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President Trump tried to cast Joe Biden as a scandal-plagued politician who had failed over decades in office, and Biden sought to portray Trump as a demagogue who criminally abused immigrants and mishandled the pandemic.

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Highlights from the debate

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Amid a year of debate over inequity and police violence, Trump and Biden spar over race

Trump asserted that ‘nobody has done more for the Black community’ since Lincoln — including the nation’s first African American president.

By Jenna Johnson42 minutes ago

The CritiquePerspective

The mute button was a godsend. It also amplified the candidates’ differences.

Having to muzzle the president to salvage a debate is nothing to brag about. But at least it worked.

By Robin Givhan1 hour ago

The FixAnalysis

Takeaways: Trump offers little new while Biden sharpens his attacks

By Aaron Blake1 hour ago

Fact CheckerAnalysis

Trump had the lion’s share of dubious claims at the debate

By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly19 minutes ago

Analysis

To defend taking immigrant kids from their parents, Trump blamed Biden

By Philip Bump

As Biden vows to move the U.S. off oil to tackle climate change, Trump attacks the plan’s cost and economic impact

By Brady Dennis, Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson1 hour ago

Coronavirus

Senate Republicans fume as Mnuchin cedes ground to Pelosi in search of stimulus deal

Some Republicans said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is making unacceptable compromises in stimulus talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

By Erica Werner and Jeff Stein

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Biden predicts ‘dark winter’ as U.S. tops 73,000 coronavirus cases for first time since July

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Students who counted on work-study jobs now struggle to pay their bills

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Diners weigh the ethics, risks and responsibilities of eating inside restaurants

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FDA advisory committee debates safety and efficacy standards for a coronavirus vaccine

Stop wiping down groceries and focus on bigger risks, say experts on coronavirus transmission

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FDA advisers meet to debate guidelines for vetting vaccines

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NFL moves Raiders off ‘Sunday Night Football’ because of coronavirus issues

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Guide to the Pandemic

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Road to Recovery

Diners weigh the ethics, risks and responsibilities of eating inside restaurants

By Tim Carman

Ovens, dishwashers and washing machines are breaking down like never before. But there’s nobody to fix them.

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Turkey farmers fear that, this year, they’ve bred too many big birds

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Your Life at Home

How tour companies are changing to address travelers’ safety concerns

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Not all cabins close up for winter. Here are heated options for socially distant exploring.

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New movies to stream this week: ‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches,’ ‘Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You’ and more

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Judiciary Committee approves Trump’s pick for Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett secured committee approval with only Republican votes, as Democratic senators boycotted the proceedings. The approval clears the way for Senate confirmation next week.

By Seung Min Kim and Paulina Firozi

Biden promises commission on overhauling Supreme Court

Appeals court sides with California officials on order to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees

The court sided with a lower court judge’s ruling that orders Uber and Lyft to stop classifying drivers as independent contractors.

By Faiz Siddiqui

In Greensburg, Kan., municipal buildings must be LEED-certified. (Larry Schwarm for The Post)

Climate Solutions

The town that built back green

After a tornado nearly destroyed tiny Greensburg, Kan., the city rebuilt itself as an energy efficient wonder powered by 100 percent wind energy.

By Annie Gowen

Walmart sues federal government in pre-emptive strike in opioid battle

Walmart is suing the U.S. government in a pre-emptive strike in the battle over its responsibility in the opioid abuse crisis.

By Anne D'Innocenzio | AP

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Politics

Trump donation bump can’t make up for Biden cash lead, filings show

Biden cash advantage had grown insurmountable for Trump as of mid-October, in the final weeks of the campaign.

By Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Anu Narayanswamy42 minutes ago

Small donations to Democratic Senate hopefuls soar

The day after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the number of people giving to Democrats in competitive races rose sevenfold, data shows.

By Alyssa Fowers

A view from the International Space Station. (ESA/Getty Images Europe)

In 2020, casting a ballot from space may be easier than casting one on Earth

The opportunity to “vote while you float” begins before an astronaut’s flight and culminates in the submission of an encrypted electronic ballot from orbit.

