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 …

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Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise  —  While Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has faced questions about how her Catholic faith might influence her jurisprudence, she has not spoken publicly about her involvement in People of Praise …

PA Rep. slams Republicans for COVID cover-up as “height of grotesque partisanship”  —  MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House  —  Scott talks with Martin Luther King, III who divulged details about his meeting with Donald Trump and spoke about a range …

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 …

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.

“It is a slaughter”: Infectious disease icon asks CDC director to expose White House, orchestrate his own firing  —  A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health titan who led the eradication of smallpox asked the embattled, current CDC leader to expose …

80-Year-Old Is Killed After Asking Bar Patron to Wear Mask  —  The man was shoved to the ground and hit his head after confronting another patron at a bar in upstate New York, the police said.  The case is one of the first of its kind in the state.  —  When an 80-year-old man at a bar near Buffalo …

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.

Trump support craters after contracting coronavirus, new FPU/Herald poll reveals  —  Catching coronavirus has been disastrous for President Trump's re-election hopes, with support for the president plummeting since news of the infection broke, allowing Democratic nominee Joe Biden to open …

Stormy Daniels and Melania Trump accuse each other of being a hooker  —  Look who's talking.  —  After hearing audio of Melania Trump seeming to call her a hooker, porn star Stormy Daniels accused the first lady of being the one who has sex for money.  —  Tapes released by the first lady's …

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.

The White House Bet on Abbott's Rapid Tests.  It Didn't Work Out.  —  Federal officials relied too heavily on the tests, then took the results for granted, experts say.  —  After months of crowded events and often maskless encounters, a growing number of top government officials …

President Trump and his staff defied CDC coronavirus guidelines 23 times since Sept. 1 … President Donald Trump and members of his administration have often flouted guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, according to a review of news events by USA TODAY.

The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd  —  A teenage clerk dialed 911.  How should the brothers who own CUP Foods pay for what happened next?  —  Shortly after 8 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 25, Mahmoud “Mike” Abumayyaleh got a panicked phone call from a teenage employee at the store he owns with his three brothers.

Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci offered a grim image of the coronavirus pandemic, telling students Tuesday that between 300,000 and 400,000 people could die from the disease in the United States.

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 …

Susan Collins goes for the jugular with her career on the line  —  Susan Collins generally keeps an even keel.  But she's had it with Sara Gideon.  —  “She will say or do anything to try to win,” Collins said of her opponent in a 30-minute interview in her Capitol quarters last week.