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Watch Barack Obama's full speech

During a speech in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering account of his successor's first four years in office, arguing that President Donald Trump has proved he is "incapable of taking the job seriously" and has shown no interest in "helping anybody but himself and his friends."

'What were the ulterior motives?': Clapper questions news conference timing

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questions the timing of Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's news conference informing the public that both Iran and Russia have obtained US voter registration information in an effort to interfere in the election, including Iran posing as the far-right group Proud Boys to send intimidating emails to voters.

US designates six more Chinese media companies as foreign missions

The United States government has labeled six more Chinese media companies operating in the US as foreign missions in the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington over restrictions on journalists.

Senate GOP to push Barrett forward over Dem boycott of vote

Despite a Democratic boycott, Republicans are powering ahead to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by Election Day

How the campaigns are preparing to deploy thousands of poll watchers

For the first time in decades, the Republican National Committee can deploy thousands of poll watchers on Election Day. Democrats are turning to technology in an effort to up their own poll-watching efforts amid concerns about how President Donald Trump's supporters will respond to his calls to "go into the polls."

Experts call for climate change debate to move beyond science, focus on action

Climate change will be one of the topics discusses in the last presidential debate of 2020, but climate scientists say they already agree on what and why it's happening.

New York Lockdown Rules: What to Know

TROY CLOSSON AND JULIANA KIM

Schools and nonessential business can reopen in some zones that were deemed virus hot spots, but restrictions remain or tighten elsewhere.

Senate Republicans are poised to move Barrett nomination toward final vote

Senate Republicans are poised to move Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination from the Judiciary Committee to a final vote.

America and the Coronavirus: ‘A Colossal Failure of Leadership’

NICHOLAS KRISTOF

In its destruction of American lives, treasure and well-being, this pandemic marks the greatest failure of U.S. governance since Vietnam.

OSHA Under Fire Over Regulation of Meatpacking in Pandemic

NOAM SCHEIBER

Critics say the agency has applied scant oversight and negligible penalties despite virus outbreaks at many plants in the spring.

Three Steps for Safe Pandemic Voting

JAMES E. CLYBURN AND KRUTIKA KUPPALLI

Don’t wait until Election Day: Make a plan, vote early if you can and take the usual coronavirus precautions.

Kara Swisher and Dr. Jennifer Doudna on CRISPR and Its Possibilities

Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Jennifer Doudna talks to Kara Swisher about the power — and pitfalls — of CRISPR gene-editing technology

What Does Amy Coney Barrett Mean for the Supreme Court?

LINDA GREENHOUSE

We know who her allies are, and we know how to read what she’s written or signed.

Covid-19 Dims the Friday Night Lights of Texas Football

JERÉ LONGMAN AND VERÓNICA G. CÁRDENAS

The Friday night lights of high school football have dimmed or been shut down through much of the Rio Grande Valley.

Virus Has Cost More Than 2.5 Million Years of Potential Life, Study Finds

THE NEW YORK TIMES

A researcher added up the years that American Covid-19 victims might have lived. Germany reported more than 10,000 cases in a day. Here’s the latest.