South Carolina Senate Moves To Toss Up  —  There has been no more surprising race on the Senate map than South Carolina.  Even early this year, it looked like Sen. Lindsey Graham would cruise to re-election.  Instead, the Republican incumbent finds himself in a tied race in both public …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

Elect Joe Biden, America  —  The former vice president is the leader our nation needs now.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.

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 …

“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 …

‘Red Sweater Guy’ Ken Bone from 2016 Town Hall Says Watching This Year's Debates is ‘Like Watching Your House Burn Down’  —  U.S. 2020 Presidential Election 2016 Presidential Debates  —  It has been almost four years to the day since Ken Bone became one of the most famous uncommitted voters …

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 …

Trump rewrites the Russia probe from the hospital  —  Even as he recovers from a coronavirus case that left him hospitalized for days, President Donald Trump has intensified a late-campaign effort to undermine widely accepted evidence about Russia's election interference efforts in 2016.

Susan Collins lets loose 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 when asked of her opponent during a wide-ranging 30-minute interview in her Capitol quarters last week.

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 …

Anonymous ‘former staff’ of Katie Hill slam film adaptation of ex-congresswoman's book  —  A forthcoming film adaptation of former California Rep. Katie Hill's memoir was the target of online criticism Wednesday morning from anonymous members of “Katie's former staff” posting from her old congressional Twitter account.

Republicans: Ditch Trump, Save the Senate  —  “This is the time you have to make tough decisions,” former congressman Tom Davis, said of the party allocating its resources.  —  Increasingly convinced that President Donald Trump's election chances are grim, top Republican donors, lobbyists …

Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump's Tax Returns, Judges Rule  —  The dispute will now likely head to the Supreme Court for a second time.  —  The Manhattan district attorney can enforce a subpoena seeking President Trump's personal and corporate tax returns, a federal appeals panel ruled on Wednesday …

Wide-bodied 747 crowned Alaska's fattest bear  —  ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - In Alaska's annual battle of heavyweights, a salmon-chomping bruin named 747 - like the jetliner - has emerged as the most fabulously fat.  —  The bear, one of more than 2,200 brown bears roaming Alaska's Katmai National Park …

Trump's Chickens Come Home To Roost.  So Do America's.  —  During a recent videotaped message while quarantined at the hospital, President Donald Trump said some of the therapeutic treatments in development are so promising that, “frankly, they're miracles.”

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 …

Joseph L. Bruno, an iconic Capital Region senator, dies at 91  —  Bruno served as Senate majority leader from 1994 to 2008  —  ALBANY — Joseph L. Bruno, an iron-jawed former state Senate majority leader whose political clout shaped some of the region's largest economic achievements, died early Wednesday.

Supreme Court rejects GOP attempt to get rid of ranked voting in Maine  —  (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cleared the way Tuesday night for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine, delivering a blow to Republican challengers.  —  In September, Maine's Supreme Court had sided …

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.

The Creepy Trump Meme Taking Over Twitter  —  Reactions to the president's illness got weird fast.  —  When Donald Trump announced that he and his wife, Melania, had tested positive for COVID-19, the replies were full of well-wishing, as well as admonishments from others for not being careful.

Snitches, cowards, and liars  —  White nationalists now hate Christopher Cantwell.  The problem is they're all just like him.  —  3 hr  —  Many in the movement have tried to suggest he was never one of them.  That they never worshiped at the altar of Christopher Cantwell.  But they absolutely did.

Duck Stamp Artists Turn to Spent Shotgun Shells to Meet New Pro-Hunting Mandate  —  The government art competition now requires hunting imagery, a change that some wildlife painters say undermines its conservation message.  —  Associate Editor, Audubon Magazine  —  Associate Editor, Audubon Magazine

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.

Netflix indicted on felony charges in Texas for ‘Cuties,’ promoting ‘lewd material of children’ … Netflix is now facing felony charges for “Cuties,” as backlash against the controversial French film heads to the legal arena.  —  A Tyler County, Texas, grand jury indicted the streaming giant …

Arizona Senate debate turns on Trump  —  (CNN)When pressed over and over again, Republican Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona would not say on Tuesday whether she was proud of her support of President Donald Trump in her debate against Democratic opponent Mark Kelly.

Five Quick Things: The Polls, or the Fundamentals?  —  Don't pack it in just yet.  —  Trump leaving Walter Reed (bgrocker/Shutterstock.com)  —  This week it's all the rage among the legacy media types and even a few of the old-time conservative pundit class to screech about poll numbers …