Sep 20 Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through Ginsburg nominee By Laurie Kellman, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 2:58 Battle for Iowa heats up over rural issues By PBS NewsHour Iowa, a competitive purple state which has leaned blue, voted for President Trump in 2016 by a big margin. This election, the Biden campaign has managed to narrow that lead, making the state a toss-up. Iowa PBS Senior Producer and… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:36 For Illinois voters, COVID-19 and recession are top of mind By PBS NewsHour This November, Illinois will be going to the polls for the presidential, Senate and other local races, resulting in several competing ideologies on both sides of the political divide. At the national level, urban voters, especially in Chicago support Biden… Continue watching
Sep 19 'Rest in Power': America mourns Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Pavni Mittal As the U.S. flag flew at half-staff to honor the life and contributions of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer, tributes poured in from politicians, colleagues, celebrities and Americans. Continue reading
Sep 19 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's virus revisionism; Biden on the hoax By Hope Yen, Associated Press After months of mass death and sickness, what could possibly count as a success story against the pandemic? President Donald Trump would have you believe Americans are already living that success story, even as the death toll approaches 200,000 and infections spread… Continue reading
Sep 18 Biden says 2020 winner should pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg successor By Associated Press Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has paid to tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her enduring legacy. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:39 Biden, Trump campaign in Minnesota as its early voting period begins By Lisa Desjardins The presidential campaign spotlight is on Minnesota Friday, with both Joe Biden and President Trump visiting a state that has become a new battleground -- and is one of the first in the country to begin early voting. Minneapolis officials… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 12:19 Shields and Brooks on politics in science, Biden's working-class outreach Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s vaccine rhetoric, the administration’s political manipulation of science, Joe Biden’s campaign message for working-class voters and Trump’s… Continue watching
Sep 18 Trump and Biden hit unlikely battleground state of Minnesota By Will Weissert, Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press President Trump almost won Minnesota in 2016 and sees it as a state he might peel away from Democrat Joe Biden in November. But Minnesota has steadily moved further away from the president since 2016. Continue reading
Sep 18 Majority plan to vote before Election Day, poll finds By Nicholas Riccardi, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A majority of President Donald Trump's supporters plan to cast their ballot on Election Day, while about half of Joe Biden's backers plan to vote by mail, a sign of a growing partisan divide over how best to conduct elections… Continue reading