Trump Live Updates: Trump, Back at the White House, Continues to Downplay Virus  —  The president is charging into uncharted territory, against the advice of doctors who warned against leaving the hospital and about the random and often lethal nature of Covid-19.

More Voters Trust Biden on Covid  —  Challenger pulls into double-digit lead over Trump  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 12-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania and anywhere from an 8-point to 11-point lead among likely voters, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.

Democrat's personal scandal roils N. Carolina Senate race  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A race in North Carolina critical to control of the U.S. Senate has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of personal misconduct by Democrat Cal Cunningham, a married man who had an extramarital relationship with a consultant.

McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared in court Tuesday morning.  After the hearing, Mark McCloskey spoke to media and expressed their frustration over the news that the trespassers involved in their case were not charged.

Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms  —  Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history.

Pence, Harris teams at odds over plexiglass at debate  —  Vice President Pence is requesting that no plexiglass dividers be placed on his side of the stage at Wednesday night's vice-presidential debate, after an announcement Monday by the Commission on Presidential Debates that dividers …

Trump cuts off stimulus relief talks until after election, upending prospects for aid  —  A day after his release from hospital, president instructs treasury secretary to stop negotiating with House speaker  —  Economic relief talks screeched to a halt Tuesday as President …

DNI declassifies Brennan notes, CIA memo on Hillary Clinton ‘stirring up’ scandal between Trump, Russia  —  A source said Brennan's handwritten notes were taken after briefing Obama on the matter  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 6  —  EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe …

Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside  —  Dr. Rick Bright, who said he was demoted at the health department for blowing the whistle on a politicized coronavirus response, remains concerned about White House interference.  —  WASHINGTON — Rick Bright …

Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones' Prize … We call on the Pulitzer Prize Board to rescind the 2020 Prize for Commentary awarded to Nikole Hannah-Jones for her lead essay in “The 1619 Project.”  That essay was entitled, “Our democracy's founding ideals were false when they were written.”

Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine Senate race  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — House Speaker Sara Gideon has just a one-point lead on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a new Bangor Daily News-Digital Research poll released on Tuesday showing a narrower result than many previous polls as early absentee voting kicks off.

Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus  —  (CNN)The top US general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.

Biden defines $400,000 a year as ‘wealthy,’ but that income only makes you upper-middle class in big cities  — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says his tax hikes would affect only the wealthy.  — He defines “wealthy” as those who make more than $400,000 a year.

NBC News' ‘Undecided’ Voters Previously Featured as Biden Supporters on MSNBC  —  NBC News featured a pair of “undecided” voters during a network town hall earlier this week who had previously declared their support for Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the network's sister channel, MSNBC.

Miami mayor to Trump: Don't come here to debate if you have Covid  —  MIAMI — The Republican mayor of Miami said Donald Trump shouldn't come to his city for the Oct. 15 debate with Joe Biden if the president is still testing positive with Covid-19.  —  “I don't think it's safe …

Trump Took $70,000 in Tax Deductions for Hair Care.  Experts Say That's Illegal.  —  It's a small but telling detail in The Times's exposé on the president's taxes.  —  There were many bombshells in The New York Times's exposé last week about President Trump's taxes.