Politics Oct 08 5 takeaways from the VP debate Vice President Mike Pence dodged questions much more frequently than his opponent during their debate Wednesday, instead launching counter-attacks against Sen. Kamala Harris and her running mate, former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee. But Harris also sidestepped…
Politics Sep 30 5 takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate Though policy differences were largely lost in a near-constant flurry of interruptions, cross-talk and pleas for decorum by the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News, five themes emerged from the first presidential debate.
Politics Sep 24 What every Democratic senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year With less than six weeks until the presidential election, the White House is preparing to nominate a new Supreme Court justice, following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has insisted that the nominee…
Politics Sep 19 What every Republican senator has said about filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death leaves a vacancy on the Supreme Court just before the presidential election, as Justice Antonin Scalia's did in 2016, when Barack Obama was president. Here’s what Senate Republicans said in 2016, and what they’ve said publicly…
Politics Sep 19 Can Trump replace Ginsburg on the Supreme Court before the election? Into a year of unprecedented crisis and divide, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg adds more political drama, and a core question: Will President Trump be able to seat a new justice on the Supreme Court, potentially…
Politics Sep 18 Biden, Trump campaign in Minnesota as its early voting period begins The presidential campaign spotlight is on Minnesota Friday, with both Joe Biden and President Trump visiting a state that has become a new battleground -- and is one of the first in the country to begin early voting. Minneapolis officials…
Politics Sep 14 Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change The wildfire disaster in the American West is highlighting a major political difference between President Trump and Joe Biden: their perspectives on climate change. While scientists increasingly warn that climate change is driving extreme weather events like the western fires…
Politics Sep 03 Trump faces fallout for remarks about voting twice as Biden visits family of Jacob Blake President Trump is taking his reelection campaign to Pennsylvania for a Thursday evening rally. He is also facing scrutiny over Wednesday remarks in which he urged people to vote twice, which is fraudulent. Meanwhile, Democratic opponent Joe Biden spent the…
Nation Aug 31 U.S. intelligence ensnared in politics over election security briefings With Election Day just over two months away, Americans will begin casting ballots in a few weeks. The U.S. intelligence community has already warned of multiple attempts by foreign powers to intervene in the November election. But now comes word…
Politics Aug 21 What happened when Democrats threw an all-virtual convention It's official: Joe Biden is now the Democratic nominee for president. But there was no confetti, no balloon drop, no applause or even a crowd. The pandemic-era four-day convention was all-virtual -- which meant no chance to sell a vision…