Sep 18 Biden leads Trump by double digits, but more Americans trust Trump on economy despite historic recession By Laura Santhanam With Trump’s overall disapproval rating hovering at 53 percent, U.S. adults said Biden would do a better job as president on some of the issues most important to them. Continue reading
Sep 18 Biden makes push for voters on National Black Voter Day By Kat Stafford, Associated Press Joe Biden’s campaign is unveiling a series of nationwide digital events targeting Black voters in swing states — a strategic move to further energize the key demographic as the race heads into its final weeks. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 3:18 As Wray warns of Russian election meddling, Trump makes false claims about vote by mail By William Brangham With about six weeks remaining until Election Day, the security of elections and mail-in ballots were part of an ongoing, contentious debate Thursday. President Trump kept up his continued, unfounded attacks on mail-in voting as a threat to the election,… Continue watching
Sep 17 U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail By Gene Johnson, Associated Press Judge Stanley Bastian in Yakima, Washington, said he was issuing a nationwide preliminary injunction sought by 14 states that sued the Trump administration and the U.S. Postal Service. Continue reading
Sep 17 AP-NORC poll finds Trump faces deep pessimism as election nears By Julie Pace, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press The survey shows that roughly 7 in 10 Americans think the nation is on the wrong track. And as the nation nears 200,000 deaths from the pandemic, just 39% approve of Trump's handling of the health crisis. Continue reading
Sep 17 WATCH LIVE: Trump aims to boost rural turnout in critical Wisconsin By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural Wisconsin voters Thursday, looking to repeat his path to victory four years ago. Continue reading
Sep 17 Pennsylvania Democrats gain key election-related court wins By Marc Levy, Associated Press The court granted Democrats' request to order a three-day extension of Pennsylvania's Election Day deadline to count mailed-in ballots. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 6:24 News Wrap: Wildfires still burning across California, Pacific Northwest In our news wrap Wednesday, dozens of wildfires are still burning across the Pacific Northwest and California. President Trump declared a federal disaster in Oregon, where several small towns have been razed. But improved weather is helping fire crews, some… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 5:15 What you need to know about voting by mail By William Brangham, Meredith Lee Due to the pandemic, tens of millions more Americans plan to vote by mail than in past elections. But there has been a lot of misinformation around that process, with President Trump making baseless claims about fraud and tampering. William… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 7:52 What voters are saying about candidate messaging, mail-in ballots As the November election approaches, we continue to look at how Americans across the country are thinking about it. Patricia Lopez, an editorial writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Daniel Garza, president of the LIBRE Initiative and a former… Continue watching