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.

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.

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 …

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

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.

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 …

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 …

“Election protection” activist says he plans to flag voters with “Hispanic-sounding” names as “suspicious”  —  In a video obtained by CBS News, the leader of an “election protection” activist group of 1,800 volunteers in North Carolina is seen instructing attendees at a virtual meeting to flag voters with …

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 …

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.

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 …

Musk, putting up over $70M US to help Trump, raises legal questions with million-dollar giveaways  —  It is a federal crime to pay people with intention to induce them to cast a vote or register to vote  —  Pennsylvania's Democratic governor Josh Shapiro is among those calling for an investigation …

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 …

McDonald's Donald Trump Worked at Failed Last Health Inspection  —  briefly worked on Sunday failed its last health inspection, documents show.  —  and served takeout to people in the drive-thru lane in Feasterville-Trevose in Bucks County, a key swing voter area in battleground Pennsylvania.

He Runs Fox News' Decision Desk.  Here's How He Sees Election Night Coming.  —  In a new interview, Arnon Mishkin opens up about controversial election calls and makes some predictions for what's to come.  —  Arnon Mishkin poses for a photo at the Fox News headquarters on Oct. 16 in New York.

Elon Musk's legally problematic $1 million voter giveaway  —  A look at the legal ins and outs of a Trump-ally scheme that some legal experts call illegal — but which at the very least exploits a loophole.  —  Elon Musk has inserted himself into an American presidential election more than perhaps …

The thin veneer over Trump's fascistic rhetoric  —  The former president knows what he's not supposed to say, but he often can't help saying it anyway.  —  Former president Donald Trump participated in an interview that aired on Fox News on Sunday.  If so inclined, as many Fox News viewers presumably …

Kamala Before the Storm  —  As pre-election Democratic bedwetting reaches clinical levels, Harris senior advisor David Plouffe joins John Heilemann to provide a full-spectrum data corrective: how the campaign is microtargeting in battleground states, why McLaughlin is wrong about Harris's ceiling, and when to ignore Nate Silver.

‘He got out of Gaza, but Gaza did not get out of him’: Israeli soldiers returning from war struggle with trauma and suicide  —  Editor's note: This story contains details of suicide and violence that some readers may find upsetting.  —  Tel Aviv and Ma'ale Adumim CNN —