May 26 Biden campaign names national director for voter protection By Kat Stafford, Associated Press Joe Biden has hired a national director for voter protection. The role will focus broadly on voter rights including the disenfranchisement of people of color amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 26 In a first, Twitter adds 'get the facts' warning to Trump tweets By Dino Hazell, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press On Tuesday, Twitter added a warning phrase to two Trump tweets that called mail-in ballots "fraudulent" and predicted that "mail boxes will be robbed," among other things. Continue reading
May 26 Georgia governor offers state as alternative GOP convention host By Zeke Miller, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is lobbying for the Republican National Convention to be moved to his state from North Carolina despite coronavirus fears. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 9:10 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's reelection strategy NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including 2020 campaign strategy for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in battleground states and what Trump’s holiday… Continue watching
May 25 Biden makes 1st in-person appearance in more than 2 months By Associated Press The appearance was a milestone in a presidential campaign that has largely been frozen by the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
May 25 Trump threatens to move RNC without assurances from North Carolina governor By Associated Press Trump demanded Monday that North Carolina's Democratic governor sign off on allowing the Republican National Convention to move forward in August with full attendance despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
May 25 Biden aims to move left without abandoning centrist roots By Associated Press The idea is to avoid repeating the party’s 2016 defeat, when Hillary Clinton struggled to unite her moderate supporters and backers of Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
May 24 Trump's pitch to voters: Trust me, economy will soar in 2021 By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press It's a delayed-reward tactic Trump was using long before the global pandemic gut-punched the country. He has turned to it with new urgency as the coronavirus has robbed him of the booming economy that was to be the core of… Continue reading
May 24 Joe Biden wins Hawaii presidential primary delayed by virus By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Joe Biden won the Democratic Party of Hawaii’s party-run presidential primary on Saturday, which was delayed by more than a month because of the coronavirus. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 13:21 Shields and Brooks on Trump's call to reopen, mail-in voting Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s call to reopen houses of worship despite the pandemic, controversial comments from Trump and former Vice President… Continue watching