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.

Isolated in the White House, Trump struggles to project a sense of normalcy after canceled debate  —  Trailing in the polls, stricken with the novel coronavirus and stuck in isolation at the White House, President Trump has tried to project an image of strength and normalcy that belies his troubled circumstances.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Carrollton Mayoral Candidate Zul Mirza Mohamed Arrested, Charged With 100+ Counts Of Voter Fraud  —  CARROLLTON (CBSDFW.COM) - A mayoral candidate in Carrollton has been arrested and charged with voter fraud.  —  The Denton County Sheriff's Office has Zul Mirza Mohamed in custody and charged …

The Leader Of The Violent Protests In Boro Park Has A Criminal Past  —  BORO PARK - The man at the heart of the violent protests against masks is a marginal figure in the Haredi community who was convicted in a massive illegal immigration scheme before he remade himself as Trump era anti-mask and anti-media activist.

Biden: “You'll know my position on court packing when the election is over”  —  Joe Biden again declined to say Thursday whether he would support expanding the Supreme Court if he wins the presidency and Democrats win the Senate, telling reporters that they'll find out when the election is over.

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 …

A week into a White House outbreak, CDC still playing only a limited role  —  President Trump and at least 34 White House staff members and other contacts have tested positive for the virus  —  A week after a cluster of coronavirus cases emerged following a White House event …

“You Start Seeing the Dreaded Sensitivity Label”: Is a Pro-Trump Twitter Army Strategically Throttling Biden Ads?  —  Eleven Films, MeidasTouch, the Democratic Coalition, and others have seen their viral pro-Biden trailers slapped with warnings that curtail their reach by as much as 75%.

Fox News Bans Harlan Hill After He Called Kamala Harris an ‘Insufferable Lying Bitch’  —  After the diehard Trumpkin unleashed a sexist smear on Sen. Harris, Fox News Media suggested he is no longer welcome on their air.  —  Fox News Media announced Thursday that Trump campaign adviser Harlan Z. Hill …

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 …

Chris Christie Is Still Hospitalized With COVID  —  Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is still hospitalized after testing positive for coronavirus.  Three friends of the governor who have spoken to him as recently as Thursday say he is feeling fine and getting great care.

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 …

Twitter Locks Account of Ric Grenell over Voter Fraud Warning  —  Twitter locked the account of former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell after he shared an image of ballots sent to him by a friend living in California, who says they were addressed to his parents — who he claims have been dead for ten years.

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 …