Trump's Philanthropy: Big Tax Write-Offs and Claims That Don't Always Add Up  —  Hidden financial records cast doubt on a number of his charitable commitments and show that most of his giving came from land deals that offset his income.  —  In President Trump's telling …

EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Mark Kelly's Yearbook Shows Him Dressed As Hitler  —  The post EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Mark Kelly's Yearbook Shows Him Dressed As Hitler appeared first on National File.  Visit NationalFile.com for more hard-hitting investigative journalism.

Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Minneapolis police precinct, shouted ‘Justice for Floyd’  —  Feds say Ivan Harrison Hunter helped burn and loot the Third Precinct building as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE

Trump's campaign made stops nationwide.  Coronavirus cases surged in his wake in at least five places. … As President Donald Trump jetted across the country holding campaign rallies during the past two months, he didn't just defy state orders and federal health guidelines.

The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year.  What's the Plan Now?  —  The office was dedicated to the long-term safety of vaccines.  Experts say plans to track coronavirus vaccines are fragmented and “behind the eight ball.”  —  As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive …

Trump Family Ally Is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge  —  Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce.  —  Ken Kurson, a close friend of President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …

At 63 Million Viewers, Final Debate Is Trump's Least Watched  —  About 10 million fewer Americans watched Thursday's Biden-Trump debate than the candidates' first, more chaotic matchup in Cleveland last month.  —  Donald J. Trump has been a ratings magnet since he leapt into the presidential race in 2015 …

Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting  —  In letter this month, Facebook says the project violates provisions in its terms of service that prohibit bulk data collection  —  Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data …

A Leaked Internal Report Reveals The Wall Street Journal Is Struggling With Aging Readers And Covering Race  —  A brutal internal Wall Street Journal report obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals how the 130-year-old broadsheet is struggling mightily in the current digital and cultural age …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court says ballots can't be rejected based on signature comparisons  —  The Pennsylvania state Supreme Court ruled Friday that ballots in the state cannot be rejected because of signature comparisons, backing up guidance issued by the state's chief elections officer heading …

You're Not Supposed to Understand the Rumors About Biden  —  On Tuesday, Fox News' Laura Ingraham broke some news: An “investigative journalist” named Matthew Tyrmand had uncovered a cache of 26,000 emails belonging to Hunter Biden's disgraced business partner Bevan Cooney, who is now in jail.

Fauci says it might be time to mandate masks as Covid-19 surges across US  —  See what Dr. Fauci thinks about Biden's mask plan  —  (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci has been reluctant to support a federal mask mandate.  —  “A national mandate probably would not work,” he said on Sept 15 during a news conference with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott.

Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via Mysterious Trump Tower Lease  —  Donald Trump maintained a stake in Trump Tower when he became president, and with it, a financial connection to the Chinese government.  —  President Donald Trump, who declared …

As Governor Resists Mask Mandate, Iowans Sour on the G.O.P.  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds has adopted President Trump's defiant attitude toward public health guidance on the coronavirus.  But while she isn't on the ballot, her leadership may be dragging down Republicans who are.

U.S. Sets Coronavirus Case Record Amid New Surge  —  More than 79,000 new cases of the virus were reported across the country on Friday, shattering an earlier single-day record and stirring new fears about the months ahead.  —  The United States is in the midst of one of the most severe surges …

GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Before the debate hall even emptied out, the presidential motorcade was whisking Donald Trump back to Washington for a short layover ahead of his return to the campaign trail on Friday, which some Republicans worry could carry new risks in the final sprint to Election Day.

Trump's historic assault on the civil service was four years in the making  —  President Trump's extraordinary directive allowing his administration to weed out career federal employees viewed as disloyal in a second term is the product of a four-year campaign by conservatives working from a little-known West Wing policy shop.

America is poised to enter into its worst stretch yet of the pandemic  —  The nation nears a record-breaking daily number of coronavirus cases.  —  America is poised to enter the worst stretch ever of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases spiking and the country on the precipice of shattering …

National Republican Party Formally Backs QAnon Supporter  —  A $5,000 September donation formalizes the GOP's acceptance of Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy after top officials in the party had signalled hesitancy in backing her.  —  After weeks of wavering, the national Republican party …

Biden Trolls Trump With New COVID Website  —  404 ERROR … Joe Biden wants the very online crowd to know that Donald Trump does not have a pandemic plan.  —  At least, that's the pitch the Democratic nominee's campaign is making through a gag website, TrumpCovidPlan.com …

Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep  —  A squalid tent camp on the border is the result of President Trump's unprecedented limits on asylum.  Some people have waited in filthy conditions for more than a year to obtain refuge in the United States.  —  MATAMOROS, Mexico …

Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States  —  Nature Medicine (2020) Cite this article  —  Abstract  —  We use COVID-19 case and mortality data from 1 February 2020 to 21 September 2020 and a deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) …

Oil Industry Expresses Concern, Not Alarm, About Biden Comments  —  After the candidate called for a “transition” away from oil and gas, executives said the country would need fossil fuels for decades to come.  —  HOUSTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s promise that he would “transition” …

CNN President Jeff Zucker Faces What Might Be His Last Lap  —  Under AT&T, cable boss felt blindsided by a recent overhaul of WarnerMedia that slimmed down his role  —  CNN president Jeff Zucker survived plenty of corporate intrigue since telecom giant AT&T swallowed up the cable network's parent company two years ago.

Coronavirus case increase sets new U.S. record, rising to over 77K in one day … The U.S. set a record Thursday as the number of new coronavirus cases rose to over 77,000, topping the previous record in July.  —  Nationwide, 77,640 new cases were reported for the day …

EXCLUSIVE: Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’  —  Flip  —  WASHINGTON (RNS) — In an exclusive interview with Religion News Service, President Trump said in a written statement that he no longer identifies as a Presbyterian and now sees himself as a non-denominational Christian.

Wisconsin Republicans have been facing an outbreak among lawmakers and aides.  But they don't want to talk about it.  —  Wisconsin Republican lawmakers and top GOP aides have been facing a coronavirus outbreak in recent weeks following a series of in-person events, including a retirement party …

Judge denies temporary restraining order request by Trump campaign, Nevada Republicans to stop Clark County mail vote counting  —  The same day the Trump campaign and Nevada Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to halt mail ballot counting in Clark County, a judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order.

Judge orders Justice Department to verify its filings in Flynn case  —  The federal judge presiding over the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has ordered the Justice Department to conduct an unusual review of its filings in the case and certify by Monday whether any have been manipulated.

Mitchell Airport denied Trump campaign request to hold rally, forcing move to Waukesha  —  When President Donald Trump comes to Waukesha County Airport on Saturday night, it will mark an unusual place to have a large campaign event.  —  And it turns out there's a reason why he'll be at that smaller space.