Trump Lashes Out at His Aides With Calls to Indict Political Rivals  —  The pressure on his top administration officials to take action came as President Trump bristled at the restraints of his illness.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump berated his own cabinet officers on Thursday …

Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement  —  Several of the six men charged in federal court Thursday with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have histories of anti-government organizing, as well as interest in countering what they saw as an “uprising” …

Scoop: Barr tells Republicans Durham report won't be ready by election  —  Attorney General Bill Barr has begun telling top Republicans that the Justice Department's sweeping review into the origins of the Russia investigation will not be released before the election, a senior White House official …

Trump's Struggles Ripple Across the Sun Belt, Endangering G.O.P. Stronghold  —  President Trump is fading nationally as he alienates women, seniors and suburbanites, polls show.  But private G.O.P. surveys show he is in close races in solidly red states, too.

Amid Campaign Turmoil, Biden Holds Wide Leads on Coronavirus, Unifying the Country  —  Most Trump, Biden supporters say their differences go beyond policies to ‘core American values and goals’  —  Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view …

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 …

Debate moderator Steve Scully raises eyebrows with tweet asking Scaramucci ‘should I respond to Trump’  —  Scully's role as a former intern for Joe Biden sparked backlash  —  President Trump says he won't ‘waste my time’ with virtual debate  —  Presidential debate moderator Steve Scully raised eyebrows …

Trump Is Killing the Economy Out of Spite  —  So what will he do if he loses the election?  —  Last year Donald Trump called Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, a “nasty, vindictive, horrible person.”  Actually, she isn't — but he is.  —  Trump's vindictiveness has become a major worry as the election approaches.

An American Coup Attempt  —  Time may be running out to expose the effort to overthrow Trump, which began before his election.  —  The U.S. is in a constitutional crisis.  It began on the day of President Trump's election, when unelected bureaucrats mobilized against his presidency.

Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew  —  Months before travel bans and lockdowns, Americans were transmitting the virus across the country

Trump got a $21 million tax break for saving the forest outside his NY mansion.  Now the deal is under investigation.  —  Five years ago, Donald Trump promised to preserve more than 150 acres of rolling woodlands in an exclusive swath of New York suburbia prized for its luxury homes and rural tranquility.

An American journalist was murdered in Turkey.  Why didn't the US investigate?  —  Turkey says the Barakats were killed in a family dispute.  Others aren't so sure.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE

Election live updates: Biden seeking to shore up support in Nevada; Trump to ‘rally’ with Limbaugh listeners  —  The Washington Post is providing live election updates free to all readers.  Get more election news delivered to your inbox by signing up for The Trailer newsletter.

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Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo & Microsoft  —  Here's a letter the US Labor Department sent to Wells Fargo recently.  (I had to screenshot it in parts, which is why it's broken up here):  —  The Labor Department sent a similar letter to Microsoft:  —  There is no chance …

Facebook and the Group That Planned to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer  —  Extremist groups and conspiracy theorists like to connect with each other just like everyone else.  —  Opinion writer at large.  —  This week, Facebook has been busy disabling itself.  —  On Tuesday, the company pledged …

Trump still contagious?  Experts say it's impossible to know  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.  —  Most people with COVID-19 …

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.

STUDY: Two years of Trump's Fox live-tweeting obsession, by the numbers … President Donald Trump tweeted in response to Fox News or Fox Business programs he was watching at least 1,146 times over the two years from September 2018 through August 2020 — 7.5% of his total tweets during that period — according to a Media Matters review.

Putin Says He Wants to Work With Biden, Claims ‘Shared Values’ Between Democrats and Communism  —  World Vladimir Putin 2020 Election Joe Biden  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to mark a positive resemblance between Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden …

Chris Christie still hospitalized with COVID-19 after six days  —  Chris Christie is spending his sixth day in a New Jersey hospital battling COVID-19, according to multiple reports.  —  The former NJ governor is “the quintessential Jersey fighter,” his successor, Gov. Phil Murphy, told NJ.com on Thursday.

The mystery of a GOP congressman's seemingly rent-free campaign office  —  For at least seven years, GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn appears to have enjoyed rent-free use of a campaign office supplied by a political donor — which would be a clear violation of federal election law that comes amid mounting scrutiny of his finances.

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 …

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 …