Scoop: Biden's plan to assert control  —  If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect, he plans to address the nation as its new leader, even if President Trump continues to fight in court, advisers tell Axios.  —  Why it matters: Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000 …

Exclusive: Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options - sources  —  NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections, as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties …

Federal judge orders USPS to rush delivery of mail ballots as deadlines near  —  A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep facilities for remaining mail ballots and rush their delivery, as receipt deadlines close in.

Latest: Jill Biden stops at Cary polling site  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in North Carolina.  Check back for hour-by-hour coverage and updates all day.  —  3:30 p.m.: Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …

Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon  —  Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances  —  President Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, has been paid tens of thousands …

The Latest: Clyburn predicts a ‘good night for Democrats’  —  The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is predicting Democrats will pick up as many as a dozen House seats.  —  Majority Whip Jim Clyburn told reporters outside a polling place in Columbia, South Carolina …

Republicans publicly silent, privately disgusted by Trump's election threats  —  At rallies across the Midwest and Sun Belt swing states, President Donald Trump has been openly discussing murky schemes to prevent legitimate ballots from being counted, escalating threats to disenfranchise millions …

Scoop: Generals privately brief news anchors, promise no military role in election  —  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held an off-the-record video call with top generals and network anchors this weekend to tamp down speculation about potential military involvement …

Over the course of 48 hours, most of Trump's favorite conspiracy theories get hammered  —  For the past few months, President Trump has been teasing — or, perhaps, hoping to will into existence — some earthshaking revelation demonstrating how unfairly he has been treated or how suspect his general-election opponent happens to be.

Donald Trump has DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)  —  I am going to lay out the case for why Donald Trump meets criteria for ICD11/DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD).  While many pundits and armchair psychiatrists as well as psychologists have labeled the President of the United States …

To My Fellow George W. Bush Supporters  —  If you believed what George W. Bush said, then you cannot support Donald Trump.  —  Really?  Are you serious?  —  That's the reaction I have whenever a Bush 2000 supporter pledges allegiance to Trump.  Because it is impossible to have believed …

Do Not Lose Sight of the Fact That Every Aspect of This Is Absolutely Insane  —  It's possible that all of this will have a happy ending.  —  Maybe the polls are right, and Joe Biden is on course for a dominant seven- or eight-point win over Donald Trump.  He could pick up a couple …

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Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join IS  —  VIENNA (AP) — A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday.

HAPPENING NOW: All voting machines down in Spalding County due to countywide glitch  —  SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Election officials in Spalding County says voting machines are currently down after a glitch this morning.  —  Spalding County Elections Supervisor Marcia Ridley told Channel 2 Action News …

The ‘Trump Train’ Drivers Had Reason to Expect Impunity  —  In Texas on Friday, dozens of vehicles driven by supporters of President Donald Trump formed a “Trump Train” on Interstate 35, and several of them surrounded a Joe Biden campaign bus, slowing it and attempting to force it off the road.

What Will Trump's Die-Hard Supporters Do If He Loses?  They Say They'll Go On With Their Lives.  —  Trump supporters at the president's final campaign rallies in the last week are convinced Trump will win.  But they say they're not about to rush the streets if he loses.  —  Reporting From

Beware the ‘blue mirage’ and the ‘red mirage’ on election night … The unprecedented combination of Covid-19 and sky-high interest in the presidential race have made 2020 an especially challenging one for election administrators.  —  But it could also make drawing conclusions …

Two Dogs, a Death, and the Trial That Made Kimberly Guilfoyle a Television Star  —  A dog-mauling trial turned the San Francisco prosecutor into a household name — and paved her way to Fox News and the White House  —  Perched at the top of a hill in the wealthy San Francisco neighborhood …

Partisan differences in physical distancing are linked to health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic  —  Nature Human Behaviour (2020) Cite this article  —  Abstract  —  Numerous polls suggest that COVID-19 is a profoundly partisan issue in the United States.

Democrats Deny Voter Fraud Exists As They Plot To Steal Pennsylvania  —  For years, the left has denied that voter fraud is a problem by setting a curious standard: It's not “widespread.”  Never mind that voter fraud never is “widespread.”  It's always targeted at key races.

FBI is investigating mysterious robocalls: Homeland Security official  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day, a Department of Homeland Security official said.

Shady Robocalls Try to Get Voters to Stay Home  —  Officials in key battleground states are investigating the calls, and the FBI has been notified.  —  Officials in key battleground states say they're investigating shady robocalls warning residents to stay home on Election Day.

Why every state should adopt a mask mandate, in 4 charts  —  The latest research suggests mask mandates help control the spread of Covid-19.  —  Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, recently toured North Dakota to meet with officials battling one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the country.

Election Day 2020 live updates: FBI investigates voting misinformation robocalls  —  ABC News confirmed robocalls to voters in the battleground state of Michigan.  —  LIVE NOW  —  ABC News Live  —  ABC News Live: Election Day 2020  —  Election Day is finally here.

The most important legal question looming over the election  —  Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Elena Kagan attend the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2018.  Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Chicago gun violence rises 50% through end of October, with 67 officers shot at in 2020  —  Violent crime in Chicago has risen over 50% through the end of October compared to last year.  —  Statistics from the Chicago Police Department released Sunday and reported by the Chicago Sun-Times show 67 officers …