Trump's Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing  —  The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of aides who were sick or told to work from home, and staff in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment.  —  The White House that President …

‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said  —  Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump's child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.  —  WASHINGTON — The five U.S. attorneys along the border with Mexico …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder … Amy Coney Barrett lived in the home of one of the founders of the People of Praise while she was a law student, raising new questions about the supreme court nominee's involvement with the secretive Christian faith group …

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.

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.

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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 …

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.

Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election  —  President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he has instructed his representatives to stop negotiating with House Democrats on coronavirus relief until after the election, accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “not negotiating in good faith.”

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.”

Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy  —  An annual assessment that a whistle-blower said was withheld for months did not hold back on the threat from violent extremists and tagged Russia as the primary source of disinformation.  —  WASHINGTON — The Department …

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 …

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.

Most Patients' Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump's  —  The president had immediate access to first-class treatment as well as doctors who have honed their understanding of the disease over several months of the pandemic.  —  CHICAGO — When Chanon DiCarlo's husband …

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.