The fight for the House and Senate: Where things stand  —  Will both chambers flip?  Congress may once again have to work under the strain of divided government.  —  Congress may be headed for an Election Day double flip.  —  With less than four weeks to go, Republicans appear poised to win the Senate …

Kremlin Says Trump Sent Putin Covid Tests While President  — Kremlin denies phone calls took place after Trump left office  — Trump campaign pushed back on claims in Bob Woodward's book  —  The Kremlin confirmed that former US President Donald Trump while in office sent Russian …

Trump has long blasted China's trade practices.  His ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed there  —  Thousands of copies of Donald Trump's “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.

Howard Stern endorses Kamala Harris during interview that touches on therapy, sexism and Trump  —  Stern revealed he is voting for the Democratic nominee halfway through an interview with the vice president  —  Vice President Kamala Harris has Howard Stern's vote, he announced during her appearance on his Sirius XM radio show Tuesday.

Exclusive: Harris widens lead over Trump to 47%-40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 47% to 40% in the race to win the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, as she appeared to blunt Trump's edge on the economy and jobs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday found.

The Moment of Truth … Last november, during a symposium at Mount Vernon on democracy, John Kelly, the retired Marine Corps general who served as Donald Trump's second chief of staff, spoke about George Washington's historic accomplishments—his leadership and victory in the Revolutionary War …

Walz: ‘The Electoral College needs to go’  —  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic Party's vice presidential nominee, suggested Tuesday night that the Electoral College should be abolished during two West Coast campaign stops.  —  Walz mentioned the concept during fundraisers in Seattle …

Trump Plans Madison Square Garden Rally in Election Home Stretch  — Oct. 27 rally to come just days before presidential election  — Event likely to draw protests, presents security challenges  —  Former President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally at New York City's iconic Madison Square Garden …

The Supreme Court's Dark Money Crisis: Wyden's Revolutionary Fix  —  The song that was inspired by this article is here.  —  My reading this article as an audio podcast is here.  —  My new book, The Hidden History of the American Dream, is now available here.  —  Share

DOJ's radical and sweeping proposals risk hurting consumers, businesses, and developers  —  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part of its lawsuit over how we distribute Search.  This is the start of a long process …

Trump is not women's “protector”: New Brett Kavanaugh report shows MAGA protects predators  —  Republicans believed the allegations against Trump's Supreme Court pick — and knew Trump would still defend him  —  In a recent Pennsylvania stemwinder that raised eyebrows even by MAGA standards …

The State Election Board is pushing election skeptics to monitor Fulton County's elections  —  Georgia's largest county says the Republican-led panel doesn't have the legal authority to appoint its monitors  —  The fight between the Georgia Election Board and Fulton County took dramatic twists Tuesday …

Scientists have said that we can cool the planet back down.  Now they're not so sure.  —  It might be possible to “overshoot” and then return to our climate targets.  But some changes will be irreversible.  —  For years, scientists and world leaders have pinned their hopes for the future …

Economy Most Important Issue to 2024 Presidential Vote  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The economy ranks as the most important of 22 issues that U.S. registered voters say will influence their choice for president.  It is the only issue on which a majority of voters, 52%, say the candidates' positions on it are an …

Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights  —  This November, Florida residents will decide whether to amend their state constitution to protect reproductive rights, overturning the state's near-total abortion ban after six weeks of pregnancy.

The Most Dramatic Shift in U.S. Public Opinion  —  America's immigration debate has taken a restrictionist turn.  Eight years ago, Donald Trump declared that “when Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best,” and promised to build a “big, beautiful wall” on the southern border.

This hurricane season, mobile voting could empower disenfranchised voters  —  Hurricane Helene left a horrific path of destruction in Western North Carolina.  Entire towns have been flooded off the map.  Highways torn up.  Mail service suspended.  A death count in triple digits and rising.

Playbook: Mike Johnson's Trump charm offensive  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  BEFORE THE STORM — Latest forecasts continue to show Hurricane Milton as a Category 5 storm, striking west-central Florida overnight tonight and pushing …

Elon Musk's ‘Free’ Starlink for Hurricane Helene Victims Will Cost at Least $400  —  Upon inspection, the offer of a free month of Starlink service seems to be the type of deal you might give to any new customer. … As Elon Musk likes to do whenever disaster hits somewhere in the world …

Trump's new strategy for the election interference case  —  Plan A: Win in November.  Plan B: Delay until 2028. … 🥳  —  The election interference case is back from its gap year at the Supreme Court, and Trump is back on his BS.  —  Trump's lawyers have resumed spewing unsupported allegations …

Fox News quietly reports on a fact sheet correcting Fox News misinformation  —  In the channel's eternal struggle between helping Donald Trump and informing its audience, Trump once again prevailed in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.  —  Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 24 …

Trump Holds Up Transition Process, Skirting Ethics and Fund-Raising Rules  —  Donald J. Trump has so far opted out of the official planning for a government handover, a move that allows him to avoid disclosing his donors to his transition effort.  —  Less than a month before Election Day …

North Carolina Republican pushes back on hurricane misinformation: “Nobody can control the weather”  —  Washington — Rep. Chuck Edwards, a North Carolina Republican, sent a letter to his constituents debunking the misinformation and conspiracy theories that have spread in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene …

Senate candidate Dave McCormick led hedge fund that bet against some of Pennsylvania's most iconic companies  —  In the years that Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick led one of the world's largest hedge funds, the firm bet millions of dollars against some of the state's biggest …