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?

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 …

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 …

Senior DHS official alleges in whistleblower complaint that he was told to stop providing intelligence analysis on threat of Russian interference  —  A senior Department of Homeland Security official alleges that he was told to stop providing intelligence analysis on the threat of Russian interference …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

$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.

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 …

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.

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

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:

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 …

‘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 …

AP Exclusive: Pence to attend event hosted by QAnon backers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and top officials from President Donald Trump's campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser next week hosted by a couple who have expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory …

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 …