Insisting that the Hunter Biden laptop is fake is a trap.  So is insisting that it's real.  —  The lesson of 2016 is to be even more careful with potential disinformation in 2020.  —  “You mean the laptop is now another Russia, Russia, Russia hoax?  You got to be kidding me,” …

Jared and Ivanka threaten to sue the Lincoln Project for ‘enormous’ damages over Times Square billboards on COVID: report  —  Attorneys representing Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are threatening to sue the Lincoln Project over two Times Square billboards criticizing the administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump's campaign made stops nationwide.  Coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places. … As President Donald Trump jetted across the country holding campaign rallies during the past two months, he didn't just defy state orders and federal health guidelines.

The Unspectacular Excellence of Joe Biden's Slow and Steady Campaign  —  It was a frigid night in mid-Michigan on November 2, 2018, when Joe Biden jogged onto the stage inside an overheated gymnasium at Lansing Community College, a rowdy audience of several thousand people chanting his name.

The Latest: Trump voting in Florida; Bon Jovi joining Biden  —  President Donald Trump is casting his ballot Saturday morning, taking advantage of Florida's early voting system.  —  Trump will be voting in West Palm Beach, Florida, near his private Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump's Philanthropy: Big Tax Write-Offs and Claims That Don't Always Add Up  —  Hidden financial records cast doubt on a number of his charitable commitments and show that most of his giving came from land deals that offset his income.  —  In President Trump's telling …

The White Issue: Has Anna Wintour's Diversity Push Come Too Late?  —  Vogue's September issue celebrated Black culture and contributors.  But some employees say the magazine's powerful editor fostered a workplace that sidelined women of color.  —  Vogue's September issue was different this year.

U.S. Sets Coronavirus Case Record Amid New Surge  —  More than 79,000 new cases of the virus were reported across the country on Friday, shattering an earlier single-day record and stirring new fears about the months ahead.  —  The United States is in the midst of one of the most severe surges …

While Her Father Rails Against ‘Idiot’ Scientists, Ivanka Trump Talks Ice Cream  —  The first daughter is trying to woo the white suburban female voters who have become her father's demographic kryptonite.  —  FRANKLIN, Wis. — President Trump had just been on Fox and Friends …

Republican party spends nearly $1 million to make Fox News' Sean Hannity a bestseller  —  A stridently pro-Trump Fox News host has seen his book reach the top of the bestsellers list, after the Republican Party spent nearly $1 million buying up copies.  —  Sean Hannity, the highest-paid star …

National Republican Party Formally Backs QAnon Supporter  —  A $5,000 September donation formalizes the GOP's acceptance of Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy after top officials in the party had signalled hesitancy in backing her.  —  After weeks of wavering, the national Republican party …

Focus Group Slams Trump for No Empathy in Final Presidential Debate  —  Analysts and pundits are praising President Trump for turning in a more “restrained” performance at this year's final presidential debate.  Though it's true the president presented a calmer façade …

Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US  —  See what Dr. Fauci thinks about Biden's mask plan  —  (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate.  —  “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott.

A Leaked Internal Report Reveals The Wall Street Journal Is Struggling With Aging Readers And Covering Race  —  A brutal internal Wall Street Journal report obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals how the 130-year-old broadsheet is struggling mightily in the current digital and cultural age …

Joe Biden has promised to tackle systemic racism head on.  He can start by appointing diverse judges and cabinet members. … - Should Biden win, he must appoint the most diverse cabinet and judiciary in history, says five Black lawmakers in swing states.  — By appointing public defenders …

For second straight day, U.S. Covid cases reach new high … For the second day in a row, the United States set a daily record for coronavirus cases when more than 79,000 infections were reported.  —  Friday's 779,303 cases, as tallied by NBC News, topped Thursday's 77,640.

Trump's historic assault on the civil service was four years in the making  —  President Trump's extraordinary directive allowing his administration to weed out career federal employees viewed as disloyal in a second term is the product of a four-year campaign by conservatives working from a little-known West Wing policy shop.

Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump's Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes  —  THE COMPLETE LISTING (SO FAR): ATROCITIES 1- 944 … Early in President Trump's term, McSweeney's editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration.

Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting  —  In letter this month, Facebook says the project violates provisions in its terms of service that prohibit bulk data collection  —  Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data …

Mark Kelly classmates say report on yearbook photo by right-wing media site is false  —  Four of his Merchant Marine Academy classmates say Mark Kelly, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, was falsely accused of dressing up for Halloween decades ago as Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

Paranoia and finger-pointing in Trumpworld as election approaches  —  President Donald Trump's top advisers have plunged into a bitter round of finger-pointing and blame-shifting ahead of an increasingly likely defeat.  —  Accusations are flying in all directions and about all manner of topics …

Two things Facebook still needs to do to reduce the spread of misinformation  —  Samantha Power is a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the author most recently of “The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir.”  —  As a reporter years ago in Bosnia, I witnessed malicious actors spreading lies …

How Trump is dragging down fellow Republicans  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's struggles in the polls have been well documented.  He entered the final debate down about 10 points to former Vice President Joe Biden and trailed in key swing states.  —  Less discussed is that Trump has hurt …

The Radicalization of a Small American Town  —  The change has occurred so slowly that at times, I hardly noticed it.  —  Mr. Groh is a novelist.  —  LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — For 20 years, off and on, I've lived in this small, blue-collar town about 30 minutes west of Cincinnati.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’  —  Flip  —  WASHINGTON (RNS) — In an exclusive interview with Religion News Service, President Trump said in a written statement that he no longer identifies as a Presbyterian and now sees himself as a non-denominational Christian.

Brett Favre and President Trump discuss keeping sports separate from politics  —  During a town hall taped Tuesday at the White House and aired Wednesday evening, Brett Favre asked President Trump a question about recent efforts made by professional sports leagues to support anti-racist and pro-Black Lives Matter messages.

Biden says he would if elected mandate masks in interstate transportation  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said he would mandate masks in all interstate U.S. transportation if elected after the Trump administration rejected requirements.