Oct 14 Fighting in swing states, Trump also forced to play defense By Jonathan Lemire, Will Weissert, Kevin Freking, Bill Barrow, Associated Press President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 2:39 How Trump and Biden are talking to critical Florida voters By Yamiche Alcindor, Matt Loffman, Maea Lenei Buhre Florida is among the country's biggest prizes on Election Day, as well as one of the key swing states that has voted for the winning presidential candidate for more than 20 years. Its electoral importance explains why both President Trump… Continue watching
Oct 13 Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania By Associated Press President Donald Trump returned to Pennsylvania Tuesday, concentrating on a battleground state he sees as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:56 Politics and the pandemic permeate Day 1 of Amy Coney Barrett hearings Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett opened Monday under highly unusual circumstances, only weeks before Election Day and during a pandemic. The political stakes for Barrett’s nomination are high, as the Supreme Court is scheduled to consider the Affordable… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 2:25 As Barrett hearings begin, Biden and Pence emphasize their significance By Yamiche Alcindor Both Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Vice President Mike Pence campaigned in battleground state Ohio Monday -- and both referred to President Trump's latest Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett. Biden warned that a more conservative court could overturn… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 6:15 Rick Gates on the Mueller probe and why current 'polls are wrong' With Election Day less than a month away, a former top official with the 2016 Trump campaign has written a new book about his experiences with Donald Trump the candidate and Donald Trump the president. William Brangham talks to Rick… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 7:22 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's return to rallies, Senate races in play NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump’s return to large, in-person rallies after his COVID-19 diagnosis, the Trump campaign’s strategy for appealing to voters… Continue watching
Oct 12 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Sanford, Florida By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Just a week after his release from the hospital, President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail Monday for the first time since contracting the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Pence speaks about the economy amid COVID-19 during campaign event in Ohio By Candice Norwood and Associated Press A recent statewide poll of likely Ohio voters conducted by Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio Northern University and Oakland University showed Trump had slightly more support than Biden, 47 percent to 45.4 percent. Continue reading