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The New York attorney general is investigating whether the appraisals on two of Trump’s easement donations were improperly inflated to win larger tax breaks, according to court filings. Read more
U.S.-Chinese relations have plunged to their lowest level in decades amid an array of conflicts over the coronavirus pandemic, technology, trade, security and spying. Read more
Democrat Joe Biden’s remark that he would “transition” away from oil in the U.S. in favor of renewable energy drew quick attention Thursday night from President Donald Trump, who saw it as a boon to his election chances in key states. Read more
Dozens of attorneys for the Republicans and the Democrats are already clashing in courts across the U.S. over mailed-in ballot deadlines and other issues. Read more
The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated today after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. Read more
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden sparred today in their final presidential debate, hoping to sway undecided voters in the Nov. 3 election. Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no need for a Russia-China military alliance now, but noted it could be forged in the future. Read more
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden fought over how to tame the raging coronavirus during the campaign’s closing debate, largely shelving the rancor that overshadowed their previous face-off in favor of a more substantive exchange. Read more
Trump complained about the “bias, hatred and rudeness” by “60 Minutes” and CBS. Read more
Democratic senators refused to show up in protest of the GOP’s rush to install Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read more
Giuliani called into WABC radio in New York to say that he had been tucking in his shirt after removing microphone wires. Read more
Former President Barack Obama made his first in-person campaign pitch today for his former vice president, Joe Biden, urging voters in Philadelphia — especially Black men — not to sit out the election and risk reelecting President Donald Trump. Read more
Scholars said the school’s and organization’s teachings on homosexuality and treatment of LGBTQ people are harsher than those of the mainstream Catholic church. Read more
China is one of only three foreign nations — the others are Britain and Ireland — where Trump maintains a bank account, according to an analysis of the president’s tax records, which were obtained by The New York Times. Read more
President Donald Trump today called on Attorney General William Barr to immediately launch an investigation into unverified claims about Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter, effectively demanding that the Justice Department muddy his political opponent and abandon its historic resistance to getting involved in elections. Read more
Trump’s strained relationship with Fauci has political overtones as the president defends his record on the coronavirus just two weeks before Election Day. Read more
Scott Atlas, who joined the White House in August as a science adviser, had tweeted “Masks work? NO,” and said widespread use of masks is not supported. Read more
Trump was facing intense pressure to turn around his campaign, hoping for the type of last-minute surge that revived his candidacy four years ago. Read more
The justices’ decision to hear the cases continues its practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found President Donald Trump’s immigration policies illegal over the past four years. Read more
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said today that President Donald Trump is inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his rally in the state the night before. Read more
