Most voters don't see Trump and Biden as mentally fit to be president, new poll shows  — A majority of voters in six swing states consider President Trump and Joe Biden mentally unfit to be president, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.  — At the same time …

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 …

Treasury Sanctions Russia-Linked Election Interference Actors  —  Washington - Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four Russia-linked individuals for attempting to influence the U.S. electoral process.  Russia uses a variety of proxies …

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 …

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 …

Voter Doubt of 2020 Outcome Possible  —  Trump statements about the military show little impact on the race  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden is seen as more respectful of American troops than Donald Trump, but recent news stories about this issue have not impacted the overall race for president.

On Cameo, Joe Arpaio welcomed a furry convention to Arizona.  Hours later, he learned what it was  —  It seems former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has found a new gig after another unsuccessful bid for public office.  —  Unsurprisingly, it's in front of the camera.

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.

AARP Poll: Biden, Trump Neck and Neck Among Arizona Voters  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are locked in a statistical dead heat among likely Arizona voters, a new AARP public opinion survey finds.  The poll also shows that Democrat Mark Kelly has a slim lead …

$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.

Trump ad touting ‘great American comeback’ features foreign stock footage  —  The campaign has used similar images in its ads before.  —  A new ad released by President Donald Trump's reelection campaign that looked to capitalize on the August jobs report to portray the country as being in the middle of a …

'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.

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 …

CNN's Jake Tapper urged Republican Sean Parnell not to run against Democrat Rep. Conor Lamb  —  ‘I was trying to talk you into running in a safer R district!  Lol,’ Tapper wrote  —  EXCLUSIVE: CNN anchor Jake Tapper tried to convince Republican Sean Parnell not to run against incumbent Democrat …

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 …

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.

Most approve of Whitmer's handling of pandemic, Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll finds  —  Despite opposition rallies at the Capitol, legal challenges and recall efforts, a majority of Michigan voters approve of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's job performance and handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Detroit News-WDIV-TV poll.

Despite judge's order, plans being made for census layoffs  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Even though a federal judge ordered the U.S. Census Bureau to halt winding down the 2020 census for the time being, supervisors in at least one California office have been instructed to make plans …

CNN to host town hall with Joe Biden  —  (CNN)CNN will host a town hall with 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden next week, the network announced Thursday.  —  The town hall will take place on September 17 at 8 p.m. ET in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and will be moderated by CNN's Anderson Cooper.

Megyn Kelly Launches Independent Media Company, Will Start Podcast … Megyn Kelly isn't on a mainstream news outlet at present, but that isn't going to keep her from broadcasting. … Kelly will launch Devil May Care Media, a production company that will back podcasts and other shows built around …

Stunning new disclosures blow huge holes in Trump's Potemkin facade  —  President Trump's argument for reelection has two fundamental pillars.  First, his handling of the pandemic was uniformly stupendous, vanquished the coronavirus to the point where it's largely behind us and revealed …

‘We all do stupid things at 17’: Donald Trump Jr. speaks about Kenosha protest shootings  —  MILWAUKEE -While speaking about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of a third during unrest in Kenosha, Donald Trump Jr. said, “We all do stupid things at 17.”

‘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 …