Trump Health Aide Alleges Broad 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.”

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

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.

FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman  —  Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of lobbyist, conspiracy theorist and right-wing operative Jack Burkman early Monday morning.  —  Burkman confirmed the raid and said he was not arrested.

‘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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Former Trump economic adviser: 'I honestly haven't made up my mind' on 2020 vote  —  President Donald Trump's former top economic adviser said Monday he had not yet decided who he will vote for in November's presidential election.  —  “You know, I honestly haven't made up my mind,” Gary Cohn told CNBC in an interview.

‘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 …

Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum Comes Out As Bisexual … In a new interview with Tamron Hall, his first after going through a public scandal that involved drugs and accusations of infidelity, Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum has come out as bisexual.  —  “You didn't ask the question, you put it out there of whether I identify as gay.

‘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.

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 …

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 …

Biden to address West Coast fires, need to confront growing threat of climate change  —  More than 3.3 million acres have been burned in California this year.  —  As the devastation from the wildfires raging across the western United States continues into its second week …

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 …

CNN's Jake Tapper pestered GOP candidate Sean Parnell for statement dismissing scandalous DM: source  —  Tapper was blowing up his phone like an obsessed lunatic,' a source close to Parnell told Fox News  —  EXCLUSIVE: CNN's Jake Tapper has been pestering Republican congressional candidate Sean Parnell …

Law & Order Seen As Major Problem  —  Concern is high among Republicans and people of color  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans are concerned with maintaining law and order, with some interesting results by party and race.  Neither presidential candidate has a clear edge on this issue …

Biden, flush with cash, boosts ad spending in battlegrounds  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's massive campaign war chest was supposed to finance an onslaught of attacks that would destroy Joe Biden's chance of winning in November.  —  But after months of profligate spending …

The Founders of The Environmental Movement Have a Message: Don't Vote For The Green Party  —  They spearheaded the breakthroughs in the '70s; saw the damage of the '80s; witnessed Nader's role in '00 and Jill Stein's in '16.  Now, they have thoughts to share.

‘Keep back!’:  How the Biden campaign obsesses over Covid  —  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.

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.