Deadline reports: Verizon says it is “making progress” toward restoring its wireless service after disruptions to user in several major U.S. cities. “Verizon engineers are making progress on our network issue and service has started to be restored,” the company said in a statement. “We know how much people rely on Verizon and apologize for any inconvenience some of our …

The Hill reports: Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s (R) daughter said she’s backing Vice President Harris in a Monday article for Vanity Fair and “grieving the loss” of her dad to former President Trump. “After months of feeling the type of sorrow that comes from the death of a loved one, it dawned on me that I’ve been …

The Guardian reports: At a recent campaign event in Whitehall, Montana, the Republican US Senate candidate Tim Sheehy told voters that a decade ago, when he set up the aerial firefighting company through which he made his fortune, he and his wife were living “below the poverty line”. But Sheehy’s claim about living in poverty while building his company, Bridger …

NBC News reports: Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and solicitation of …

The Raleigh News & Observer reports: Support among Republicans for their party’s candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, has dropped by 20 percentage points, according to a new poll released Monday by East Carolina University. Among all voters polled, Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein now has a 17-point lead over Robinson. The ECU Center for Survey Research poll shows …

Reuters reports: The state of Colorado has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in legal fees to a web designer who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that the right to free speech allows some businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings. Colorado and web designer Lorie Smith’s lawyers at conservative law firm Alliance Defending …

The Hill reports: House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) subpoenaed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday for information relating to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, and a vague alleged connection to the Chinese Communist Party. Comer said in a letter accompanying the subpoena – issued on the day before the …

NBC News reports: A judge in Georgia’s Fulton County struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban Monday, allowing the procedure to resume and making it legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state law was signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019 but didn’t take effect until July 2022 after it faced a legal challenge and the Supreme …

Mediaite reports: Donald Trump claimed on Monday that “nobody thought” a storm as devastating as Hurricane Helene would make landfall at this point in the year despite the fact that it is currently peak hurricane season. In remarks made in Valdosta, Georgia on Monday, Trump lamented that “the devastation wrought by this storm is incredible.” “It’s so extensive, nobody thought …

The Sacramento Bee reports: Blaze Pizza’s 96 California pizzerias are known for build-your-own pies rapidly fired in 800-degree ovens, along with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James’ corporate investments. Last week, its Roseville location made headlines for an uglier reason. A delivery driver walked into the Highland Reserve Marketplace restaurant about 10:15 p.m. Sept. 19, saw a Pride flag hung …

The Associated Press reports: CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday in a Manhattan studio that once hosted the …

Courthouse News reports: The trial of Marine Le Pen, the figurehead of France’s right-wing National Rally party, began Monday over charges she and others embezzled several million euros of European Union funds. But experts argue that despite the severity of the charges, it’s unlikely the trial will leave a negative impression on Le Pen’s voters — in contrast, it might …

TMZ reports: The footage is going absolutely viral, showing a white-haired dude grabbing a hammer and going full demolition mode on the autographed guitar — after dropping $4,000 on the instrument. According to the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner organization, the guitar was donated to the auction before Taylor Swift ever made her Harris endorsement. A certificate of authenticity confirms …

“We are now heading to Valdosta, Georgia, in order to pay my respects and bring lots of relief material, including fuel, equipment, water, and other things, to the State. Many politicians and Law Enforcement will be there. “We’ll be saying hello to Franklin Graham, Burt Jones, Tyler Harper, Mike Collins, Austin Scott, Russ Goodman, Sam Watson, and the Mayor of …

“Another FAKE and STAGED photo from someone who has no clue what she is doing. You have to plug the cord into the phone for it to work! “Biden and Harris abandoned Americans in Afghanistan. They sacrificed Americans to an Open Border, and now, they have left Americans to drown in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and elsewhere in the …

The New York Times reports: Gavin Creel, a sly and charming musical theater actor who won a Tony Award as a wide-eyed adventure seeker in “Hello, Dolly!” and an Olivier Award as a preening missionary in “The Book of Mormon,” died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 48. His death was confirmed by his partner, Alex Temple …

Tampa’s ABC affiliate reports: As residents across the Tampa Bay area return to their homes for the first time since Hurricane Helene passed through the area, local officials are asking those who own electric vehicles to stay vigilant when assessing damage. On Saturday, Pinellas County Government posted a video of a flooded Tesla that caught fire inside a homeowner’s garage. …

The Miami Herald reports: Ryan Wesley Routh, a convicted felon who authorities say drove from North Carolina to South Florida with a plan to kill Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty on Monday to attempting to assassinate the former president while he was playing golf in mid-September at his club in West Palm Beach. Routh, 58, is accused of setting up …

TechCrunch reports: Elon Musk’s X is now worth less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price, according to a new estimate from investor Fidelity. his 78.7% markdown implies that Fidelity is currently valuing X at about $9.4 billion overall. (TechCrunch’s assessment assumes that Fidelity’s investment in X was made at a $44 billion valuation. The acquisition was financed …

“On behalf of President Trump and our campaign, we want to extend our thoughts and our prayers to the thousands across our country who have been affected. “Yesterday we went to Erie, Pennsylvania and the president made a point on the plane on the way there that we need to address this at top of our speech and he did …