Oct 26 Watch 7:09 Will Georgia’s new voting machines solve election problems — or make them worse? By Miles O'Brien Protecting the American voting process from outside interference is a top priority this election season. But public and political opinion are divided over the best voting systems to prevent tampering. Miles O’Brien takes a look at the latest technology being… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 8:57 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s pandemic message, House outlook NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s campaign strategies in battleground states, Vice President Mike Pence’s decision not to quarantine despite… Continue watching
Oct 26 Susan B. Anthony’s headstone gets plastic shield for voter stickers By Associated Press Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers' glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers. Continue reading
Oct 26 COVID-19 deaths are rising again in the U.S., as experts feared By Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press Average deaths per day across the country rose 10 percent over the past two weeks, from 721 to nearly 794 as of Sunday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Oct 26 As virus resurges, so does fear of more economic pain By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press With confirmed COVID cases surging across the country, there is the risk that the economy could weaken again as more people choose to hunker down at home — and that even more stimulus might be needed next year than negotiators… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Trump campaign plans battleground state blitz despite mounting virus concerns By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans intensify in the final full week of the presidential campaign despite growing worries about the coronavirus nationwide. Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: U.S. Senate set to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court By Associated Press Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, securing President Donald Trump’s nominee a week before Election Day and a likely conservative court majority for years to come. Continue reading
Oct 26 Why voter suppression continues and how the pandemic has made it worse By Amna Nawaz, Daniel Bush, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux, Rachel Wellford The disenfranchisement of voters has been a part of America’s history for as long as it’s held elections, and this year is no different. A look at the history of voter suppression and what it looks like in a pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 25 GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016 By Nicholas Riccardi, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge… Continue reading
Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading