Oct 07 Amid historic race, voters of color wrestle with Harris’ personal and political identities By Candice Norwood As the Biden-Harris campaign works to expand its appeal more progressive voters less than four weeks from the election, a number of people told PBS NewsHour they don’t see the current Democratic ticket as a sign of progress. Continue reading
Oct 03 AP FACT CHECK: Distortions from a week of wild disruption By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis Friday cut short the week’s political arguing and even quieted his Twitter account for a time. But the wild presidential debate produced plenty of distortions in the campaign for the election a month away. Here’s… Continue reading
Sep 10 States take lessons from chaotic primary season to prepare for an unprecedented election By Candice Norwood As voting rights organizations push for changes, filing dozens of lawsuits since March aimed at removing restrictions on who is eligible to vote by mail, election officials are making changes to avoid a repeat of the primary season. Continue reading
Sep 02 Biden raises over $360 million in August, shattering record By Associated Press Biden struggled to raise money during the Democratic primary. But ever since he became the apparent nominee last spring, money has poured into his campaign. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Republican delegates officially nominate Trump for president By David Bauder, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are slated to attend the roll call vote in Charlotte, North Carolina Monday… Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: Postmaster general faces Senate panel over mail-in voting, COVID-19 concerns By Laura Santhanam U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is scheduled to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about recent changes at the United States Postal Service that have slowed mail delivery and some warn could jeopardize mail-in voting during… Continue reading
Aug 01 Foreign threats loom ahead of U.S. presidential election By Steve Peoples, Associated Press As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation’s electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries. Continue reading
Jul 07 Inside the Trump campaign’s strategy for getting Black voters to the polls By Daniel Bush The Trump campaign entered 2020 hoping to boost the president’s support among Black voters. But the campaign’s plans for a more robust approach than the one Trump took four years ago have been complicated by the president’s struggle to respond… Continue reading
Jun 26 More Americans disapprove of Trump now than at any other time in his presidency By Laura Santhanam Less than five months before the election, significantly more Americans say they would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden than for President Donald Trump, according to this latest PBS NewsHour-NPR-Marist poll. Continue reading
Jun 10 Tuesday’s primaries offer lessons for November By Matt Loffman The races exposed some of the challenges each party will face on Election Day, when Democrats will be defending their narrow House majority and Republicans their Senate majority and the presidency. Continue reading