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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

The Times has been tracking delays in mail delivery.  Last week was one of the slowest to date.  —  The U.S. Postal Service experienced some of its worst delays all year in the final week before the election, according to a Times project tracking first-class.

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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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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

Why every state should adopt a mask mandate, in 4 charts  —  The latest research suggests mask mandates help control the spread of Covid-19.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, recently toured North Dakota to meet …

Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter  —  FiveThirtyEight has issued its final presidential forecast.  There hasn't been a lot of change over the past 24 or 48 hours, as most of the late polling either came in close …

Don Jr. Fires Up Trump Rally Crowd By Calling for ‘Making Liberals Cry Again’ on Election Day  —  Donald Trump Jr. joined his father on stage at one of his final Election Eve rallies in Wisconsin for their big closing message.  —  Trump thanked the rally goers for their support and said …

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.

Ivanka Trump, Hope Hicks, and Kayleigh McEnany Will Pay for Enabling Trump  —  The poised, attractive young women standing by this president may make him look better, but the same can't be said for them.  —  BEAST INSIDE … A trio of telegenic, under-40 women—Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany …

Americans seeking foreign visas in record numbers: report  —  Americans are exiting the U.S. or seeking foreign visas at an unprecedented rate, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday.  —  Potential emigrants cited political violence, racial conflict and the coronavirus pandemic among …

DON THE MONEY Mystery Brit gambler bets $5MILLION on Donald Trump election victory in the ‘largest political wager ever made’  —  A MYSTERY British businessman has bet $5 MILLION on a Donald Trump victory at 37/20 — believed to be the largest political punt ever made.

McSally confident Senate seat won't flip: ‘Arizonans are going to choose freedom’  —  The former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot told Fox News Arizonans don't want a progressive agenda  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 3  —  Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally remains confident …

Also on the ballot: The future of the Trump political dynasty  —  In the last century, it was the Roosevelts, the Kennedys, the Bushes and the Clintons.  —  Now, it could be the Trumps.  —  Four years ago, the Trump children followed President Donald Trump's cannonball into American politics, making their own ripples along the way.

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.

Voter intimidation lawsuit filed after police use pepper-spray at North Carolina march … A federal lawsuit is accusing police in North Carolina of voter intimidation after they deployed pepper spray during a get-out-the vote rally and hauled several participants to jail in a chaotic display of pre-Election Day discord.

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.

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.