Jul 10 WATCH: Trump attends roundtable on Venezuela during Florida campaign visit By Jonathan Lemire, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump's visit to Florida took him to terrain where COVID-19's surge threatens his hold on a must-win state and raises questions about Republican aims to hold their nominating convention in Jacksonville next month. Continue reading
Jul 09 WATCH: Trump signs White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative executive order By Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The Trump campaign has previously targeted Hispanic voters through messaging about the economy, public safety and family values. Continue reading
Jul 09 WATCH: Biden proposes $700 billion ‘Buy American’ campaign By Bill Barrow, Marc Levy, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is proposing sweeping new uses of the federal government’s regulatory and spending power to bolster U.S. manufacturing and technology firms. Continue reading
Jul 07 Inside the Trump campaign’s strategy for getting Black voters to the polls By Daniel Bush The Trump campaign entered 2020 hoping to boost the president’s support among Black voters. But the campaign’s plans for a more robust approach than the one Trump took four years ago have been complicated by the president’s struggle to respond… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 8:31 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on public response to Trump’s race rhetoric 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 inflammatory rhetoric on race and American history, what polls say about how effective he is on these… Continue watching
Jul 06 SCOTUS rules presidential electors must back their states’ popular vote winner By Associated Press The ruling, just under four months before the 2020 election, leaves in place laws in 32 states and the District of Columbia that bind electors to vote for the popular-vote winner, and electors almost always do so anyway. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH: Biden speaks at National Education Association assembly By Courtney Vinopal Former Vice President and presumptive Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden will speak at the National Education Association's assembly July 3. Continue reading
Jul 01 Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears. Continue reading
Jun 30 Amy McGrath wins Kentucky Democratic primary By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Former Marine pilot Amy McGrath overcame a bumpier-than-expected Kentucky primary to win the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination Tuesday, fending off progressive Charles Booker to set up a bruising, big-spending showdown with Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Jun 30 WATCH: Biden criticizes Trump for handling of COVID-19 pandemic By Bill Barrow, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press In a Tuesday afternoon address, Biden laid out how he would handle the public health and economic crisis if he were in the White House. Continue reading