Oct 17 Watch 5:48 Economy, racial injustice: Young Ohioans are turning out the vote By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong For the first time, young people, all born after 1980, make up more than half the U.S. population, according to a Brookings Institute analysis of the U.S. census -- making them a significant share of eligible voters. Ivette Feliciano spoke… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 4:20 Record absentee ballot and in-person voting in Ohio By PBS NewsHour In addition to the presidential race, Ohio will also be voting for 16 congressional seats on Election Day. The last two elections haven’t seen a competitive race, partly because of how the district maps are drawn. Karen Kasler, Ohio Statehouse… Continue watching
Oct 17 Scammers seize on US election, but it’s not votes they want By David Klepper, Associated Press American voters face an especially pivotal, polarized election this year, and scammers here and abroad are taking notice — posing as fundraisers and pollsters, impersonating candidates and campaigns, and launching fake voter registration drives. It’s not votes they’re after, but… Continue reading
Oct 17 Headwinds for Trump in bid to repeat Upper Midwest victories By Brian Slodysko, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The Trump campaign has largely retreated from the TV advertising in the Midwest, shifting much of its money to Sun Belt states such as Florida, North Carolina, Arizona and Georgia, as well as Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Oct 17 AP FACT CHECK: Trump sees what others do not in the pandemic By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press “I believe we’re rounding the corner.” “We’re a winner on the excess mortality.” “We have the vaccines coming and we have the therapies coming.” “We have done an amazing job.” President Donald Trump sees in the pandemic what he wants… Continue reading
Oct 17 Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to… Continue reading
Oct 16 Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the company was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, a move that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 3:54 Biden, Trump return to swing states after competing TV town halls By Lisa Desjardins President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned in battleground states Friday, with Biden traveling to Michigan and Trump to Florida. The appearances come after the two participated in televised town hall events Thursday night. On different broadcast networks, they… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 3:55 Limits on ballot drop-off sites have some Texans worried about suppression More than 22 million Americans have already voted, including 2.5 million in Texas. Harris County, home to Houston, is seeing increased volume in early voting, with some residents making use of a new drive-through option during the pandemic. But some… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 4:58 Are Trump allies peddling Russian disinformation about the Bidens? This week, President Trump highlighted a controversial New York Post report about Hunter Biden's business dealings. There are major questions about the story’s accuracy and origins. Meanwhile, we learned that senior presidential advisers expressed concerns in the past that Trump’s… Continue watching