Oct 07 Amid historic race, voters of color wrestle with Harris' personal and political identities By Candice Norwood As the Biden-Harris campaign works to expand its appeal more progressive voters less than four weeks from the election, a number of people told PBS NewsHour they don’t see the current Democratic ticket as a sign of progress. Continue reading
Oct 07 Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ways to vote in November in the nation's third-largest county, a key battleground in Texas. Continue reading
Oct 06 How the pandemic has complicated voting access for millions of Native Americans By Candice Norwood The prioritization of mailed ballots in 2020 creates hurdles for indigenous people -- about 4.7 million of whom are of voting age -- who already faced voting obstacles prior to the pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 6:57 How the pandemic has complicated these immigrants' path to citizenship By John Yang, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson The coronavirus pandemic has changed life for almost everyone in the United States. But it has also significantly disrupted the efforts of those seeking to become American citizens -- some of whom are eager to vote in the November election. Continue watching
Oct 06 WATCH: Arizona senate candidates hold debate By Associated Press A Mark Kelly victory would shrink the GOP's Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicate the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Continue reading
Oct 06 As Harris pitches to Black voters, some want to hear more By Kathleen Ronayne, Kat Stafford, Associated Press She's in a unique position as the first Black woman on a major party's presidential ticket. But she's still facing skepticism from some Black voters who question whether she and Joe Biden are committed and able to make meaningful change. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Biden delivers campaign speech in Gettysburg By Associated Press Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will travel to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Oct. 6, where he will deliver remarks to the American people. Continue reading
Oct 06 WATCH: Pence, Harris face off in vice presidential debate By News Desk Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris go head to head Oct. 7 at 9 p.m. EDT in the first and only vice presidential debate of the general election. Continue reading
Oct 06 Florida looking into crash of voter registration site By Brendan Farrington, Bobby Caina Calvan, Terry Spencer, Associated Press Florida is investigating why its online voter registration system crashed just before the deadline for the upcoming presidential election, saying unexpectedly heavy traffic that can’t be immediately explained poured in during the closing hours. Continue reading
Oct 05 WATCH: In Miami, Biden says 'If we win Florida, you've won' By Associated Press The former Vice president's first stop was in Little Haiti area of Miami, where he encouraged supporters to vote, because this is the "most important election."… Continue reading