Oct 13 WATCH: Biden attends event encouraging the public to vote in Miramar, Florida By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press The former vice president spoke in Pembroke Pines to discuss his vision for older Americans. He'll then appear at an event in Miramar, encouraging residents of Florida to vote. Continue reading
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 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: Biden makes big push in Ohio, once seen as long shot for him By Bill Barrow, Will Weissert, Associated Press Joe Biden is blasting President Donald Trump and Republicans for fast-tracking a Supreme Court nomination while negotiations plod along on a new coronavirus economic relief package. Continue reading
Oct 11 Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot By Julie Carr Smyth, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Joe Biden is set to make his first general election campaign visit Monday to Ohio, signaling the former vice president’s hopes of winning the state Democrats lost by a significant margin in the 2016 election. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 7:20 How Maine's unique voting system may play out this election By PBS NewsHour Maine is the only state, apart from Nebraska, that divides its four electoral votes. In 2016, President Trump lost the state but got one electoral college vote, as he won one of the state’s two congressional districts. Maine Public Radio’s… Continue watching
Oct 10 AP FACT CHECK: Debate week's twisted tales on virus, climate By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Sidelined but not silenced, President Donald Trump demonstrated anew this past week he can’t be relied on to give a straight account of the disease that has afflicted millions, now including him. He heralded the arrival of a COVID-19 cure,… Continue reading
Oct 09 Second presidential debate is officially canceled By Associated Press The decision was made a day after the commission announced the debate would take place “virtually” because Trump had contracted the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 6:21 How coronavirus is shaping voter mindsets in the battleground of Wisconsin By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Sam Lane As President Trump seeks to highlight his apparent recovery from coronavirus, cases are once again surging in several U.S. states – just weeks before the election. One of them is Wisconsin, a battleground Trump won in 2016 but where he… Continue watching
Oct 09 WATCH: Biden tells hard-hit Nevada that Trump 'ignores you' By Associated Press Joe Biden is using a campaign stop in economically decimated Nevada to hammer President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans for not doing more to help Americans deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading