Reuters reports: The head of the Secret Service told Donald Trump in a private meeting that significant new security arrangements will be needed if he wants to keep playing golf. Trump asked Ronald Rowe, the Secret Service’s acting director, in a meeting on Monday whether it was safe for him to continue playing. Rowe said the Secret Service views the …

Quinnipiac Polling reports: In Pennsylvania, viewed as a must-win state in the path to the White House, Harris receives 51 percent support among likely voters, Trump receives 45 percent support, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver each receive 1 percent support. In Michigan, Harris receives 50 percent support among likely voters, Trump receives 45 …

Mediaite reports: Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck recounted to the Wall Street Journal how he received a startling call on September 9 from a staffer of Vance: “He asked point-blank, ‘Are the rumors true of pets being taken and eaten?’” His response was unequivocal: “I told him no. There was no verifiable evidence or reports to show this was true.” …

“Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work? The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot? Are we no longer able to appreciate the beauty of the human body? “Throughout history, master artists have revered the human shape, evoking profound emotions and admiration. …

Florida Today reports: A former Palm Bay pastor who police said had ongoing sexual relations with at least two teen members of his congregation — including in the church bathroom, office and passenger van — has been sentenced to live out the remainder of his days in state prison. Roberson Douge, 44, who ministered at the Apostolic Church of Christ …

The New York Times reports: The U.S. Justice Department filed a legal claim on Wednesday against the owner and operator of the container ship that collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge last March, killing six workers and paralyzing the Port of Baltimore for weeks. The lawsuit asserts that the companies’ actions leading up to the catastrophe were “outrageous, grossly negligent, …

Reuters reports: Hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated late on Wednesday afternoon across Lebanon’s south and in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a security source and a witness said, further hiking tensions with Israel a day after similar explosions launched via the group’s pagers. At least one of the blasts took place near a funeral organized by Iran-backed Hezbollah for those killed …

Little Rock’s CBS affiliate reports: A pastor from a small town in Arkansas has now been arrested and charged for his involvement with child sexual abuse materials. On Monday, the prosecuting attorney’s office in Bradley County filed charges against 86-year-old Rocky Goodwin, who is the lead pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Warren, Arkansas. Goodwin was charged with distributing, possessing, …

The Huffington Post reports: Critics are taking Donald Trump to school after the former president made a bizarre claim about the impact of rising sea levels. “You’ll have more seafront property, right, if that happens,” Trump told an audience in Michigan on Tuesday. Michigan would not have more “seafront property” as it’s not on the sea, nor is it near …

Raleigh’s NBC affiliate reports: The Republican nominee to lead North Carolina’s public schools is attacking her Democratic opponent while accusing gay-rights advocates of promoting pedophilia. State superintendent candidate Michele Morrow targeted her Democratic opponent, Mo Green, on social media Monday for accepting an endorsement from Equality North Carolina, a group that champions the LGBTQ+ community. In a statement, Green’s campaign …

The New York Times reports: Usually, after a deadly emergency or an event that could have become one, the governor of the state where it happened somberly pledges to support the agency investigating it however he or she can. This is not quite what happened in Florida after the apparent attempted assassination of Donald Trump on one of his golf …

“President Trump has many extraordinary gifts, and one of them is that he has very, very good instincts. And when he came out the first time, you remember, he was very against the lockdowns, publicly. He was for hydroxychloroquine. He was for alternative medicines. He was against the mass [vaccinations]. “But he was surrounded by bureaucrats and knowledgeable experts [makes …

Mediaite reports: Republicans have slammed Democrats for calling Trump a “threat” and have demanded they tone down their rhetoric. On Tuesday, CNN host Abby Phillip aired snippets of the ex-president going full bore against his political opponents. But first, she aired a clip of Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) chiding Democrats. “Look, we can disagree with one another,” …

The Joplin Globe reports: Boys from Joplin and Carthage and a boy and a girl from Neosho are among 11 alleged victims of past sexual abuse by Catholic Church officials cited in a lawsuit filed last week against the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau. The diocese and Bishop Edward Rice are listed as defendants in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District …

NBC News reports: The Republican mayor of Springfield, Ohio, the city that has been the target of unfounded claims from former President Donald Trump and his running mate about Haitian immigrants’ eating residents’ pets said Tuesday that a visit from Trump would tax the city’s resources. “It would be an extreme strain on our resources. So it’d be fine with …

The Associated Press reports: Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated false claims that Chinese automakers are putting up large factories in Mexico, vowing during a stop in the automaking state of Michigan to slap 200% tariffs on any vehicles the un-built plants make and ship to the United States. Trump also claimed during an event in Flint that if …

CNN reports: Speaker Mike Johnson has set up a Wednesday vote on a six-month GOP government funding plan that is expected to fail, as the Louisiana Republican is under pressure to show the bill cannot pass before pivoting to the next step. The plan to put the bill on the floor this week is aimed at demonstrating it will fail, …

ABC News reports: The FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder substance that was sent to election offices in at least 16 states this week, according to an ABC News canvass of the country. None of the mail has been deemed hazardous so far – and in one case, the substance was determined to be …

The Guardian reports: A false claim circulating on social media that Kamala Harris was involved in an alleged hit-and-run in San Francisco in 2011 is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to new research by Microsoft. Researchers found that the group created a video, paid an actor to appear as the alleged victim, and spread the claim …

“The Biden-Harris administration wants you to keep your nose out of their business. Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy says the feds are waging a prosecutorial turf war with the state of Florida to keep total control of the case. Why? Because Biden has his fingerprints all over this. “Joe Biden, the man who can’t protect our border has gotten personally …