Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt  —  Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, told a Facebook audience without evidence that left-wing hit squads were being trained for insurrection, and he accused C.D.C. scientists of “sedition.”

‘Like an Experimental Concentration Camp’: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center  —  Several legal advocacy groups on Monday filed a whistleblower complaint on behalf of a nurse at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center documenting …

Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says  —  A Virginia man who responded to a Craigslist ad seeking actors to play FBI agents quickly discovered he'd been roped into yet another Wohl/Burkman hoax  —  A supposed FBI raid of a home …

DPS: Attorney General reported hitting a deer, but man's body discovered the next morning  —  South Dakota's attorney general reported hitting a deer Saturday night but actually hit and killed a man whose body wasn't discovered until the next morning, the Department of Public Safety said Monday morning.

Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Green Party presidential ticket is ineligible for state ballot  —  The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Green Party presidential ticket is ineligible to appear on the state ballot, a relief for state and local election officials who feared an addition …

In exclusive interview, Trump slams Sisolak, defends indoor rally  —  President Donald Trump is interviewed by the Las Vegas Review-Journal outside a campaign rally at Xtreme Manufacturing in Henderson, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020.  (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Life on Venus?  Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds  —  The detection of a gas in the planet's atmosphere could turn scientists' gaze to a planet long overlooked in the search for extraterrestrial life.  —  High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life.

Justice Department internal watchdog is investigating Roger Stone's sentencing, say sources  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General has begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, a longtime friend …

Is the Mail Getting Slower?  We're Tracking It  —  In July and August, when a public outcry rose over late mail, there was indeed slower delivery from the United States Postal Service.  —  Since then, on-time delivery of the mail has improved slightly.  But for first-class mail …

The president who says the coronavirus will go away makes the same prediction about global warming  —  There are a range of policy issues on which President Trump's approach varies dramatically from that of his opponent in this year's presidential contest, former vice president Joe Biden.

Alexander Vindman: Trump Is Putin's ‘Useful Idiot’  —  Shortly after midnight on June 17, 1972, an unusually attentive security guard named Frank Wills discovered an unlocked door in the garage of the Watergate office complex.  A piece of tape had been placed over the latch.

‘Nothing more could have been done’: Trump's final phone call to Woodward  —  Washington (CNN)On August 14, the coronavirus pandemic was on fire in the US.  More than 168,000 Americans had died, with more than 1,300 deaths that day alone.  But when President Donald Trump called legendary …

L.A. deputies tackled and arrested a reporter.  Her videos contradict their claims about the incident.  —  As Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies tackled Josie Huang to the street on Saturday night, the reporter for NPR affiliate KPCC screamed repeatedly she was a journalist.

“I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation  —  Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been undermining elections and political affairs around the world, according to an explosive memo sent …

The People v. Donald J. Trump The criminal case against him is already in the works — and it could go to trial sooner than you think.  —  The defendant looked uncomfortable as he stood to testify in the shabby courtroom.  Dressed in a dark suit and somber tie, he seemed aged, dimmed, his posture noticeably stooped.

Biden leads Trump 67-30 among Jewish voters, survey finds  —  (JTA) — A survey of Jewish voters shows 67 percent plan to vote for Joe Biden in November and 30 percent plan to vote for Donald Trump.  —  The numbers in the survey released Monday by the Jewish Electorate Institute broke …

Two major Antarctic glaciers are tearing loose from their restraints, scientists say  —  Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers already contribute 5 percent of sea-level rise  —  Two Antarctic glaciers that have long kept scientists awake at night are breaking free from the restraints that have hemmed them in …

Judge strikes down Pennsylvania virus policies  —  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size limits on gatherings and ordered “non-life-sustaining” businesses to shut down are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday.

Navalny, Awake and Alert, Plans to Return to Russia, German Official Says  —  Mr. Navalny talked with a German prosecutor about being poisoned.  Word of his improvement came as France and Sweden confirmed that he had been sickened by Novichok, a Russian nerve agent.

President Donald Trump Expands Executive Order Defunding International Planned Parenthood  —  President Donald Trump took another step to defund the abortion industry Monday through a new proposed rule to expand the Mexico City Policy.  —  The pro-life policy has been in place during …

Dismay as huge chunk of Greenland's ice cap breaks off  —  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An enormous chunk of Greenland's ice cap has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic, a development that scientists say is evidence of rapid climate change.  —  The glacier section that broke off is 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles).

Biden campaign adds more staff in Texas  —  The campaign has added 13 more members to its team in Texas, where polls continue to point to a close race against President Donald Trump.  —  Copy link  —  Joe Biden's campaign is expanding its staff in Texas, bringing on 13 more people …

Netanyahu offsets historic UAE, Bahrain accords with Israel's return to COVID lockdown  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was balancing his greatest achievement against his greatest failure as he arrived in Washington on Monday.  —  Why it matters: Netanyahu on Tuesday will be among …

“If You Aren't Making News, You Aren't Governing”: Matt Gaetz on Media Mastery, Influence Peddling, and Dating in Trump's Swamp  —  In a new book, the congressman who could only have ascended in Donald Trump's shadow lays out his strategy: make friends with the makeup artist.  Always be on air.

Censoring Scott Atlas Should Be The Last Straw For Big Tech's Censorship  —  Google-owned YouTube removed video of a presidential advisor discussing COVID-19 lockdowns.  Anti-trust action and legislation must cap this abuse of power.  —  If the coronavirus pandemic has proved anything …