U.S. Supreme Court ends Democratic lawmakers' anti-corruption lawsuit against Trump  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday put an end to a lawsuit brought by congressional Democrats that accused President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings.

Column: Make way for Slayer Pete.  Buttigieg is the Biden campaign's ruthless secret weapon  —  Mayor Pete has found his format: the five-minute, remote-feed evisceration.  —  He always looks so nice, Pete Buttigieg — handsome in that white, Midwestern, college yearbook way …

Prez Race Stays Tight; Dem Senate Candidate Gains  —  Incumbent maintains lead in governor's race  —  West Long Branch, NJ - It continues to be a very tight race for president in North Carolina according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.  The race for U.S. Senate has grown …

California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State  —  Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to voter fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice.  —  The California Republican Party has admitted responsibility for placing …

What is The Cook Political Report?  —  The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.

Virginia voter registration down on last day to register to vote before election  —  Officials say that a cut cable is to blame for the “temporary” system shutdown.  —  WASHINGTON — An accidentally cut cable has caused the entire Virginia voter registration system to go down on the last day to register to vote before election day.

FBI: Whitmer plotters also discussed kidnapping Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam  —  Accused conspirators charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed “taking” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, an FBI agent testified at a court hearing Tuesday.

How Quickly Will Your Vote Be Counted?  A State-by-State Timeline  —  A lot of voters are asking these questions right now: How quickly will ballots be counted in the presidential election?  Which states will have results — and possibly a winner — on election night?

Always Trumpers: The president's unbreakable wall  —  More than 85% of elected Republicans who have been in Congress throughout President Trump's term have largely stood by him through seven crises that would have crushed most politicians, according to a comprehensive new study by “Axios on HBO.”

Exclusive: America's true unemployment rate  —  A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can't find one — is unemployed.  If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios on HBO.”

The outlook for House Republicans keeps getting worse  —  Here's how grim things look for House Republicans three weeks out from the election: They're struggling to win back seats even in conservative bastions like Oklahoma and South Carolina, where Democrats staged shocking upsets in 2018.

Trump's Incompetence Does Not Excuse His Authoritarianism  —  Three weeks from now, President Trump will probably — probably — lose a reelection campaign to an opponent he has trailed consistently for three years.  And he will probably — probably — lose by a large enough margin to moot …

Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant  —  The study of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant.  —  A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states …

3 More Funny Feelings About 2020  —  Donald Trump has recovered from Covid-19 and emerged from quarantine telling Americans that he feels 20 years younger.  Now if only the president could put his poll numbers on steroids.  —  I told you last Tuesday that while it's no time to be making predictions …

Romney decries state of America's ‘vile, vituperative, hate-filled’ politics, puts blame largely on Trump  —  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said Tuesday he's fed up with how “vile” and “vituperative” American politics have become, placing the blame largely on President Donald Trump.

Genomic evidence for reinfection with SARS-CoV-2: a case study  —  Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA  —  University of Nevada, Reno Center for Bioinformatics, Reno, NV, USA  —  Theiagen Consulting LLC, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA

Local 12 speaks 1-on-1 with Joe Biden as he visits Cincinnati for campaign event  —  CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The battle for Ohio voters is heating up with polls showing the race essentially tied right now.  Democratic nominee Joe Biden made his way to Cincinnati Monday evening to speak directly to voters.

Why I Speak Up for Black Women  —  I'm not afraid of criticism, and “Protect Black women” should not be controversial.  —  Megan Thee Stallion is an entertainer, philanthropist and entrepreneur.  —  In the weeks leading up to the election, Black women are expected once again to deliver victory for Democratic candidates.

Dr. Fauci: The Trump Campaign Is ‘In Effect, Harassing Me’  —  The nation's top infectious disease expert says there is “not a chance” he quits the task force.  But he's openly angry with how he's being politicized. … The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci demanded …

Rudy Giuliani campaigns for Trump in a packed Philly office space, with fans in ‘Save Columbus’ masks  —  About 75 Donald Trump supporters — many of them wearing masks with an Italian flag and the words Save Columbus — squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder into the campaign's Northeast Philadelphia …

Robert Lighthizer Blew Up 60 Years of Trade Policy.  Nobody Knows What Happens Next.  —  Trump's trade representative joined the administration with one mission: Bring factory jobs back from overseas.  The results so far?  Endless trade wars, alienated allies, and a manufacturing recession.

Imagining the Trump Presidency That Wasn't  —  A politically incorrect administration might have succeeded where this one failed.  —  Where would we be now if we had a truly politically incorrect president?  Donald Trump is supposed to be politically incorrect, but, for the most part, he isn't.

Trump made it hard for me to protect America.  How could I vote for him again?  How could anyone?  —  My job was to keep Americans safe and Trump was my biggest obstacle.  He ignored white nationalist violence, ignored COVID-19, and nearly started a war.

As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage  —  Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters' health.