Aug 31 WATCH: Biden argues another Trump term will mean more violence in the U.S. By Associated Press The speech marks a new phase of the campaign as Biden steps up his travel after largely remaining near his home in Wilmington, Delaware, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading
Aug 30 1 dead in Portland after Trump supporters, protesters clash By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press One person was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets of the city that has become a flashpoint in the national unrest since… Continue reading
Aug 28 The GOP's norm-shattering convention showed how the two parties are worlds apart By Amna Nawaz, Daniel Bush, Yamiche Alcindor, Leah Nagy, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux, Frank Carlson PBS NewsHour’s senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and what it means for the 2020 race. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 5:19 How Trump's RNC acceptance speech distorted the truth By Amna Nawaz On the Republican National Convention's final night, President Trump accepted his party’s nomination for a second term -- using the White House as a campaign backdrop. Trump painted the election in stark terms, calling opponent Joe Biden “the destroyer of… Continue watching
Aug 28 An unprecedented backdrop but a familiar message as Trump takes the stage on final night of RNC By Candice Norwood President Donald Trump officially accepted his party’s renomination in front of a crowd of hundreds of people gathered at the White House. Continue reading
Aug 28 WATCH LIVE: Mike Pence speaks at Trump campaign event in Michigan By Joshua Barajas This campaign stop follows his speech to the Republican National Convention earlier in the week, after accepting the GOP renomination for vice president. Continue reading
Aug 28 4 at RNC in Charlotte test positive for virus By Associated Press Four people at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 18:35 Trump's path to the presidency -- and the remaking of the Republican Party By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee As President Trump formally accepts the Republican nomination for a second term in office, we take a look back at how he went from real estate and reality TV to president of the United States -- and what he has… Continue watching
Aug 27 WATCH: Trump blasts Biden, defies pandemic on White House stage By Jonathan Lemire, Michelle L. Price, Kevin Freking, Associated Press While the coronavirus kills 1,000 Americans each day, Trump defied his own administration’s pandemic guidelines to speak for more than an hour to a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd. Continue reading
Aug 27 Pence speech praised Trump's 'seamless' COVID response, but left out his state feuds By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News After declaring a national emergency over the health crisis on March 13, President Donald Trump directed governors to order their own ventilators, respirators and supplies, saying the federal government is “not a shipping clerk.”… Continue reading