Politics

Racial justice movement a factor for 5 state ballot measures

By David Crary, Associated Press

The nationwide protests over police brutality and racial injustice are major factors in several states, including California and Mississippi, for ballot measures with distinctive racial themes.

WATCH: Pence holds campaign event in Grand Rapids, Michigan

By Associated Press

The day before, at a campaign stop nearby in Wisconsin, Pence defended President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court and his response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Federal judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline

By Denise Lavoie, Ben Finley, Associated Press

A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable.

WATCH: Barrett won’t say if a president can pardon self

By Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won’t say whether a president can pardon himself but says she agrees no one is above the law.

WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa.

WATCH: Durbin says ‘orange cloud’ on Barrett nomination

By Associated Press

The Illinois Democrat didn’t specifically say he meant President Donald Trump in Barrett's confirmation hearing Wednesday. But he said earlier on CNN that “orange cloud” hanging over the nomination was related to Trump and the Republican president’s tweets.

WATCH: Barrett keeping ‘open mind’ on cameras in court

By Associated Press

Previous nominees have also expressed openness but have cooled to the idea once they became justices.

WATCH: Graham lauds Barrett on conservative beliefs

By Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham says the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is a signal to young conservative women who oppose abortion that there’s “a seat at the table for them.”…

Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense

By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, Kevin Freking, Bill Barrow, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push.

WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 3

By Lisa Mascaro, Mark Sherman, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press

For the second straight day, Barrett repeatedly declined to give her personal views, or to preview how she might rule, on issues that could become before the court.