By Ruby Mellen

At least 47 million Americans have already voted, surpassing the total number of early ballots cast in 2016

By Brittany Renee Mayes, Kate Rabinowitz, Lenny Bronner and Peter Andringa

Analysis

We’ve reached the Tony Bobulinski stage of the campaign

By Philip Bump

Biden promises commission on overhauling Supreme Court

By Annie Linskey

Voters’ GuideQ&A

What readers want to know about the election

National polling average

Biden is leading (+9) the national polling average.

Biden

52%

Trump

43%

Average of national polls since Oct. 12 that meet Washington Post standards for transparency and quality. Includes polls by Economist-YouGov, NBC-WSJ, PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist, SurveyMonkey-Tableau and Quinnipiac University.

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World

Voters wait to cast early ballots in Philadelphia on Saturday. International observers will be looking for impediments to voting, including long lines and signs of voter intimidation. (Getty Images)

International election observers in U.S. consider this year the most challenging ever

As fears rise about voter suppression, violence and a potentially contested outcome in the United States, the Europeans say they hope their efforts will help assure Americans the vote is legitimate.

By Carol Morello

Pope Francis documentary prompts questions about circumstance of civil unions comment

A day after the comment surfaced, there was growing intrigue about when and to whom the pontiff made the statement, and whether the Vatican wanted it made public.

By Chico Harlan, Stefano Pitrelli and Marissa J. Lang

U.S. signs international declaration challenging right to abortion and upholding ‘role of the family’

It joined Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda on Thursday to sign a nonbinding international declaration opposing abortion, in a rebuke of the U.N. Human Rights Council.

By Miriam Berger

Bolivia’s socialists are poised for a return, but the challenges are steeper

Luis Arce, Evo Morales’s former finance minister, will confront the coronavirus and its economic destruction amid deepening polarization.

By Monica Machicao and Terrence McCoy

‘The enemy’ in the covid ward: Some Israelis oppose treating a Palestinian leader

The presence of Saeb Erekat in a Jerusalem hospital has sparked a debate.

By Steve Hendrix

National

Trump issues sweeping order for tens of thousands to lose civil service protections

Career federal employees whose work involves making policy would no longer be hired under competitive procedures, under an executive order issued Wednesday. “This is the most profound undermining of the civil service in our lifetimes,” the president of the American Federation of Government Employees said.

By Lisa Rein and Eric Yoder

Barr seeks to guide police standards on use of force and officer conduct

By Devlin Barrett

Smoke obscures the sun south of Lyons, Colo., on Oct. 21, with several wildfires burning in the state. (AP)

Colorado wildfire grows by more than 100,000 acres in a day, forcing evacuations

A dire wildfire crisis is unfolding in Colorado after a blaze exploded sixfold in size in just 24 hours. With the explosive growth of the East Troublesome Fire, three of the top five blazes on record in Colorado have occurred this year.

By Andrew Freedman

Ghislaine Maxwell deposition portrays her as combative, loyal defender of sex offender Epstein

By Rosalind S. Helderman, Shayna Jacobs, Beth Reinhard and Devlin Barrett

Judge dismisses third-degree murder charge against officer in George Floyd’s death; upholds more serious charge

By Holly Bailey

Racist housing covenants haunt property records across U.S. New laws make them easier to remove.

Legislation is helping homeowners who blanch at racist covenants still on the books.

By Justin Wm. Moyer

Armed Trump supporters at Fla. polling site were off-duty guards and had not been hired, officials say

The incident came as tensions have flared at other early-voting sites across the country.

By Shawn Boburg, Dalton Bennett and Derek Hawkins

A flawed investigation left Jason Lively behind bars for 14 years for a fire he didn’t set. He’s not alone.

Experts say wrongful fire convictions are disturbingly common, because investigators often lack up-to-date education and advanced training.

By Rachel Chason

D.C., Md. & Va.

Hogan unveils $250 million package for small businesses

As federal stimulus talks drag on in Congress, Maryland's governor announced that he would use roughly half of the budget savings from last year to expand existing state programs and fund new ones to help floundering small businesses.

By Erin Cox

D.C. mayor points to learning loss in urging schools to reopen

By Perry Stein

Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg sets up white flags representing each life lost to covid-19 in the United States. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Perspective

This rippling field of flags in D.C. shows covid-19’s scale

“Words no longer matter,” said the artist showing us — visually — the enormity of 220,000 dead.

