Final Ratings for the 2020 Election  —  Dear Readers: Due to popular demand, we decided to release a final pre-election Sabato's Crystal Ball: America Votes webinar.  We will be going through our picks for the election.  We'll also hear from Rob Griffin, the research director …

Top Trump adviser bluntly contradicts president on covid-19 threat, urging all-out response  —  “This is not about lockdowns ... It's about an aggressive balanced approach that is not being implemented,' says internal White House report that challenges many of Trump's pronouncements.

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: 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 …

As Election Day Arrives, Trump Shifts Between Combativeness and Grievance  —  The president is sounding notes of bravado and exasperation at the end of a divisive campaign.  But he may have severed himself from the political realities of a country in crisis.

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 …

As Voting Ends, Battle Intensifies Over Which Ballots Will Count  —  President Trump and his allies say they intend an aggressive challenge to how the votes are counted in key states, and Democrats are mobilizing to meet it.  —  With the election coming to a close, the Trump and Biden campaigns …

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.

Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to ‘stay home’ spooks voters nationwide  —  An unidentified robocaller has placed an estimated 10 million calls in the past several weeks warning people to “stay safe and stay home,” spooking some Americans who said they saw it as an attempt to scare them away from the polls on Election Day.

Here's What We've Found Digging Through Hunter Biden's Alleged Laptop  — The Daily Caller News Foundation's reporters have been poring over the contents of Hunter Biden's alleged hard drive, which show how Hunter tried to leverage his father's position for financial gain.

Donald Trump's 2020 Superspreader Campaign: A Diary  —  From “COVID, COVID, COVID” is a fake to “Fire Fauci!”  —  The Monday morning of Donald Trump's last full week as a Presidential candidate started, of course, with a tweet.  “The Fake News media is riding covid, covid, covid, all the way to the Election.

November Surprise: Fewer Ballots Rejected by Election Officials  —  With many voters casting their first absentee ballots, experts feared a wave of disqualifying mistakes.  But that may not be so.  —  WASHINGTON — With absentee ballots flooding election offices nationwide …

Republicans: Trump Will Be Our Leader, Even if He Loses  —  The president won't go quietly even if things don't go well Tuesday night.  Beyond that, politics have forever been changed by his presidency.  —  Although President Donald Trump could lose his bid for re-election on Tuesday night …

Days before election, Jewish cemetery in Michigan vandalized with ‘TRUMP’ and ‘MAGA’ graffiti  —  (JTA) — A Jewish cemetery in Michigan was graffitied with the words “TRUMP” and “MAGA.”  —  The graffiti comes days before the presidential election, in which Michigan is a key swing state …

Trump's suburban crash drags House GOP down with him  —  In only four years, a crescent of Atlanta's northern suburbs has swung from a safe, iconic Republican House seat to a near-lock for Democrats — a startling shift illustrating how far President Donald Trump and his party have fallen in the suburbs before the 2020 election.

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.

Vienna Shooting Live Updates: Terrorist Attack in Austria Leaves 2 Dead and at Least 15 Wounded  —  The Austrian leader described the gunmen as terrorists, but no motive has emerged.  At least one attacker was still at large.  —  RIGHT NOW “We are going through a dark hour in our republic …

Trump's Election Eve Message Focuses on Refusing to Pay Microphone Guy  —  President Trump, trailing in the polls, brought an unconventional message to the people of Wisconsin: He is mad at the guy who set up his rally microphone and is not going to pay him for his work.

Palestinian Authority communicating with Biden campaign  —  Relations with Trump Administration frozen since US recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  —  Two senior Palestinian officials have confirmed to The Media Line that the Palestinian Authority is maintaining direct channels …

Highlights: Trump and Biden rally supporters  —  President Donald Trump and Joe Biden made last-ditch efforts to energize their bases and win over undecided voters on the final day of campaigning before Election Day.  —  Trump was in four states key to his 2016 victory but where recent polls …

Behind My Ballot  —  Journalist Mariane Pearl can claim four nationalities—but the US is the one country she chose freely.  Here's the intensely personal story of her American vote.  —  Photo illustrations by Debbie Millman  —  In June 2009, I was naturalized as an American.

A blue wave could bring major changes to the banking system  —  Financial services and the banking sector could undergo significant changes if Joe Biden wins and Democrats take control of the House and Senate.  —  What we're hearing: “With a couple of vote margin in the Senate there's a lot …

Exclusive: How the Bidens Made Off With Millions in Chinese Cash  —  New documents show that as regulators closed in, Hunter struck a fresh deal with his Chinese partners  —  The Senate's report on Hunter Biden's activities released several months ago, which was spun by the New York Times as having shown …

Hope Dies Last  —  On Election Day we dare to believe the best of people.  —  My best friend and I have an ongoing disagreement about the nature of people.  It's too reductive to say that I think people are generally good and he thinks they are generally bad.

Four GOP Campaign Chiefs Make Their Final Election Predictions.  They're as Divided as the Country.  —  They battled Donald Trump and lost.  Despite the polls, a couple of them think he could pull out a surprise win again.  —  Election Day is here—and with it, the chance to look very smart …

How Trump and Barr's October Surprise Went Bust  —  On September 10, Nora Dannehy resigned as the deputy to John Durham, the federal prosecutor investigating the government's probe into the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.  Dannehy left her post and the Justice Department …

This Is Joe Biden When No One Is Watching  —  When my son was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016, Biden didn't have to call.  But he did, three times, because he is everything he says he is.  —  On a brilliant spring afternoon in 2016, I stood in a classroom at a Secret Service training facility in Maryland …

Judge limits Governor Newsom's powers during coronavirus pandemic  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California county judge on Monday preliminarily ordered Gov. Gavin Newsom to stop issuing directives related to the coronavirus that might interfere with state law.

Texas Republicans appeal after judge rejects bid to toss 127,000 drive-thru ballots  —  Texas Republicans again appealed a court order allowing drive-thru voting to continue in Harris County, Texas, with a late filing Monday evening.  —  Earlier in the day, a federal judge ruled …

Will Georgia voters deliver Biden an election surprise?  Here's what we know about the tight race. … WASHINGTON — Georgia for more nearly three decades has supported the Republican candidate in the presidential election.  —  But President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …

Why Ohio Is the State to Watch on Election Night  —  Veteran Ohio Democratic strategist Greg Haas has a vision.  “At 11:05 on election night, the returns are going to show Ohio going for Joe Biden,” he said.  “And all across the country, people are going to begin chanting …