Trump's task: Resetting campaign that GOP fears is slipping  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to recover from a series of self-inflicted setbacks that have rattled his base of support and triggered alarm among Republicans who fear the White House is on the verge of being lost to Democrat Joe Biden.

Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout the state worry elections officials  —  Promoting such boxes — which have been found in Los Angeles, Orange and Fresno counties — could be a felony.  —  In a photo posted to social media last week, a young man wearing a mask …

Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan  —  NEW YORK TIMES/  —  SIENA COLLEGE POLL  —  Joe Biden leads Donald J. Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin.  Mr. Biden's polling leads in both states would currently withstand a 2016-size polling miss.  —  2016 Election Result NYT/Siena

Heavy turnout creates lines as polls open in Georgia for early voting  —  By Mark Niesse - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kristal Dixon - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ben Brasch - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tyler Estep - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

‘Green tsunami’: Inside Senate Republicans' financial freak-out  —  In mid-April, senior advisers to a dozen Republican senators gathered on the second floor of the National Republican Senatorial Committee's offices, where NRSC executive director Kevin McLaughlin detailed …

Senator Gary Peters Shares His Abortion Story  —  He's the first sitting senator in history to do so.  —  United States Senator Gary Peters, a low-key, moderate Democrat from Michigan, is in a very tight re-election race that  —  could decide  —  whether his party wins the Senate.

Police Arrest Heshy Tischler As His Backers Swarm Home Of The Jewish Journalist He Targeted  —  Four days after leading a violent mob against a journalist in clear view of NYPD officers, Heshy Tischler, the right-wing radio host and City Council candidate, was arrested by police outside his Borough Park home on Sunday night.

Trump's children brought Secret Service money to the family business with their visits, records show  —  Eric Trump took his Secret Service agents to Trump golf courses in Scotland, as he led transatlantic tours for paying customers.  Donald Trump Jr. took his protectors to the Trump hotel in Vancouver …

Microsoft Takes Down a Risk to the Election, and Finds the U.S. Doing the Same  —  Fearing Russian ransomware attacks on the election, the company and U.S. Cyber Command mounted similar pre-emptive strikes.  It is not clear how long they may work.  —  Microsoft and a team of companies …

How Biden could end 2020 on election night — and why Trump's path is unlikely  —  President Donald Trump has demanded to know the results of the 2020 election on election night, even though some states warn that it will take days to count their votes.  But if there is a winner declared on Nov. 3 …

Portland protesters topple statues of Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln in ‘Day of Rage’; police declare riot  —  Protesters topple statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln  —  A group of protesters toppled statues of former presidents Theodore Roosevelt …

Black man led by rope by White cops on horseback suing for $1 million  —  Galveston, Texas — A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest.

The Billionaire Who Stood by Jeffrey Epstein  —  Leon Black, whose $9 billion fortune could buy the best counsel in the world, paid at least $50 million to Mr. Epstein for advice and services after most others had deserted him.  —  The billionaire financier Leon Black …

Removing Holocaust Denial Content  —  Today we are updating our hate speech policy to prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.  —  Organizations that study trends in hate speech are reporting increases in online attacks against many groups worldwide, and we continue our efforts to remove it.

Sanford, Florida, Braces for Trump's ‘Crazy’ COVID Roadshow  —  “Do I think it's safe to have this rally?  No I don't,” one business owner told The Daily Beast.  —  If it was up to Patrick Austin, President Donald Trump would hold off from heading to Sanford, Florida …

The Lincoln Project: Career Republicans call on Americans to vote out President Trump  —  A group of longtime Republican strategists who have worked with the likes of John McCain and George W. Bush have launched a scorching campaign against the president.  Lesley Stahl reports.

Andrew Cuomo, the King of New York  —  The Governor has been widely praised for his response to COVID.  But his critics see a would-be authoritarian obsessed with settling scores.  —  The difference between doing the job and just appearing to do the job is rarely absolute.

Mark Zuckerberg is spending millions like never before to overhaul a landmark law  —  Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg are making the biggest electoral bet of their careers to date.  Courtesy of The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative  —  The billionaire Facebook founder is making the most expensive electoral play of his career.

IBD/TIPP Presidential Election Tracking Poll 2020  —  From now through election day on Nov. 3, the IBD/TIPP Presidential Tracking Poll will post daily results of the race for the White House between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.  —  Update: Joe Biden holds …

Florida Sees Signals of a Climate-Driven Housing Crisis  —  Home sales in areas most vulnerable to sea-level rise began falling around 2013, researchers found.  Now, prices are following a similar downward path.  —  If rising seas cause America's coastal housing market to dive — or …