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 …

Why The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings Are Verging On The Absurd  —  In her first day of questioning from senators, Supreme Court nominee Amy Comey Barrett wouldn't say how she would rule on abortion cases.  Or Obamacare cases.  Or gun rights cases.  Or really anything else.

‘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 …

‘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.

Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists  —  Maverick scientists who call for allowing the coronavirus to spread freely at “natural” rates among healthy young people while keeping most aspects of the economy up and running …

'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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

“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 …

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.

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 …

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?

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nuclear arms talks spiral into confusion as Russia rejects US ‘delusion’ … US-Russian arms control talks have sunk into confusion after the top American negotiator claimed there was “an agreement in principle” between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a claim Moscow quickly rejected as a “delusion”.

Another pro-Trump ad uses footage from Russia  —  A new pro-Trump super PAC ad uses stock footage from Russia and Belarus in a major ad buy that's airing in three swing states.  It's the fourth time in three months that an ad promoting President Donald Trump's reelection has used footage from Russia.