Nov 02 Supreme Court allows antitrust suit against NFL to proceed By Associated Press The Supreme Court says an antitrust challenge can go forward to the way the National Football League sells the rights to telecasts of pro football games. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes By Associated Press President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. Continue reading
Nov 02 Trump suggests he will fire Fauci in rift with disease expert By Associated Press Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus that has killed more than 231,000 people in the United States this year remains prominent in the news. Continue reading
Nov 02 In Pennsylvania, mail-in ballots and legal battles could put our electoral system to the test By William Brangham, Daniel Bush, Leah Nagy, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux The pandemic, a nationwide shift toward voting by mail and a flurry of pre-election lawsuits are upending how voters and election officials prepare for the election. Nowhere is that uncertainty more evident than in Pennsylvania… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:22 Jeff Greenfield on what you should watch out for on Election Day As tens of millions of Americans and people around the world tune in on Election Day to watch the most expensive and extensive American election in recent memory, early clues can indicate which way the election is headed -- even… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 6:15 In Pennsylvania, will unrest over BLM translate to votes? By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman After a major push, voter registration in Philadelphia hit a 35-year high this election cycle. But with William Wallace Jr.’s death by police shooting weighing heavily on the Black community, local leaders are urging voters not to give in to… Continue watching
Nov 01 Why it could be a long night, or more, before the winner is known By Kevin Freking, Associated Press There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night. Continue reading
Nov 01 Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner’s condo By Richard Lardner, Jason Dearen, Associated Press When the Trump administration gave a well-connected Republican donor seed money to test a possible COVID-19-fighting blood plasma technology, it noted the company’s “manufacturing facilities” in Charleston, South Carolina. Instead, the company exists within the luxury condo of its majority… Continue reading
Nov 01 How 1800 offers a lesson in delayed election results By Jerry Schwartz, Associated Press The tempestuous election of 2020 has been rife with predictions of confusion and cataclysm, with warnings that a contested battle could last well into December. It’s happened before. Take 1800, for example. Continue reading
Oct 31 Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings By Associated Press A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rifle he said he had used just two hours earlier to shoot several people,… Continue reading