“Don Jr. Thinks Trump Is Acting Crazy”: The President's COVID Joyride Has the Family Divided  —  The president's recklessness at Walter Reed has Don Jr. pushing for an intervention, but Ivanka and Jared “keep telling Trump how great he's doing,” a source says.

Biden Holds Steady Lead Over Trump in Arizona, Latest Poll Finds  —  The Democratic nominee leads 49 percent to 41 percent in Arizona, a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since 1996.  In the Senate race, Mark Kelly, a Democrat, leads the incumbent, Martha McSally.

United States Attorney John F. Bash Announces Resignation  —  SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - U.S. Attorney John F. Bash announced today that he will resign from the Department of Justice on Friday, October 9, 2020, at 11:59pm.  U.S. Attorney Bash issued the following statement:

Sen. John Cornyn says Trump ‘let his guard down’ on COVID  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Monday that President Donald Trump “let his guard down” on the coronavirus and that his rhetoric has created “confusion” as the country has struggled to get the pandemic under control.

North Carolina Senate Race Unaffected By Recent Developments  —  PPP's new North Carolina poll finds Cal Cunningham leading Thom Tillis 48-42.  That represents a slight improvement for Cunningham from PPP's last public poll of the race in late July when Cunningham's advantage was 48-44.

Republicans gripped by dread as multiple crises swirl  —  On Sunday evening, Sen. Lindsey Graham, like many Republicans in Washington, was simultaneously monitoring three political crises, all of which were made worse by the spread of coronavirus infections through the upper echelons of the Republican Party.

Trump campaign attacks Joe Biden for lack of ‘firsthand experience’ being infected with COVID-19  —  Trump campaign aide Erin Perrine on Monday suggested that President Donald Trump is a better leader than Democratic candidate Joe Biden because he has the “firsthand experience” of being infected with COVID-19.

Exxon's Plan for Surging Carbon Emissions Revealed in Leaked Documents  —  Internal projections from one of world's largest oil producers show an increase in its enormous contribution to global warming  —  Exxon Mobil Corp. has been planning to increase annual carbon-dioxide emissions …

Supreme Court will not hear Kim Davis same-sex marriage case  —  The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case from a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, but two conservative dissenters in the court's landmark 2015 decision repeated their criticism of the …

Trump's New Supreme Court Is Coming for the Next Dozen Elections  —  When Judge Amy Coney Barrett sits for questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee in mid-October, no doubt Democrats will pepper her with questions about whether she would recuse herself in any Trump v. Biden election lawsuit to come before the Supreme Court.

The Proud Boys Are Furious That Gay Men Have Taken Over #ProudBoys On Twitter  —  Two very different groups of men are at war on the internet today: the far-right cadre known as the Proud Boys—and the thousands of gay Twitter users who flooded that platform with pro-LGBT images, marking those posts with #proudboys.

Rep. Chip Roy Released The Following Statement On Texas AG Ken Paxton  —  Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Monday:  —  For the good of the people of Texas and the extraordinary public servants who serve at the Office of the Attorney General, Attorney General Ken Paxton must resign.

Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say  —  U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey has decided not to run for reelection or for governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, according to two people familiar with his plans, a surprise decision by the Republican with significant implications for the state's next elections.

Cuomo Won't Approve Closing of Businesses in 9 Hard-Hit N.Y.C. Areas  —  The abrupt announcement caused confusion over the official response to virus spikes and threatened to deepen tensions with the mayor.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday refused to allow New York City …

102-year-old woman who never missed a vote casts her mail-in ballot in full PPE  —  Since the elderly are at a higher risk of severe illness from the coronavirus, seniors are being advised to stay home during the pandemic and only go out for essentials.  For a 102-year-old woman in Chicago, voting is essential.

Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus  —  White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany announced Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus.  —  Why it matters: She is the latest member of President Trump's inner circle to be diagnosed with the illness over the last few days.

Intel Sources: CIA Director Gina Haspel Banking On Trump Loss To Keep Russiagate Documents Hidden  —  Haspel is hoping Trump loses his re-election bid so she can run out the clock on Russiagate document declassifications, multiple intelligence community officials told The Federalist.

Party-Switching CD02 Incumbent Trails  —  Dems lead for US House, Senate and President  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The Democratic challenger has an edge against the previously Democratic incumbent in New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.  The Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll finds …

POLITICO Playbook PM: The White House cluster expands  —  WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY KAYLEIGH MCENANY tested positive for the coronavirus this morning.  She has continued to work the past several days instead of quarantining after exposure, against public health guidelines.

The blue money wave in Senate races  —  Democrats are trouncing Republicans on the airwaves in the battle for the Senate, outspending them in nine of the top 10 competitive Senate races.  —  Why it matters: Even before President Trump's COVID diagnosis, Republicans were growing increasingly concerned …