Sep 08 WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina By Aamer Madhani, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press, Associated Press Trump says he's prepared to use his own money and spend "whatever it takes" to win a second term in the White House. But he sidestepped just how much of his own cash he's willing to invest. Continue reading
Sep 08 House lawmakers ask for probe into Russian poisoning case By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The top Democrat and the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee asked President Donald Trump to examine whether chemical weapons were used by Russia against Alexei Navalny. Continue reading
Sep 08 WATCH: Trump expands ban on new offshore drilling sites in Atlantic By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is seeking to claim the mantle of environmental steward as he announces an expansion of a ban on offshore drilling and highlights conservation projects in Florida. Continue reading
Sep 08 House to investigate possible campaign law violations by postmaster general By Associated Press House Democrats said Tuesday they will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his former business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses. Continue reading
Sep 08 WATCH: Georgia Secretary of State holds news conference on election security By Candice Norwood This year Georgia rolled out new touch-screen voting machines, but faced problems with a lack of training for poll workers that contributed to significantly long lines in June. Continue reading
Sep 08 COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign By Associated Press The back-and-forth over a coronavirus vaccine played out as three of the candidates fanned out across the country on Labor Day, the traditional start of the two-month sprint to the election. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 2:28 Biden, Trump make campaign pitches as final phase of the race begins By William Brangham Both President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made campaign pitches this Labor Day, discussing the pandemic, among other topics. Biden met with labor leaders in Pennsylvania, while the president spoke from the White House. Meanwhile, both vice presidential… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:08 A voting update from a politically divided Ohio family Ohio residents Fred Harris and grandson Darius Harris first spoke with us 10 months ago about their political perspectives and the upcoming election. At the time, the two expressed different opinions on President Trump. How have their views changed since… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on vaccine politics, voting by mail NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including campaign messaging from President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden around the pandemic and the economy, whether Black… Continue watching
Sep 07 Hopes fading for coronavirus deal as Congress returns By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The legislation was supposed to deliver another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans, help schools and local governments and restore more generous unemployment benefits. Now all of that is at risk. Continue reading