How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants—After Being Told They Weren't True  —  Springfield, Ohio, city officials were contacted by Vance's team and said the claims were baseless.  It didn't matter and now the town is in chaos.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio …

Over 100 Republican National Security Leaders Endorse Vice President Harris  —  Donald Trump cannot be trusted “to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic . . . and bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

Israel Planted Explosives in Pagers Sold to Hezbollah, Officials Say  —  Small amounts of explosive were implanted in beepers that Hezbollah had ordered from a Taiwanese company, according to American and other officials briefed on the operation.  —  Israel carried out its operation …

AJC poll finds Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are locked in a tight race in Georgia  —  The race has tightened since the AJC's poll in June when the former president held a 5-point lead over President Joe Biden.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked …

‘Suspicious Occurrence’ Near Donald Trump New York Rally: What We Know  —  Nassau County police responded to a “suspicious occurrence” near the location of former President  —  's Wednesday night rally in Long Island, noting that no explosives were located, the department confirmed to Newsweek.

Network of Georgia election officials strategizing to undermine 2024 result  —  Emails reveal Georgia Election Integrity Coalition, a group of officials and election deniers, coordinating in swing state  —  The fight for democracy is supported by  —  Emails obtained by the Guardian reveal …

Russia propaganda group behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story, says Microsoft  —  Microsoft researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim through a fake website  —  A false claim circulating on social media …

The House GOP is a circus.  The chaos has one source.  —  Republicans spent two years sabotaging the U.S. House.  Another two years would be ruinous.  —  Adapted from “Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists and Dunces who Burned Down the House,” by Dana Milbank.

Scripps News/Ipsos poll: Majority supports mass deportation of undocumented immigrants  —  The poll also showcases major partisan divides between voters on how to address one of the biggest topics of the presidential race: immigration.  —  A majority of Americans support the mass deportation …

The Miles Davis of Tax Policy  —  Leading the news this morning: Melania Trump's latest video hawking her forthcoming memoir.  “Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?” the former first lady asks over a string soundtrack.  “The more pressing question is: Why has the media chosen …

JD Vance Makes Light of Actual Foreign Interference in His State  —  At a press conference on Ohio's efforts to respond to the chaos created in Springfield by a slew of bomb threats, Governor Mike DeWine revealed that a number of the bomb threats came from “one particular country” overseas.  —  Video

Trump's delusional debate spin speaks volumes  —  The contrast with Biden is telling. … Kamala Harris clobbered Donald Trump during their first (and likely only) presidential debate on September 10.  She humiliated him by smirking and laughing at his offensive buffoonery.

U.S. passports can now be renewed online, State Department announces  —  The State Department announced Wednesday that Americans can now renew their adult passports online, fully rolling out a system that bypasses the traditional method that required printing out a form and mailing a check.

Kentucky governor bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ with executive order  —  Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky on Wednesday, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that tries …

NPR Exclusive: U.S. overdose deaths plummet, saving thousands of lives  —  For the first time in decades, public health data shows a sudden and hopeful drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S.  —  “This is exciting,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the National Institute On Drug Abuse …

Lawrence on Trump's deadly abortion ban: ‘Women are dying.  They got what they wanted.’  —  Amber Nicole Thurman died after doctors delayed her life-saving abortion care.  Her death was ruled “preventable” by the Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee, ProPublica reported.

Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states  —  None of the mail has been deemed hazardous so far but it has caused evacuations.  —  LIVE  —  A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package …

Biden's arms transfers to Israel under internal investigation  —  Inspectors general for the Pentagon and State Department are preparing to disclose multiple reports after complaints that they had done little to scrutinize the U.S. weapons surge.  —  Government watchdogs with jurisdiction …