'I saved his a—': Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, according to Woodward's new book  — President Donald Trump bragged to the veteran journalist Bob Woodward that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

Expanding our policies to further protect the civic conversation  —  The conversation happening on Twitter is never more important than during elections.  Twitter is where people come to hear directly from elected officials and candidates for office, it's where they come to find breaking news …

Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly apologizes for racist joke  —  Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly apologized on Thursday for an offensive comment he made two years ago while joking about the physiological changes his twin brother experienced after spending a year in space.

Bob Woodward and the Nihilism of “LOL Nothing Matters” Republicans  —  Real people are dying.  Real people are hurting.  And all of this matters.  —  It was getting late on a balmy Charleston January night and we were all a few beers deep.  Earlier in the evening we had learned that Jon Huntsman …

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.

A pandemic, a motel without power and a potentially terrifying glimpse of Orlando's future  —  KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Rose Jusino was waking up after working the graveyard shift at Taco Bell when a friend knocked on her door at the Star Motel.  The electric company trucks were back.

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.

QAnon Key Figure Revealed as Financial Information Security Analyst from New Jersey  —  A Logically investigation identifies a key QAnon figure as New Jersey resident Jason Gelinas.  The investigation ties QAnon properties to a company owned by Gelinas, an information technology specialist …

'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.

$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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Police shot Portland slaying suspect without warning or trying to arrest him first, witness says  —  When police last week surrounded Michael Forest Reinoehl, a self-described anti-fascist suspected of fatally shooting a member of a far-right group in Portland, Ore., the wanted man wasn't obviously armed …

Rick Perry's Ukrainian Dream  —  Stay up to date with email updates about WNYC and ProPublica's investigations into the president's business practices.  —  Rick Perry came to Washington looking for a deal, and less than two months into his tenure as energy secretary, he found a hot prospect.

Seven reasons to vote every Republican out of office  —  There are no innocent Republicans running for reelection to the House or Senate.  Their grievous misdeeds, whether of commission or omission, were intentional.  Their desire to maintain their good standing in the Trumpified Republican Party …

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 …

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 …

How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election—and Shaking the Foundation of American Democracy  —  Kelly Ferro is a busy mom on her way to the post office: leather mini-backpack, brunet topknot, turquoise pedicure with a matching ombré manicure.

China bars media coverage of Disney's ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash  — Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co's release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film's links with the Xinjiang region, four people familiar with matter told Reuters.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Trump ally, faces toughest reelection challenge in S.C.  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — With lightning flashes of a South Carolina summer thunderstorm blazing the sky behind him last month, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R) unleashed an angry and sometimes profane, if contrived, case for reelection.

The Supreme Court Decides Who Is a Woman  —  'That's The Whole Ad': Dem Rep. Max Rose Cuts Fifteen-Second Video Calling De Blasio ‘The Worst Mayor in the History of New York City’  —  Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on COVID Relief Bill's Prospects, Prompting White House to Consider More Executive Orders