Kamala Harris Has an Unexpected Ally  —  Bret Stephens: Please don't tell me you're going to ask how I'm going to vote.  —  Gail Collins: Well, Bret, why would you imagine such a thing?  Just because I keep getting stopped by people on the street, demanding to know whether you're going to support Kamala Harris.

The difference between work and Trump's staged McDonald's theatrics  —  There were reports suggesting Trump “worked” at a McDonald's, but that's not quite right — because there's a difference between work and staged theatrics.  —  As Donald Trump handed a bag of food to people …

What Would the Trump Campaign Plans Mean for Social Security?  —  The Social Security trust funds will be insolvent by Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, according to projections by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at which point the law calls for a 23 percent cut in benefits.

Elon Musk ‘Jokes’ in a Church About Someone Killing Kamala Harris  —  “Assassinating a puppet is pointless,” the Trump-backing billionaire said in a Saturday church appearance  —  Elon Musk keeps trying to stick his “joke” about somebody assassinating Vice President Kamala Harris.

Viral attack on Walz features fake former student making false claim  —  Hawaii man who attended a school where Walz taught — but says they never met — was dismayed to see person in video using his name to make a false allegation against the vice presidential candidate  —  Using a stolen identity to attack Tim Walz

Arnold Palmer's daughter on what he would think of Donald Trump today: 'I think he'd cringe'  —  Donald Trump's opening at his rally Saturday in Latrobe, Pa., birthplace of the late Arnold Palmer, was a boast about how close he was to the legendary golfer.  —  But that relationship …

Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows  —  In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows.

Trump Faces Defamation Suit From Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’  — Trump is sued over comments he made in presidential debate  — Five teenagers wrongfully convicted in 1989 jogger rape case  —  Donald Trump is facing a defamation lawsuit over comments he made during …

Inside the Bungled Bird Flu Response, Where Profits Collide With Public Health  —  When dairy cows in Texas began falling ill with H5N1, alarmed veterinarians expected a fierce response to contain an outbreak with pandemic-sparking potential.  Then politics—and, critics say …

With Two Weeks to Go, Pennsylvania Senate Shifts to Toss Up, Nebraska Senate Moves to Lean Republican  —  With two weeks to go until Election Day, the Senate map still favors Republicans.  Montana Sen. Jon Tester remains the likeliest Democrat to lose reelection, which along with the GOP's certain pickup …

Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode  —  We declined. … Today's episode of Decoder, well — it's a ride.  I'm talking to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi, who's built Intuit into a juggernaut business software company through a series of major acquisitions.

Trump distances himself from Mark Robinson: 'I'm not familiar'  —  With early voting underway and two weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is still trying to keep distance between himself and North Carolina's embattled Republican nominee for governor.  Asked by POLITICO at a campaign stop …

Gerald Ford's daughter endorses Kamala Harris for president  —  GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The daughter of Michigan's only president, Gerald R. Ford, has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.The youngest child of the late Republican president, Susan Ford Bales, issued the endorsement Monday, Oct. 21 …

Arizona county official who delayed certifying election results accepts plea deal  —  Peggy Judd, who helps lead Cochise County, was indicted a year ago for allegedly flouting the state's deadlines to formally accept the results of the 2022 midterm general election.