White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines  —  The F.D.A. proposed stricter guidelines for emergency approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but the White House chief of staff objected to provisions that would push approval past Election Day.  —  WASHINGTON — Top White House officials …

Poll: Biden bolsters lead over Trump in Michigan after first debate  —  Biden holds lead in early voting  —  DETROIT - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan following the first debate, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.

Plexiglass to separate Harris and Pence at VP debate  —  Pence's campaign opposed the move.  —  The Commission on Presidential Debates has approved plans for plexiglass to be used in Wednesday's vice presidential debate amid mounting concerns about coronavirus transmission, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

The murky legal concept that could swing the election  —  Amy Coney Barrett hasn't even arrived yet, but the Supreme Court has begun delivering its first big signals of how aggressive a role the court plans to play in setting the rules for next month's election.

President Trump Still Faces Risk as He Convalesces at White House  —  He enters a dangerous second-week period during which patients with Covid-19 can quickly worsen  —  President Trump has left the hospital to return to the White House, but he will still require close monitoring …

Eric Trump Finally Interviewed in N.Y. Fraud Inquiry  —  President Trump's son had sought to postpone a deposition with the New York attorney general's office until after Election Day.  —  After months of delays, President Trump's son Eric was questioned under oath on Monday as part …

Trump's Campaign Saw an Opportunity.  He Undermined It.  —  The health crisis was a chance for a political reset, some advisers believed, to show a new, more empathetic stance toward the coronavirus.  But the candidate did not stick to the narrative.  —  On Friday, even as President …

A U.S. senator kept taking off his mask on a Delta flight, raising questions about safety oversight  —  The chairman of the Senate committee that oversees airlines and U.S. transportation policy had his mask off for extended periods on a Delta flight to Mississippi on Thursday night …

Cal Cunningham backs out of town hall as new cheating allegation surfaces  —  Cal Cunningham and Thom Tillis are in a tight state Senate race  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 5  —  All eyes are on North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham after he reportedly pulled …

John McAfee Indicted for Tax Evasion  —  Allegedly Hid Cryptocurrency, a Yacht, Real Estate and Other Properties in Nominee Names to Evade Taxes  —  An indictment was unsealed today charging John David McAfee with tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns, announced Principal …

Ex-NJ Gov. Chris Christie speaks from hospital bed after COVID-19 diagnosis, feisty as ever  —  The call came at 9:32 this morning, and my cell phone showed the name “Chris Christie.”  —  The former governor was calling from his bed at Morristown Medical Center, on Day 3 of his COVID-19 treatment.

Trump administration revokes the visa of a Ukrainian political fixer tied to Giuliani  —  The State Department last month revoked the visa of a Ukrainian political fixer who aided President Trump's personal attorney, Rudolph W. Giuliani, in his gambit last year to dig up information from Ukraine …

Trump's latest madness may herald large-scale GOP collapse  —  It's hard not to see the spread of covid-19 through the White House and the Republican Party as a metaphor for Trumpism: The party hoped and believed that they could keep themselves safe from the damaging effects of the virus.

U.S. Senate committee formally announces October 12 Supreme Court hearing  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee announced on Monday that it would open a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, on Oct. 12 …

Nearly One-Third of Covid Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State  —  The hospitalized patients showed signs of deteriorating neurological function, ranging from confusion to coma-like unresponsiveness, new research indicates.  —  Nearly a third of hospitalized Covid-19 patients experienced …

North Carolina elementary school teacher dies days after testing positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)A third-grade teacher died in North Carolina days after testing positive for Covid-19 and while her students were quarantined as a result of the exposure.  —  Julie Davis, who taught …

E. Jean Carroll, Trump Accuser, Seeks to Bar Justice Dept. From Case  —  Ms. Carroll, a writer, has asked a judge to reject the department's move to intervene in her lawsuit against the president, whom she has accused of rape.  —  In defending himself against the many legal actions he is facing …