In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration's pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was …

The whiny core of Trumpism  —  Few Trump White House members have survived the administration's tumult as well as Peter Navarro.  The economics professor and failed California political candidate is officially the director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy; unofficially …

Two L.A. County sheriff's deputies expected to survive attack amid intense manhunt for shooter  —  Two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot in what authorities described as an ambush attack are expected to survive amid an intense manhunt for the gunman captured on video firing inside …

The Intercept Promised to Reveal Everything.  Then Its Own Scandal Hit.  —  Internal documents show how a source ended up in jail — and the fallout in the newsroom.  —  Where were you when you first heard about the Snowden leak?  —  The huge breach of the National Security Agency's …

Goodbye, readers, and good luck — you'll need it  —  It's time to quit.  Since coming to Washington in 1969 as a young reporter, I have written, by my crude calculation, about 2 million words, most of them columns for The Post, Newsweek and the National Journal.

‘This is f—ing crazy’: Florida Latinos swamped by wild conspiracy theories  —  MIAMI — George Soros directs a “Deep State” global conspiracy network.  A Joe Biden win would put America in control of “Jews and Blacks.”  The Democratic nominee has a pedophilia problem.

Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa  —  The Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against the American ambassador to South Africa, U.S. intelligence reports say, according to a U.S. government official familiar with the issue and another official who has seen the intelligence.

The majority backs Whitmer's pandemic actions.  But it could only take 3% to stop her.  —  If I were governor, most things would still be shut down in Michigan, including outdoor dining, malls and gyms that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has allowed to open with restrictions.

Coronavirus cases are growing in 11 U.S. states as Fauci warns of ‘disturbing’ data  — Covid-19 cases were growing by 5% or more, based on a weekly average to smooth out daily reporting, in 11 states as of Sunday, according to a CNBC analysis of data collected by Johns Hopkins University, an increase from eight states on Friday.

The ways Democrats could retake the Senate majority, explained  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a press conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon on June 30 in Washington, DC.  Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images  —  The battle for control of the Senate …

Trump Says He Will ‘Negotiate’ Third Term Because He's ‘Entitled’ To It  —  President Trump said Saturday that he plans to “negotiate” to run again in 2024 if he wins reelection in November, his latest in a series of comments that have alarmed critics who say he has little regard for constitutional boundaries.

'Biden didn't stop the black plague': GOP chair Ronna Romney humiliated trying to blame Biden for Trump's COVID failure  —  COVID-19 is so-named because it first surfaced on the planet in 2019.  It's something that Republicans seem to be struggling to understand.

Democrats try to streamline mail balloting for their voters  —  DENVER (AP) — Democrats are rolling out an expanded online portal that allows people to register to vote and request a mail ballot in their state and even helps digitize their signature on their paperwork.

Inside Joe's bubble: How Biden's campaign is trying to avoid the virus  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden's chartered airplanes and SUVs are meticulously sprayed with disinfectant and scrubbed.  The microphones, lecterns and folders he uses are wiped down in the moments before his arrival.

Now Trump wants Americans to pay for his defense in a rape-related defamation case  —  In its latest shocking but not surprising move, the Department of Justice, funded by you, the American taxpayer, is now trying to intervene in journalist E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump.

Putin, Lukashenko discuss ‘integration’ as protests in Belarus continue  —  MOSCOW — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday for their first encounter since anti-government protests erupted in Belarus a month ago, in a sign the two leaders have drawn closer amid the crisis.

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 …

Biden Creates Legal War Room, Preparing for a Big Fight Over Voting  —  With two former solicitors general and hundreds of lawyers, the Biden campaign is bracing for an extended legal battle and hoping to maintain trust in the electoral process.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s campaign is establishing …

Lock Him Up?  For the Republic to survive Trump's presidency, he must be tried for his crimes.  Even if that sparks a constitutional crisis of its own.  —  In the end, the most salient fact about Donald Trump may simply be that he is a crook.  He has been defying the law since at least the early 1970s …

If Biden Wins, Democrats Must Lean In to Partisanship  —  The truth is that if you have power, being partisan is precisely how you get things done.  —  Biden and McConnell at Obama's 2016 State of the Union address  —  Joe Biden sometimes talks about the 2020 election like the end of a natural disaster …

A Pennsylvania town once known as ‘communism on the prairie’ is all about Trump now  —  NORVELT, Pa. — Lois Weyandt was only 7 when her family moved to this government-built town in Southwestern Pennsylvania.  —  They had lost their home during the Great Depression, and Norvelt …

Trump says Branstad's leaving China to help president's re-election  —  Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is leaving his diplomatic post.  —  Trump spoke by phone with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Saturday on another topic.  As Ernst held the phone out so volunteers at GOP campaign headquarters …