Sep 15 Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Trump's "law and order" platform hasn't stopped him and his campaign from openly defying state emergency orders and flouting his own administration's coronavirus guidelines as he holds ever-growing rallies in battleground states. Continue reading
Sep 14 Biden assembles legal team ahead of potential court challenges after 2020 election By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is assembling a team of top lawyers in anticipation of court challenges to the election process that could ultimately determine who wins the race for the White House. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Pence speaks at campaign event in Janesville, Wisconsin By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a campaign even in Janesville, Wisconsin as President Donald Trump attended a wildfire briefing in Sacramento, California and a "Latinos for Trump" event in Phoenix, Arizona. Continue reading
Sep 14 Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid for ballot access By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The ruling Monday clears the way for local clerks to resume mailing absentee ballots to more than 1 million voters who have requested one. Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 3:53 Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change By Lisa Desjardins The wildfire disaster in the American West is highlighting a major political difference between President Trump and Joe Biden: their perspectives on climate change. While scientists increasingly warn that climate change is driving extreme weather events like the western fires… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on climate change and pandemic politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the differences between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on climate change and what the Trump campaign’s… Continue watching
Sep 14 WATCH: Trump hosts hundreds at indoor ‘Latinos for Trump’ By Jonathan Lemire, Ken Ritter, Associated Press Trump aims for further inroads with Latinos who could prove vital in closely contested states that could determine the White House race, promoting economic gains they made before the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 14 U.S. halts imports from China’s Uighur region over suspected forced labor By Ben Fox, Associated Press Companies that ship clothing and other cotton goods, computer parts and hair products from the Xinjiang region were named in the order issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Continue reading
Sep 14 British prime minister defends Brexit agreement rewrite, calls E.U. ‘unreasonable’ By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain's divorce deal with the European Union is a necessary insurance policy against the bloc's unreasonable behavior. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Trump ignores climate science in California wildfires briefing By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfires in the U.S. to global warming from the burning of coal, oil and… Continue reading