Virginia governor's race a toss-up as Election Day nears, Post-Schar School poll finds  —  RICHMOND — Virginia's race for governor is a toss-up as Tuesday's election draws near, with 49 percent of likely voters favoring Democrat Terry McAuliffe and 48 percent favoring Republican Glenn Youngkin …

Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm  —  A consulting architect on UCSB's Design Review Committee has quit his post in protest over the university's proposed Munger Hall project, calling the massive, mostly-windowless dormitory plan “unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent, and a human being.”

FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age.

Fox News wants to make it ‘clear’ it isn't airing Tucker Carlson's Capitol riot documentary  —  Yesterday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson unveiled a dramatic trailer for his new special, one which will reveal the “true story” behind the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.  —  In it, he drops real truths like …

Live Updates: In Private Meeting, Francis Weighs In on Biden Communion Debate  —  President Biden said that Pope Francis called him a “good Catholic” and said that he should continue receiving communion amid a push by some U.S. bishops to deny him the sacrament over abortion views.

A Judge Refused To Let Two Capitol Rioters Appear By Video For Sentencing  —  WASHINGTON — A judge won't let a Florida couple who pleaded guilty to joining the mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 appear by video for sentencing after they cited how expensive it would be to travel to DC for their hearing.

Loudoun County Sexual Assault Story Shows Danger of Media Bias  —  A right-wing outlet let ideology motivate their reporting, while the mainstream media couldn't be bothered to report on it in the first place  —  A sexual assault case in Loudoun County, Virginia involving …

The country needs a dose of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to battle COVID-19  —  Florida has the lowest COVID-19 case rate in the country.  They did it without vaccine mandates, without mask mandates in school and with no restrictions on businesses.  Life simply went on.

Flight attendant suffers broken bones in ‘one of the worst displays of unruly behavior’ in the skies  —  The incident prompted the pilots to divert the flight to Denver, where a passenger was detained  —  A flight attendant for American Airlines suffered broken bones in her face …

Letitia James Is Running for Governor of New York  —  The attorney general, who oversaw the inquiry into sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, will challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul for the Democratic nomination.  —  Letitia James, the New York attorney general who oversaw the inquiry …

What Happened to Matt Taibbi?  The former darling of the liberal media is now one of its loudest critics.  He says he hasn't changed.  —  Obviously, I'm anxious about why I'm being profiled," Matt Taibbi said at the end of our phone call this summer, which had already lasted an hour and a half.

For First Time in Public, a Detainee Describes Torture at C.I.A. Black Sites  —  In a sentencing hearing, Majid Khan, a Pakistani who lived in suburban Baltimore before joining Al Qaeda, detailed dungeonlike conditions and episodes of abuse.  —  GUANTÁNAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba …

Unlimited Sand and Money Still Won't Save the Hamptons  —  If you happened to be in Montauk, N.Y., when the trucks started rolling in this summer, you'd get a sense of how much sand $171,000 buys.  Load after load tumbled onto Ditch Plains Beach, one of the Atlantic Coast's better surfing spots …

‘We got to take white people out’: Rutgers University professor, 41, calls white people ‘villains’, says ‘Critical Race Theory is just the proper teaching of American history’ and praises dwindling white birth rates in online discussion  — Brittney Cooper, 41, said that whiteness 'totally skews …

When ‘Jesus’ Came to Q  —  Holy war, the Storm, and the thin line between reality and theater.  —  No one expects to see a once-prominent actor, fallen from the limelight, delivering a crusade sermon in Las Vegas, yet these are the times we live in.  Jim Caviezel is most famous for his portrayal …

Biden: Rollout of submarine deal that irked France was ‘clumsy’  —  President Joe Biden acknowledged in a meeting Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron that his administration had been “clumsy” in rolling out an Indo-Pacific security pact last month that enraged Paris.

Kinzinger retiring from Congress, vows ‘broader fight nationwide’ against Trumpism  —  Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, one of the most prominent critics of former President Donald Trump in the House Republican Conference, announced Friday he won't seek reelection next year.

Trump's real-estate empire pays the price for poisonous politics  —  Former U.S. president Donald Trump's slashing rhetorical style and divisive politics allowed him to essentially take over the Republican Party.  His supporters are so devoted that most believe his false claim that he lost the 2020 election because of voter fraud.

Narrative of a perfect 2020 election eroding as Wisconsin becomes investigative ground zero  —  Evidence grows of election mismanagement, illegal acts and some fraud in several states.  — Article  —  Cognitively impaired nursing home residents in Wisconsin and Michigan cynically exploited for votes.

Group with Tiki torches stand by Youngkin campaign bus during Charlottesville event  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A rare visit by Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Charlottesville is being overshadowed by an incident that occurred outside a campaign stop.

Kamalaworld is worried about a difficult, messy Democratic primary if it's Harris versus Pete Buttigieg in 2024  — Democratic insiders are quietly discussing a 2024 race if Joe Biden opts out.  — Kamala Harris' allies think she would face a tough primary against Pete Buttigieg.

NAACP tells athletes not to sign with Texas teams: “Texas isn't safe for anyone.”  —  The NAACP called on members of professional sports leagues to not sign on with teams in Texas.  It's a purely political move, calling out only one Texas politician - Governor Greg Abbott.  Abbott is running for reelection.

Vaccinated People Also Spread the Delta Variant, Yearlong Study Shows  — Study found similar peak viral load with or without shots  — Immunized household contacts have a 25% chance of infection  —  People inoculated against Covid-19 are just as likely to spread the delta variant …

The Fight Between Texas and Wall Street Is About to Get Bigger  — Gun and oil laws have put some bank deals on hold during boom  — ‘This is much bigger than the municipal bond business’  —  Outside San Antonio this month, a veteran of Texas politics got so upset about Wall Street's retreat …

Dems limp out of another stumble-ending month  —  House liberals left the Capitol triumphant on Thursday night after once again scuttling a major vote.  Every other Democrat was fuming.  —  For the second time in less than a month, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team had to delay …

How to Fix Social Media  —  Revelations about Facebook, Instagram and TikTok have highlighted the problems posed by the biggest social media sites.  What would it take to reform the platforms and limit their harm?  —  TABLE OF CONTENTS  —  Show All Sections  —  Amy Klobuchar: No More Blind Trust in Big Tech

Truth Social Violated Mastodon's License; Trump's Entire Platform Might Now Be DOA  —  Donald Trump's latest business venture, Truth Social, is a brand-new social media platform that is going to be a publicly-traded company via a reverse merger with a SPAC.  Consequently, it sits …

Biden admin barred from firing unvaccinated employees after DC judge issues injunction  —  The attorney for the plaintiffs said the Biden administration has shown ‘an unprecedented, cavalier attitude toward the rule of law’  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 28

Judge Says GOP Congressman Can't Be Left Alone With Evidence  —  The judge was so concerned that Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) might compromise the case that he prohibited Fortenberry from looking at the evidence against him by himself.  —  After Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) …

Biden administration makes second attempt to end “Remain in Mexico” border program  —  The Biden administration on Friday announced its second attempt to end a Trump-era border program that forced migrants to wait in Mexico for their U.S. asylum hearings, issuing a new termination memo it hopes will pass legal muster.