Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad  —  Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing …

Amy Coney Barrett Explained Why She Doesn't Care About Preexisting Conditions  —  From the beginning of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court hearings, the Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have been focused on the message that Barrett represents a threat to the survival …

‘Unmasking’ probe commissioned by Barr quietly concludes without charges or any public report  —  The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted …

NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden  —  President Trump may not be debating Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the same stage on Thursday night as originally planned.  But the two candidates will still face off head-to-head.  —  NBC News confirmed on Wednesday …

Covid-19 Live Updates: White House Embraces ‘Herd Immunity’ Declaration  —  The Midwest and West are driving a virus surge in the U.S. The Eli Lilly antibody trial is paused because of potential safety concerns, just a day after Johnson & Johnson announced the pause of its coronavirus vaccine trial because of a sick volunteer.

‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist  —  New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him.  —  Michael Reinoehl was on the run.

Democrats dominate early voting in Florida  —  MIAMI — Republicans typically hold a slight edge in absentee ballot returns in Florida elections.  But this year, there's been a stunning development.  —  For the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Democrats here are outvoting Republicans …

'He's just so angry all the time': Trump hemorrhaging support among suburban women  —  LANSING — Michigan is looking less competitive by the day, and there's a growing likelihood of Joe Biden blowing out Donald Trump here come November 3.  —  All three Rust Belt states that Trump improbably won in 2016 …

Trump, Trailing in Pennsylvania, Launches Familiar Attacks on Biden  —  At a rally in Johnstown, Pa., the president's aides nudged him toward a populist script.  But he also had other issues in mind.  —  WASHINGTON — With just three weeks until Election Day, and President Trump on the defensive …

Joe Biden is the luckiest, least scrutinized frontrunner  —  Eight months ago, Joe Biden was in danger of losing the Democratic nomination.  Now he's a prohibitive favorite for president — who got there with lots of luck and shockingly little scrutiny.  —  Why it matters …

Trump's campaign nearly went broke for the 2020 home stretch amid Brad Parscale's $200 million budgeting misfire, Republicans tell Insider … - Before his ouster earlier this summer as President Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale had been banking on a $200 million cash surge for October, Republicans told Insider.

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 …

Pittsburgh-area mail carrier under investigation is apparent QAnon conspiracy theorist  —  Yesterday, the Baldwin home of Sean Troesch was raided by special agents from the United States Postal Service, who confiscated eight large garbage bags of suspected undelivered mail, according to KDKA.

Trump's Great “Unmasking” Hoax Is Finally Dead  —  Another “Deep State” non-scandal goes down the memory hole.  —  G uess we can close the file on that one.  —  William Barr has quietly ended the probe into the supposed “unmasking” scandal which was only opened as fan service …

What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard  —  As a college student, she wanted to have an impact.  The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination.  —  WASHINGTON — Lita Rosario remembers when she first noticed the girl named Kamala.

“Staggering” need: COVID-19 has led to rising levels in food insecurity across the U.S.  —  Before the coronavirus pandemic hit Mississippi earlier this year, Lee County had seen a significant decrease in food insecurity.  —  “Our food insecurity rate was at about 16.2%,” said Jason Martin …

When NIMBY Met MAGA Liberals on the Upper West Side wanted to oust hundreds of homeless men from a hotel.  Then Tucker Carlson took up their cause.  —  By the time Alison Morpurgo heard that 283 homeless men would be moving into the Lucerne Hotel, just a few blocks from her apartment on the Upper West Side, she was already riled up.

Trump Touts Falconer's Benghazi Blood-Sacrifice Conspiracy Theory  —  Trump's endorsement of the insane story shot it to national prominence, fueling the bizarre allegations about blood sacrifice and Bin Laden body doubles.  —  President Donald Trump backed a budding conspiracy theory …

House of Deplorables: Victor Davis Hanson Makes His Final “Case For Trump”  —  SUBSCRIBE WITH:  —  With a little over three weeks to go before the election, we thought it would a good time to have a heart to heart discussion with our good friend Victor Davis Hanson. the Classics professor …

Scottish independence  — Among those who would be likely to vote in an independence referendum, 58% say they would vote Yes while 42% would vote No.  — Almost two thirds (64%) of Scots say that the UK Government should allow another independence referendum to be held within …

In Minneapolis, Rage And Fear Have Hobbled A Great American City  —  The one-two punch of riots over George Floyd's death and shutdowns over the pandemic have taken a terrible toll on the City of Lakes.  —  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The intersection in south Minneapolis where George Floyd died …

How can 42 percent of Americans still support the worst president in our history?  —  I have some good news and some bad news.  The good news: 52 percent of Americans support Joe Biden in the FiveThirtyEight poll average.  The bad news: 42 percent support President Trump.  Why isn't Trump losing by a whole lot more?

Labor secretary's wife, who was at Rose Garden event, tests positive for coronavirus  —  (CNN)The Labor Department announced in a news release Tuesday night that Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife, Trish, has tested positive for coronavirus.  The announcement said that Eugene Scalia has tested negative …

Ohio may pursue pair already charged in Michigan for voter intimidation in minority areas  —  Ohio authorities are considering whether charges are warranted against a pair of conservative extremists already accused of voter intimidation targeting minorities in Michigan.

No, There Isn't Evidence That Trump Owes Money to Russia  —  President Trump owes a lot of money: hundreds of millions of dollars of it.  —  Whom he owes it to has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories.  Lately, liberals and other social media accounts have been spreading rumors …