By Petula Dvorak

Surge of early voting in Va.’s largest county means a long wait for some voters

By Antonio Olivo and Lola Fadulu

Biden leads Trump 52 percent to 41 percent among Virginia likely voters, a Post-Schar School poll finds

Va. police can keep license plate data indefinitely, state Supreme Court rules

By Tom Jackman

Capital Weather Gang

PM Update: More late-night fog that lasts into a warm Friday

You know the deal: Cool and clammy tonight into Friday morning. Then it's sunny and warm on Friday.

By Ian Livingston

Known coronavirus deaths and cases

Going Out Guide

With scenic views of leaves, covered bridges and lighthouses, these road trips show the best of fall

Hop in your car and head toward Sperryville, Frederick and Southern Maryland.

By Fritz Hahn

The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area

Virtual film festivals, trivia nights, concerts and poetry slams offer an escape for everyone staying at home.

By Going Out Guide Staff

Planet Word, a high-tech museum dedicated to the love of language, opens in D.C.

Delayed due to the pandemic, the new museum features lots of video and interactive displays.

By Peggy McGlone

Real Estate

Mortgage rates fall to yet another historic low

Scaled-down living: Tiny houses make an impact in today’s market

A canopy bed, a new take on an old classic, can make sleeping quarters feel timeless

Business & Technology

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Goldman Sachs fined record $2.9 billion over role in Malaysian bribes

The bank will attempt to retrieve $174 million in salaries and bonuses from executives for failing to supervise the transactions, the board of directors announced.

By Jacob Bogage

GM hopes its electric Hummer ‘supertruck’ can win over traditional truck buyers

By Taylor Telford

The Finance 202Analysis

Some in GOP mystified by McConnell’s hard line on stimulus

What’s clear now is that roughly three-quarters of Senate Republicans oppose a big deal.

By Tory Newmyer

Target shoppers can now make reservations to avoid holiday crowds

By Taylor Telford

Uber drivers sue app over ‘constant barrage’ pushing California anti-employment initiative

A group alleges the company violated workers’ rights with aggressive in-app messaging urging support for the company’s position on a November ballot measure.

By Faiz Siddiqui and Reed Albergotti

New unemployment claims dip slightly as economic strains persist

Economists say they are concerned by the continued high level of new unemployment claims.

By Eli Rosenberg

Market Watch

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NASDAQ 11,506.01

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Health & Science

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine trial is fully enrolled, 37 percent of participants are minorities

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The undeniable link between weather disasters and climate change

By Sarah Kaplan

After a college town’s coronavirus outbreak, deaths at nursing homes mount

By Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney

Virus shutdowns took a grim toll on amputee veterans who died by suicide, families say

By Alex Horton

Sports

Pass routes are science. Running them is an art. (The Post)

Watching Football Smarter: What is route-running?

The best wide receivers do more than just catch the football. They give their quarterbacks easy targets to find with throws. Find out why some receivers always seem to be open. It's more than just running fast to a spot.

By Richard Johnson

As Big Ten football returns, mayors worry their cities are being used as test cases

By Chuck Culpepper

Perspective

Dodgers have talent, tradition and a fat payroll. Rays have one of those — and a chance.

By Thomas Boswell

Ron Rivera knows his decisions look ‘a little inconsistent,’ but he will stick with his gut

The Washington coach was told by the legendary John Madden years ago that, when it came to tough calls, a coach has to rely on his gut. Rivera has kept that advice close.

By Nicki Jhabvala

The Washington-Dallas rivalry endures, even in the strangest of years

One of the NFL’s most storied rivalries continues on during a pandemic, with a new name and as both teams seek to finish first in a terrible division.

By Les Carpenter

LIVE UPDATES

Giants vs. Eagles live updates: The NFC East’s woes come to prime time

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Giants add to lead after Eagles’ disallowed replay challenge

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Eagles fail on fourth-down try from Giants 3-yard line

Analysis

With Yannick Ngakoue trade, Ravens get exactly what they need to keep pace with Chiefs

The Ravens' acquisition of Yannick Ngakuoe fills one of their few needs and gives them a player perfectly suited to help them overcome the Kansas City Chiefs.

By Adam Kilgore

Lifestyle