Oct 08 WATCH: Pence goes after Obama administration on American hostage rescues By Associated Press Relatives of Kayla Mueller were among Pence’s guests at Wednesday night’s debate with California Sen. Kamala Harris in Salt Lake City. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Pence accuses Biden of wanting to pack Supreme Court By Associated Press Biden has not said he would increase the number of justices to outweigh what would become a solid conservative-majority court with the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett. Continue reading
Oct 07 AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Pence and Harris VP debate By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the first and only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election, coming as the coronavirus sidelined President Donald Trump at the White House. Continue reading
Oct 07 Harris says she will take a COVID-19 vaccine if doctors say to, not if Trump does By Associated Press Harris says that if doctors “tells us that we should take it, I’ll be the first in line to take it, absolutely. But if Donald Trump tells us that we should take it, I’m not taking it.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronayne, Jill Colvin, Associated Press In response, Vice President Mike Pence commended Trump’s decision to shut off travel from China, saying the decision “bought us invaluable time” to coordinate the country’s response to the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 07 Facebook braces for a contested election By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook said it's readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 9:08 Where Trump, Democrats stand on additional coronavirus relief Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris are preparing for the campaign’s only vice presidential debate Wednesday. The face-off comes as the Trump White House has evolved into a COVID-19 hot spot -- and as the president has reversed… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 7:01 Some states are still deciding election rules. What should voters do? By John Yang, Matt Loffman Election Day is less than four weeks away, and millions of Americans have already cast ballots. But rules in many states are still undecided due to pending court cases -- mostly over the distribution, verification and return of mail-in ballots. Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 5:48 Native populations could be decisive this election -- as long as they can vote By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn Totaling some 6.8 million people, American Indians and Native Alaskans could play a key role in the upcoming election, especially in Western swing states like Arizona and Nevada. But there are some obstacles in Native communities that make their residents… Continue watching
Oct 07 Pelosi aims to block Trump if disputed election ends in House By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Under election law the House would intervene if the Electoral College gave no presidential candidate the majority on Jan. 6. Pelosi already has the House majority. Continue reading