An Open Letter to Judge Amy Coney Barrett From Your Notre Dame Colleagues  —  We write to you as fellow faculty members at the University of Notre Dame.  —  We congratulate you on your nomination to the United States Supreme Court.  An appointment to the Court is the crowning achievement …

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 …

Giuliani Declares 'People Don't Die Of This Disease Anymore' Amid Rising COVID Deaths  —  Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani went all in on President Trump's efforts to portray himself as an all-powerful strongman who has beat COVID-19 (he has not) during an indoors Italians for Trump rally in Philadelphia Monday night.

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.

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.

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 …

West Virginians favor Trump over Biden for president, latest poll shows  —  West Virginia once again overwhelmingly favors Donald J. Trump for president, although not by the dominating margin he achieved in his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.  —  The latest edition of the MetroNews West …

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.”

Facebook says it will finally ban anti-vaccination ads  — Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines.  — The company previously had a policy against vaccine hoaxes that were publicly identified by global health organizations.

Travis County early voting: 14,000 people cast ballots as of noon Tuesday  —  Noon update: As of noon, 14,000 people voted in Travis County, Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said.  —  She said the first day of early voting tends to be the busiest, but expects lines and wait times to thin out over the next few days.

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 …

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.”

Bank Of America Raised Concerns About Michael Flynn's Suspicious Transfers — But Not Until Eight Months Later  —  In 2017, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, acknowledged that he concealed lobbying work that may have helped another country, Turkey.

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.

How the 1619 Project took over 2020  —  One morning in mid-September, Nikole Hannah-Jones woke to a text message from a friend noting an unusual event on President Trump's schedule: the first “White House Conference on American History.”  —  It might have sounded banal, but Hannah-Jones …

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.

How Quickly Will Your Absentee 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?

U.S. Justice Department accuses Melania Trump book author of breaking nondisclosure pact  —  The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a tell-all book about first lady Melania Trump, of breaking their nondisclosure agreement and asked a court …

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

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.

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 …

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.

Turkish Defector Says He Was Ordered to Kill Politician in Austria  —  The testimony by the man, who claimed to be an intelligence agent, offers insight into President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pursuit of foes and undermines the conviction of a U.S. Consulate employee in Istanbul.

Cindy McCain gives update on daughter Meghan McCain's baby: 'She's just perfect'  —  The widow of Sen. John McCain guest co-hosted “The View.”  —  Cindy McCain discusses Joe Biden endorsement  —  The widow of the late Sen. John McCain talks to “GMA” about her decision as a prominent Republican …

Trump Demands Plan to Pull Hundreds of U.S. Troops From Somalia  — U.S. has about 700 troops in troubled eastern African nation  — Terrorist group al-Shabaab could benefit from troop reduction  —  President Donald Trump has told top advisers he wants to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia …

Why I blew the whistle on the forceful clearing of Lafayette Square  —  National Guard Maj. Adam DeMarco explains why he chose to testify before Congress on the precarious position the U.S. military was put in during the June clearing of Lafayette Square — and what it means for civil-military relations