The Presidential Town Halls Were Mister Rogers Versus Nasty Uncle Trump  —  Even Donald Trump has moments of self-awareness.  During an interview last week with Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk-radio host whom he honored with the Medal of Freedom earlier this year, the President briefly abandoned …

White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump  —  U.S. intelligence agencies warned the White House last year that President Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani was the target of an influence operation by Russian intelligence …

Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News … SAN FRANCISCO, CA—In a last-ditch effort to stop negative stories about Joe Biden and his family from spreading, Twitter shut down its entire social network Thursday.  —  After seeing account after account tweet …

Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 mail ballot applications, bewildering voters and straining elections staff  —  This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up here to get their next investigation.

Turned off by Trump, Maryland's GOP governor casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said he “voted for Ronald Reagan” in this year's election, writing in the name of the late president and conservative icon after concluding that he could support neither President Trump nor Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Slamming Trump, G.O.P. Senator Warns of a ‘Republican Blood Bath’  —  Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska issued a scathing takedown of President Trump during a telephone town hall with constituents, saying he cozied up to dictators and white supremacists.  —  Senator Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska …

Power Up: How much of a problem is a Trump job on your resume?  Some Republicans are starting to wonder  —  Hi, hello, good morning.  Buy something from your local bookstore, remind a man to smile more this weekend and shoot your shot.  Thanks for waking up with us.  See you on Monday.

Trump Is Scared  —  He seemed as if he might be delirious.  He blasted out bewildering tweets in all caps.  Sick and infectious, he circled the perimeter of the hospital in an armored SUV, waving to supporters.  He demanded the arrest of his opponents.  —  After doctors treated Donald …

Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested  —  The president's liabilities are spelled out in dozens of documents, published here.  —  No aspect of Donald Trump's business has been the subject of more speculation than his debt load.

Avalanche of early votes transforming 2020 election  —  More than 17 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes.

White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation's top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administration seeks …

What About the Rest of the Constitution?  —  Amy Coney Barrett's originalism ignores the significance of the second American Revolution.  —  On Tuesday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett took a few minutes during her confirmation hearing to discuss her judicial philosophy, best known as originalism.

Videos Show Proud Boys' ‘Extra Friendly’ Relationship With Philly Cops  —  Exclusive footage paints a disturbing picture of the city just days before Trump told the group to “stand back and stand by” and teased election intimidation in Pennsylvania. … On Sept. 26, members of the far-right group …

The tricky politics of court-packing for Joe Biden  —  He said he would probably share his position before Election Day  —  Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been openly and actively avoiding taking a clear position on whether he would support adding more judges to the nine-member Supreme Court if he becomes president.

Why 4,998 died in U.S. jails without getting their day in court  —  The U.S. government collects detailed data on who's dying in which jails around the country - but won't let anyone see it.  So, Reuters conducted its own tally of fatalities in America's biggest jails, pinpointing where suicide …

What George W. Bush Plans to Do About Trump  —  George W. Bush doesn't like Donald Trump.  He doesn't like how Trump is behaving as president.  He clearly doesn't like the division in the country Trump has fostered.  He knows American democracy is under threat.

Biden camp appears to be heading into final stretch with serious cash advantage over Trump re-elect  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's campaign apparatus appears to have significantly outraised President Donald Trump's re-election effort in September, according to both campaigns …

U.S. Brings ‘Largest Ever Tax Charge’ Against Tech Executive  —  Federal prosecutors said Robert T. Brockman had used a web of entities based in Bermuda and Nevis, as well as secret bank accounts in Bermuda and Switzerland, to hide $2 billion in income from the I.R.S.

AOC, House progressives warn Biden on corporate hires  —  The election is still 18 days away but Democrats are already drawing battle lines over what a Biden administration ought to look like.  —  Left-wing House members including Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley …

Putin proposes yearlong extension of nuclear pact with US  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday made a strong call to save the last existing nuclear arms control pact between his country and the United States, proposing to extend it at least for one year.