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

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 …

‘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.

Debunked ‘Antifa’ Wildfire Rumors Spread on Facebook Overload 911, Spur Calls to Violence  —  By Thursday evening, more than 10 percent of Oregon's 4.2 million residents were under an evacuation order, according to state estimates.  Uncontained wildfires fueled by sustained global heating …

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 …

Afghanistan, Taliban launch US-brokered peace talks  —  Historic peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government kicked off Saturday in Qatar in the hopes of crafting a unity government in Afghanistan and ending years of war that have killed or displaced millions.

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 …

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 …

Ex-Felons in Florida Must Pay Fines Before Voting, Appeals Court Rules  —  In a reversal, a court said Floridians who had completed sentences for felonies must pay fines and fees before voting.  The State Constitution was amended in 2018 to restore their rights.

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 …

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 …

Biden's transition team, wary of Trump and Covid-19, 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 …

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.

Nicholas Kristof: Trump bragging about protecting Saudi Crown prince over Khashoggi's murder ‘breaks my heart’  —  Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The New York Times, who had known Jamal Khashoggi for more than 15 years, tells Ali Velshi that he is “outraged” …

End the Nobel Peace Prize  —  Trolls are a Scandinavian invention, straight from the frigid sagas of Norse mythology, but Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian parliamentarian, swears that he is not one.  Observers of his antics this week could be forgiven for thinking otherwise.

Pretty Babies  —  Well, I watched Cuties so you don't have to.  I don't like people condemning something without having seen or read it.  So I saw it last night.  It's almost as bad as you think, and Netflix deserves all the grief it's taking over the thing.

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.

‘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 …

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.

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 …