Oct 15 Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. Continue reading
Oct 15 'A little bit concerned': Trump looks to boost Iowa support By Zeke Miller, Bill Barrow, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Continue reading
Oct 14 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to shore up support from constituencies that not so long ago he thought he had in the bag: big business and voters in the red state of Iowa. Continue reading
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