Oct 09 Ohio county says nearly 50,000 voters received wrong ballots By Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press Elections officials say the error happened Saturday afternoon when someone changed a setting on a machine that places absentee ballots into envelopes. Continue reading
Oct 09 AP Explains: How transfer of power works under 25th Amendment By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press In 2002, President George W. Bush became the first to use the amendment to temporarily transfer power to Vice President Dick Cheney while Bush was anesthetized for a colonoscopy. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Biden tells hard-hit Nevada that Trump ‘ignores you’ By Associated Press Joe Biden is using a campaign stop in economically decimated Nevada to hammer President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans for not doing more to help Americans deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 09 AG says Michigan governor, family were moved as plotters tracked By David Eggert, Ed White, Associated Press Authorities said the plots were stopped with the work of undercover agents and informants. The men were arrested Wednesday night. Continue reading
Oct 09 Trump administration targets diversity hiring by contractors By Matt O'Brien, Alexandra Olson, Associated Press The president has also ordered the Labor Department to set up a new hotline to investigate complaints about anti-racism training sessions that Trump has called “anti-American” and “blame-focused.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Judge denies motion to extend Florida’s voter registration By Bobby Caina Calvan, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press Florida had already reopened its site for seven hours on Tuesday, providing another opportunity to people who weren't able to submit their voter registrations online before Monday night's deadline. Continue reading
Oct 09 WATCH: Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards gives update on Hurricane Delta preparations By Associated Press Already Friday morning, rain is continuing and water is pooling along many debris-lined streets in Lake Charles — hours ahead of Delta’s arrival. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump says he’s ready for rallies but details remain slim on health By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press His doctor says the president has "completed his course of therapy" for the disease. Trump has not been seen in public, other than in White House-produced videos, since his Monday return from the military hospital. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Biden, Harris aim to tip battleground Arizona for Democrats By Jonathan J. Cooper, Alexandra Jaffe, Bill Barrow, Associated Press A decade ago, Arizona was known as the epicenter of the Republican push against illegal immigration. But today, it is the nation's newest political battleground. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris are visiting the Phoenix area… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 8:19 Why Fauci says pandemic ‘didn’t have to be this bad’ Cases of COVID-19 are continuing to climb in many parts of the country -- including in Washington, D.C., where President Trump’s infection and those of numerous White House insiders have been a source of serious concern recently. Dr. Anthony Fauci,… Continue watching