Nora Dannehy, top aide to John Durham's Trump-Russia investigation, quietly resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr  —  Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned …

Trump officials interfered with CDC reports on Covid-19  —  The health department's politically appointed communications aides have demanded the right to review and seek changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly scientific reports charting the progress of the coronavirus pandemic …

Trump Onslaught Against Biden Falls Short of a Breakthrough  —  President Trump has leveled scathing law-and-order attacks on Joseph Biden for weeks.  But a new poll shows Mr. Biden ahead in three states Mr. Trump hopes to pick up, and maintaining a lead in Wisconsin.  —  THE NEW YORK TIMES / SIENA COLLEGE POLL

Collins won't say in debate who she'll vote for in November  —  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrat Sara Gideon sought to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins, of Maine, with President Donald Trump during their first debate Friday night, and she demanded several times that Collins say whether she'll vote …

New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump falls 10 points behind Biden amid reports he misled Americans about COVID-19 and disparaged U.S. soldiers  —  Donald Trump has fallen further behind Joe Biden following bombshell reports that the president knowingly misled Americans about the dangers of COVID-19 …

‘A huge risk’: Trump's allies can't sway him on mail-in voting  —  For a few weeks, Donald Trump's advisers had seemingly gotten through to him — the president was finally encouraging his supporters to vote by mail, at least some of the time.  —  On-message Trump didn't last long.

Peter Thiel Met With The Racist Fringe As He Went All In On Trump  —  The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency.  Now what does he have to show for it?  —  Copy  —  Four years ago, billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel …

Dozens missing as firefighters battle two large Oregon fires  —  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the suburbs of Portland, and the governor said dozens of people are missing in other parts of the state.

Tape shows: ethically, CNN chief a little shaky  —  A conversation between Jeff Zucker and former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen removes all doubt: our hated president is a beloved commodity to network executives  —  America this week is obsessing about conversations between Donald Trump and Washington Post legend Bob Woodward.

“He Had a Twisted Umbilical Cord to Trump”: Michael Cohen's Daughter Reflects On His Time With the President, and Becoming Trumpworld “Collateral Damage”  —  Samantha Cohen never liked Donald Trump—especially after her dad paid the price for spending years by his side.

College students admitted to police they had COVID-19.  They threw a house party anyway.  —  More than 1,100 students at Miami University in Ohio have tested positive for coronavirus since mid-August.  But even after testing positive, a group of students was caught on camera hosting …

Democrat Van Ausdal abruptly bows out of race against Marjorie Taylor Greene  —  Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal abruptly ended his longshot campaign for Congress on Friday against Marjorie Taylor Greene, a move that gave the controversial Republican an even clearer shot at a seat in the U.S. House.

Theranos' Holmes May Pursue ‘Mental Disease’ in Her Defense  — Ex-CEO charged with fraud turns to expert on violence, trauma  — Judge rules Holmes must also be examined by government experts  —  Former Theranos Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Holmes is exploring a …

‘Be a Good Boy’: Lawsuit Graphically Accuses Fox News Star Andrew Napolitano of Sexual Assault  —  Warning: details included in this story are graphic.  —  Former judge and current Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano was sued for sexual assault, battery and intentional infliction …

Utah Jazz's Quin Snyder donated to Burgess Owens, who has criticized the NBA and Black Lives Matter  —  Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder gave two donations worth $500 each to Burgess Owens, the Republican candidate in Utah's tight 4th Congressional District race.

Biden's transition team, fearing Trump's moves, sets massive fundraising goal  —  Joe Biden's transition team has expanded its fundraising goal far beyond what Hillary Clinton raised in 2016, anticipating that, should they prevail in November, the Trump administration could actively work …

Voters have made up their minds  —  The 2020 presidential election features a pared-back pool of undecided voters after four years of a highly controversial and media-saturated presidency.  —  Why it matters: Entrenched views mean there's less reason for campaigns to try to change voters' minds …

Democratic insiders set up a ‘war room’ to quickly kill the filibuster  —  WASHINGTON — Democratic insiders are assembling a coalition behind the scenes to wage an all-out war on the Senate filibuster in bullish anticipation of sweeping the 2020 election and passing an ambitious progressive agenda.

Trump looks west, eyeing new paths to White House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing for new roads to reelection, President Donald Trump will go on offense this weekend in Nevada, a state that hasn't supported a Republican presidential candidate since 2004.  —  Trump will plunge head-on into a battle …

Afghanistan Peace Talks Open in Qatar, Seeking End to Decades of War  —  The Afghan government and the Taliban are finally coming to the table, after repeated delays.  But the violence continues, and the challenges are vast.  —  DOHA, Qatar — The Taliban and the Afghan government began historic peace talks …

After Social Media Post Raises Questions, GOP State Senator Defends QAnon Conspiracy Theory  —  A Republican state senator in Connecticut is facing questions after a photo posted on social media showed his vehicle with a sticker that is a nod to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement.

QAnon Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator  — Popular aggregator site received millions of monthly visitors  — Qmap.pub's creator is known online only as ‘QAppAnon’  —  A popular website for posts about the conspiracy group QAnon abruptly shut …

‘Need Something Different’: Portland Mayor Bans Tear Gas Usage By Police Amid Over 100 Days Of Rioting  —  Democratic Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Thursday banned the use of tear gas on rioters in the Oregon city.  —  Wheeler, who is also the Portland police commissioner …

Soldier receives Medal of Honor after helping save 70 captives from execution by Islamic State  —  The team of elite U.S. Army soldiers had already freed dozens of captives at the Islamic State compound when an urgent plea crackled over the radio: Another team nearby on the roof of a burning building …

Starting Trouble With Times Media Columnist Ben Smith “I like asking weird, awkward questions that don't necessarily make me seem like a good person.”  —  Puckish chaos agent" is how Charlie Warzel describes his former BuzzFeed News boss and current New York Times colleague Ben Smith. "

As wildfires rage, false antifa rumors spur pleas from police  —  Police and local officials on the West Coast are battling multiple raging fires.  They're also fighting a wave of misinformation from false rumors spread in neighborhood Facebook groups and on far-right websites that antifa activists were setting the blazes.