Oct 17 Trump plays down virus as he steps up pitch for second term By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. And the days when Vice President Mike Pence and other task force officials would head to… Continue reading
Oct 16 Twitter CEO says it was wrong to block links to Biden story By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says the company was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, a move that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 3:54 Biden, Trump return to swing states after competing TV town halls By Lisa Desjardins President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned in battleground states Friday, with Biden traveling to Michigan and Trump to Florida. The appearances come after the two participated in televised town hall events Thursday night. On different broadcast networks, they… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 3:55 Limits on ballot drop-off sites have some Texans worried about suppression More than 22 million Americans have already voted, including 2.5 million in Texas. Harris County, home to Houston, is seeing increased volume in early voting, with some residents making use of a new drive-through option during the pandemic. But some… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 4:58 Are Trump allies peddling Russian disinformation about the Bidens? This week, President Trump highlighted a controversial New York Post report about Hunter Biden's business dealings. There are major questions about the story’s accuracy and origins. Meanwhile, we learned that senior presidential advisers expressed concerns in the past that Trump’s… Continue watching
Oct 16 Trump changes course, approves California relief for 6 fires By Don Thompson, John Antczak, Associated Press The White House earlier said FEMA rejected the request because it was not supported by data needed for approval. A Trump spokesman says California officials later presented "a convincing case" for the reversal. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 11:09 Shields and Brooks on the Barrett hearing, dueling town halls Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including what stood out from President Trump’s and Joe Biden’s TV town halls, how the two candidates are polling and… Continue watching
Oct 16 Biden beats Trump in town hall viewership By Associated Press The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million people on ABC between 8 and 9 p.m. and Trump had 13.5 million combined on NBC, CNBC and MSNBC, the Nielsen company said. Continue reading
Oct 16 Justices to weigh Trump census plan to exclude noncitizens By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The justices signaled in their order Friday that they will hear arguments in December and issue a decision by early January, when Trump must report the once-a-decade census results to Congress. Continue reading
Oct 16 U.S. authorities say top Mexico official helped smuggle drugs to America By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Court documents unsealed Friday in New York alleged that Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda acted on behalf of the H-2 cartel while defense secretary from 2012 to 2018 under former President Enrique Pena Nieto. Continue reading