Oct 07 WATCH: Pence accuses Biden of wanting to pack Supreme Court By Associated Press Biden has not said he would increase the number of justices to outweigh what would become a solid conservative-majority court with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Continue reading
Oct 07 AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Pence and Harris VP debate By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the first and only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election, coming as the coronavirus sidelined President Donald Trump at the White House. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Harris says Breonna Taylor did not get justice By Associated Press Pence said Taylor’s family “has our sympathies, but I trust our justice system, a grand jury that reviews the evidence.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 Harris says Trump won't guard preexisting conditions By Associated Press In response, Pence says that “Obamacare was a disaster” and that he and Trump have a plan to cover people with preexisting conditions, though the Trump administration hasn’t yet released such a plan. Continue reading
Oct 07 Harris says she will take a COVID-19 vaccine if doctors say to, not if Trump does By Associated Press Harris says that if doctors “tells us that we should take it, I’ll be the first in line to take it, absolutely. But if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it, I’m not taking it.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In response, Vice President Mike Pence commended Trump’s decision to shut off travel from China, saying the decision “bought us invaluable time” to coordinate the country’s response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 07 Marine general tests positive for COVID-19 after Pentagon meeting By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The assistant commandant of the Marine Corps has tested positive for the coronavirus, days after he and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff were in a Pentagon meeting with a Coast Guard leader who was infected with the virus. Continue reading
Oct 07 Facebook braces for a contested election By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook said it's readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results. Continue reading
Oct 07 President Trump returns to the Oval Office By Associated Press President Donald Trump has returned to the Oval Office for the first time since he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: What voters think of the Pence, Harris VP debate By News Desk Amna Nawaz talks live with voters from across the country about their reactions to the vp debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris. Continue reading