The hard truth: Americans don't trust the news media  —  A note from our owner.  —  Jeff Bezos is the owner of The Washington Post.  —  In the annual public surveys about trust and reputation, journalists and the media have regularly fallen near the very bottom, often just above Congress.

Trump's Puerto Rico fallout is ‘spreading like wildfire’ in Pennsylvania  —  Evidence of the backlash was immediate on Monday.  —  Donald Trump has a serious Puerto Rico problem — in Pennsylvania.  —  Many Puerto Rican voters in the state are furious about racist and demeaning comments delivered at a Trump rally.

USPS: Voters Should Mail Ballots By Tuesday For Delivery By Election Day  —  The U.S. Postal Service told voters in a release Monday that if their mail-in ballots must be delivered by Election Day, they should mail them by Tuesday, Oct. 29.  —  “We continue to recommend …

The most misogynistic ad in the history of politics  —  Elon Musk created America PAC to help Donald Trump win the presidential election.  Through the end of September, Musk spent $75 million to fund the PAC's activities.  More recently, Musk began giving away $1 million per day to registered voters …

Trump: 'I'm not a Nazi.  I'm the opposite of a Nazi'  —  “I'm not a Nazi.  I'm the opposite of a Nazi,” former President Donald Trump declared at a campaign rally in Atlanta on Monday night — instead placing blame on Democrats for comparing him to one.  He claimed that Harris' campaign painted him as a Nazi.

Trump Betrayed America.  My Fellow Republicans Must Put Country Above Party.  —  We Americans live in faith with our Constitution and with the past generations of Americans who swore to protect it and fought to defend it.  One week from today, we will decide whether Donald Trump is fit to be President of the United States again.

Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days  —  Bowls of labneh and platters of za'atar bread covered the tables in a Lebanese restaurant near Detroit, yet no one seemed to have much of an appetite.  On one side were Kamala Harris ' top emissaries to the Arab American community.

PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident  —  A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.  —  Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of Campeche.

She Supports Trump's Anti-Immigration Policies.  Texas Incorrectly Flagged Her as a “Noncitizen” on Its Voting Rolls.  —  Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned.

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon  —  Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a …

George W. Bush's Daughter Barbara Breaks Silence on Election to Campaign for Kamala Harris (Exclusive)  —  Barbara Pierce Bush tells PEOPLE she's “hopeful” that voters will back Harris on Nov. 5 to “move our country forward and protect women's rights”  —  Barbara Pierce Bush …

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NAACP poll: Trump's support among young Black men decreasing  —  A new NAACP survey found Republican Donald Trump's support among young Black men has dwindled with a little more than a week to go before Election Day.  The poll found Black men under 50 years old decreased their likelihood …

A ‘fake family’ photo takes center stage in battleground House race  —  As he campaigns for a key House seat in Virginia, Republican Derrick Anderson —  has been unable to escape a photo of him posing holiday card-style with his friend's wife and three daughters.

Right-Wing Guest Booted From CNN Mid-Segment After ‘Vile’ Attack On Panelist  —  Ryan Girdusky was kicked off the air for comments directed at Mehdi Hasan.  —  LOADING  —  A conservative commentator was given the boot from CNN in the middle of a show after a “completely unacceptable” attack on a fellow panelist.

How Trump Goes to Prison  —  If he loses the race for the White House, the big house awaits.  —  Donald Trump is facing an extreme sliding-doors scenario on Election Day.  If he wins, he would have the power to single-handedly scuttle the federal criminal cases against him …