Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer  —  The FBI thwarted what they described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss the alleged conspiracy later Thursday.

Who Won The Vice Presidential Debate?  —  We partnered with Ipsos to poll voters before and after the candidates took the stage.  —  On Wednesday evening, Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris faced off in the first and only vice presidential debate.

Democrats rip Trump for suggesting Gold Star families could have given him Covid-19  —  Top congressional Democrats condemned President Donald Trump on Thursday after the commander in chief suggested that he might have contracted Covid-19 from Gold Star family members who were too close …

Longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy charged with acting as a foreign agent, is likely to plead guilty  —  Longtime GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy has been charged in a criminal information with conspiring to act as a foreign agent as he lobbied the Trump administration on behalf of Malaysian …

Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with Attorney General William Barr over the status of the Justice Department's investigation into the origin of the Russia probe, with the president increasingly critical …

Sparring between Biden, Trump teams puts debate schedule in doubt  —  Donald Trump's and Joe Biden's campaigns made dueling demands on Thursday to redraw the schedule of remaining presidential debates after the commission that oversees the forums abruptly announced that next week's town hall-style event would be conducted virtually.

Covid-19 Live Updates: Treatment That Trump Called a ‘Cure’ Was Tested With Cells Derived From Fetal Tissue  —  After testing positive for the virus last week, President Trump called an experimental antibody cocktail that he had been given a “cure.”  It was developed with cells originally derived …

New poll shows Bollier with narrow lead in U.S. Senate race  —  This content is restricted to subscribers.  Click here to subscribe.  Already a subscriber?  Click here to login.

Top White House aide hosted lavish Atlanta wedding in May despite virus restrictions  —  At time, state banned gatherings of more than 10 people  —  White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hosted a lavish wedding for his daughter in Atlanta this May, despite a statewide order and city …

Perdue rebuked for violating ethics law by boosting Trump's reelection  —  The Office of Special Counsel on Thursday ordered Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to reimburse taxpayers for using an official event to promote President Donald Trump's reelection, a violation of ethics laws …

Pelosi to introduce legislation related to the 25th Amendment  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., plans to introduce legislation Friday that would create a “Commission on Presidential Capacity,” which would be involved in presidential transfer of power procedures under the 25th Amendment.

Deadline Note To Readers: A Mistake Made On The Vice President And Coronavirus  —  A draft post of a story about Vice President Mike Pence testing positive for coronavirus that was never meant to publish was accidently posted on Deadline.  It was pulled down immediately.

Health officials scrambling to produce Trump's ‘last-minute’ drug cards by Election Day  —  Caught by surprise by President Donald Trump's promise to deliver drug-discount cards to seniors, health officials are scrambling to get the nearly $8 billion plan done by Election Day …

Justice Department Sues Yale University Over Admissions Practices  —  Lawsuit alleges the school violated federal civil-rights law by discriminating against Asian-American and white applicants  —  The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Yale University …

Trump tells House GOP leader he wants a “big deal” on COVID relief  —  Within a day of tweeting that he was calling off bipartisan talks for a coronavirus stimulus deal, President Trump phoned House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and indicated he was worried by the stock market reaction and wanted a …

Gallup Election 2020 Coverage  —  From now through Election Day, Gallup will feature a rolling blog of metrics and data on Americans' views during this unprecedented presidential election campaign.  Gallup will still publish in-depth articles on key findings, but we will also use this blog …

‘Never in My Wildest Dreams Did I Think He Would Act the Way He Acted’: Chris Wallace Responds to Debate Critics, ‘Reckless’ Trump White House on The Interview  —  In his half-century covering Washington D.C., Chris Wallace has never seen anything like the spectacle of President Donald Trump …

Trump calls in for rambling and ugly post-hospital interview  —  Trump insults Sen. Kamala Harris on Fox News after debate  —  (CNN)Dialing in for his first interview since being hospitalized, President Donald Trump went on an hour-long ramble that devolved into vicious and sexist attacks …