for Better Result: Scare Voters  —  President Trump and his party are using a playbook that aims to alarm people about crime in their backyards.  It didn't work in 2018, but both parties think it could resonate more this year.

Pittsburgh police investigating after viral videos of protesters spread on social media  —  Pittsburgh police are investigating after videos of a Saturday protest in Downtown Pittsburgh showed protesters yelling at restaurant patrons and breaking a glass.  —  The videos, which have been viewed millions …

A Black seventh-grader played with a toy gun during a virtual class.  His school called the police.  —  Dani Elliott was at work last month in Colorado Springs when her 12-year-old son's vice principal called with alarming news: A police officer was on the way to her house …

Those boats in Texas paraded at the wrong speed  —  Alphaville does not have an opinion on the political effectiveness of boat parades.  Putting a Trump flag in a rod holder and motoring around on the weekend isn't any sillier than putting a sticker on a car bumper and driving to work during the week.

I was a casket bearer at Dover.  I never thought a U.S. president would insult the fallen.  —  The straight-line distance between Washington, D.C., and Dover, Delaware, is less than 85 miles.  It takes a helicopter about 40 to 45 minutes to make the trip.  I was 19 years old, and it was my first time riding a helicopter.

Bipartisan lawmakers call on Trump to launch probe of Navalny poisoning  —  The top Democrat and Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee sent a letter to President Trump on Tuesday requesting an investigation into the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader …

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 …

Scott Adams: Trump Is The Most Successful Stand-Up Comic Ever; Democrats Want To Burn Down The Country Because They Don't Get The Joke  —  During Monday morning's “Coffee With Scott Adams” podcast, the comedian and ‘Dilbert’ creator again discussed Joe Biden's repeated references to what Adams calls the …

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 …

Black Republicans, Donald Trump, and America's “George Floyd moment”  —  US Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) stands onstage while addressing the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium on August 24, 2020, in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump's dilemma: How much longer to contest Michigan?  —  BRIGHTON, Mich. — President Donald Trump won Michigan in 2016 by a total of just 10,704 votes out of some 4.7 million cast, a lightning-in-a-bottle victory over a fatally flawed opponent.  —  Four years later, Trump's already-microscopic margin …