“This debate will go down in HISTORY. I showed the American people that I will ALWAYS put America First no matter what and that I will NEVER stop working to Make America Great Again. “I know the Fake News media will only report LIES about the debate and how strong our movement is, which is why I was really disappointed …

The Washington Post reports: The Trump administration is preparing an immigration enforcement blitz next month that would target arrests in U.S. cities and jurisdictions that have adopted “sanctuary” policies, according to three U.S. officials who described a plan with public messaging that echoes the president’s law-and-order campaign rhetoric. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, known informally as the “sanctuary …

Hemant Mehta reports at The Friendly Atheist: Over the summer, Sid Roth, the host of a show called It’s Supernatural, praised Jesus TWICE for allegedly fixing his backed-up toilet. Yesterday, he managed to outdo himself. During an episode all about why his viewers should support Donald Trump, his entire panel decided to speak in tongues and say… I don’t know. …

CNBC reports: Prolonged closures at Disney’s California-based theme parks and limited attendance at its open parks has forced the company to lay off 28,000 employees across its parks, experiences and consumer products division. In a letter sent to employees on Tuesday, Josh D’Amaro, head of parks at Disney, detailed several “difficult decisions” the company has had to make in the …

Politico reports: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified a Russian intelligence assessment that was previously rejected by Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee as having no factual basis, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The extraordinary disclosure, released to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) earlier Tuesday, rankled Democrats, who said the …

Mediaite reports: White House staffers lined up to cheer on President Donald Trump as he left for the debate on Tuesday — NBC News’ Geoff Bennett calling the moment a “made-for-TV presidential departure.” Bennett took to Twitter to share a video of himself shouting a question at Trump while he was leaving the White House. “Mr. President, who do you …

Reuters reports: U.S. security officials are warning that violent domestic extremists pose a threat to the presidential election next month, amid what one official called a “witch’s brew” of rising political tensions, civil unrest and foreign disinformation campaigns. FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memos say threats by domestic extremists to election-related targets will likely increase in the …

Forbes reports: Seeking to defend his father from a bombshell report from the New York Times, which revealed that Trump had paid just $750 in income taxes from 2016 to 2017, Eric Trump claimed, without providing evidence, the Internal Revenue Service is unfairly treating the president. Eric Trump claimed a source inside the IRS leaked the documents, and called it …

The Washington Post reports: Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee have a new weapon in their arsenal against President Trump: @Truth. The campaign and the party’s “War Room” have acquired the Twitter handle, which they plan to wield for fact-checking the president during Tuesday’s highly anticipated debate. A video promoting the @Truth account features a clip of the …

The Associated Press reports: Former President Jimmy Carter, along with former first lady Rosalynn Carter, on Tuesday endorsed Democrat Raphael Warnock. Warnock, pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta where the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached. Carter is the second former president to back Warnock, joining Barack Obama, who announced his endorsement on Friday. Rep. Doug …

Roll Call reports: A new poll finds Democratic nominee Joe Biden with a narrow lead over President Trump in Georgia, which has not gone for the Democratic presidential candidate in nearly 30 years. The latest Quinnipiac University survey finds Biden at 50 percent and Trump at 47 percent. Both candidates have near-universal support from within their own parties but independents …

The Daily Mail reports: Donald Trump’s demoted campaign boss Brad Parscale is under investigation for ‘stealing’ between $25-$40 million from Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, well-placed sources exclusively told DailyMail.com. The 44-year-old is also being investigated for ‘pocketing’ nearly another $10 million from the Republican National Committee, the insiders added. The revelation comes as Parscale was involuntarily committed to a hospital …

The Wall Street Journal reports: Former Vice President Joe Biden released his 2019 tax returns on Tuesday, showing that he paid nearly $300,000 in federal taxes, seeking to draw a contrast with President Trump in the hours before their first debate. Mr. Biden and his wife, Jill, reported receiving $985,233 in adjusted gross income in 2019, a year in which …

Peter Montgomery reports at Right Wing Watch: Frank Amedia and Mark Gonzales, two leaders of the dominionist pro-Trump “prophetic” network POTUS Shield, posted a video Monday night urging people to join them in praying that God will interfere with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s performance at Tuesday night’s debate and that God would keep moderator Chris Wallace in line. Gonzales, …

ESPN reports: The Tennessee Titans have closed their facilities until Saturday after three players and five team personnel members tested positive for the coronavirus, the NFL announced Tuesday. The eight new positive tests have been confirmed after additional testing, a source told ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. Those who tested positive have been asymptomatic as of Tuesday morning, a source told ESPN’s …

Fox News dutifully reports: Fox News has learned that the president’s re-election campaign wants the Biden campaign to allow a third party to inspect the ears of each debater for electronic devices or transmitters. The president has consented to this kind of inspection, but Biden has not, so far, sources said. A source said the Biden campaign has declined the …

The Week reports: Air Force veteran and famed US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, best known for the “Miracle on the Hudson,” has made an ad urging citizens to vote President Donald Trump out of office In the ad, produced by the Lincoln Project and VoteVets.org, Sullenberger says Americans have been called “to this moment” to “overcome his attacks …

The Washington Post reports: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Tuesday backed the call of Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) for an investigation into who provided the New York Times with information showing Trump has largely avoided paying federal income taxes. During an appearance on Fox News, McEnany said Trump has not been pushing for the criminal probe that Brady …

The Mississippi Free Press reports: Canadian, Russian, South African and Ukrainian models appear in U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s first 2020 campaign ad for her Mississippi campaigns—but no Mississippians. Instead, the ad uses stock footage from foreign production companies as the senator talks about the work she has done to bring jobs and economic growth to Mississippians. “Two years ago when …

The Hill reports: The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted the presidential race in Ohio and Iowa to a “toss up” on Tuesday from lean Republican, citing recent polls showing a tightening race between President Trump and Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden. The independent online newsletter had moved the race in both states to “lean Republican” from “likely Republican” in mid-June, …