In Bob Woodward's ‘Rage,’ a Reporter and a President From Different Universes  —  What would it take at this point, amid the crush of books about the Trump White House — after the Mueller report and an impeachment trial and now the coronavirus pandemic — for a revelation about the president to be truly surprising?

Exclusive: Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian …

How McConnell is maneuvering to keep the Senate in GOP hands — and navigating Trump  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was on a mission.  It was late February, and two vulnerable Republican senators facing voters this fall were pushing a bill that had generated opposition …

The Post-Labor Day Sprint, Part Two: The Electoral College  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Joe Biden is better positioned to win the presidency than Donald Trump, but it would be foolish to rule out another Trump upset.  — Trump's potential winning map would look a lot like 2016 …

South Carolina 3rd grade teacher, 28, dies from COVID-19  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina third grade teacher who was last in her classroom less than two weeks ago has died from COVID-19, officials at the Richland 2 School District said Wednesday.

$2,933 for 'Girl's Night': Medicaid chief's consulting expenses revealed  —  When Seema Verma, the Trump administration's top Medicaid official, went to a reporter's home in November 2018 for a “Girl's Night” thrown in her honor, taxpayers footed the bill to organize the event: $2,933.

U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady Last Week  —  Jobless claims are nearly four times levels seen before the coronavirus upended the economy in March  —  U.S. unemployment claims held steady at 884,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, a sign the labor-market recovery …

Large network of Facebook pages circulates voting misinformation from obscure right-wing website  —  Facebook has permitted a large network of Facebook pages and groups — with names like Trump's Deplorable Army, To The Death Media, and One Angry Conservative — to spread disinformation …

'We're No. 28!  And Dropping!'  —  A measure of social progress finds that the quality of life has dropped in America over the last decade, even as it has risen almost everywhere else.  —  To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Most Americans support athletes speaking out, say anthem protests are appropriate, Post poll finds  —  As a new National Football League season prepares to kick off Thursday night, a majority of Americans, including a majority of football fans, say it is acceptable for professional athletes …

‘I want to be in the Trump party’: GOP rides voter registration surge in key state  —  PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump has trailed Joe Biden in virtually every poll in Pennsylvania this year.  —  But there's a more tangible piece of data in the state that tells a different story …

Swept up in the federal response to Portland protests: 'I didn't know if I was going to be seen again'  —  Videos obtained by The Washington Post show agents' tactics during Trump operation … PORTLAND, Ore. — The protest outside Portland's federal courthouse had died down by 3:40 a.m. on July 29 …

Honoring The Dishonorable, Part 2: The Dishonorable Living  —  In my previous essay, I argued—with some help from Adam Smith's moral psychology—that political life typically includes an excessive eagerness to admire and celebrate the powerful, to overstate the moral merit of those who rule, and to understate their moral faults.

How Trump Could Win Pennsylvania Again  —  Can rural Democrats forestall a landslide?  —  Mr. Sokolove is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine.  —  Rick Ainey lives on the northern tier of Pennsylvania, near the New York border in a region known as the Endless Mountains.

Trump's overtures struggle to register with religious voters  —  He recently renewed his promise to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood.  He drew bipartisan praise for brokering an agreement that's expected to boost Israel's influence in the Middle East.

Election live updates: Trump heading to Michigan; Biden seizes on coronavirus revelations in new book  —  President Trump is heading Thursday to Michigan, a key battleground state in the Rust Belt, a day after Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, delivered a scathing rebuke of his economic stewardship from a union hall there.

This Republican Party Is Not Worth Saving  —  I was a Republican for most of my adult life.  I came of political age in 1980, and although I grew up in a working-class Democratic stronghold in Massachusetts, I found a home in Ronald Reagan's GOP.  Back then, the Republicans were a confident …

Scarcity of key material squeezes medical mask manufacturing  —  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Rachel Spray is still grieving the loss of her fellow nurse who died after being exposed to the novel coronavirus at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center.  Now, as she stands in front of the gleaming glass …

Pelosi Statement on Revelations that Trump Covered Up COVID-19 Threat  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on President Trump's conversation with Bob Woodward, revealing the President was aware of the deadly nature of the coronavirus early this year and hid it from the public:

Ohio governor refutes ‘crazy, ridiculous internet rumor’ about forcing kids into FEMA concentration camps  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine took time during his COVID-19 briefing Tuesday to address and refute a “crazy, ridiculous internet rumor” that he authorized the forced separation …

Postal Service governors back Louis DeJoy, say they are ‘thrilled’ with his performance  —  The board met privately with the embattled postmaster general, who has drawn criticism for his cost-cutting agenda, mail slowdowns and questions about political fundraising

Former DNI Daniel Coats criticizes suspension of in-person briefings to Congress on election security  —  Daniel Coats, a former head of the intelligence community, warned Wednesday that the Trump administration's move to roll back in-person briefings to Congress on foreign threats …