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For Grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie Changes the Subject
Savannah Guthrie did more than just display her journalistic chops at NBC News' town hall with President Donald Trump. She changed the subject for her bosses.
Watch: At Town Hall, Biden Vows to Protect LGBTQ Rights
Joe Biden vowed to protect the rights of LGBTQ Americans during his Oct. 15 Town Hall on ABC, assuring the mother of a transgender daughter he would reverse Trump's anti-LGBTQ actions.
Twitter Changes Hacked Content Rules After Biden Story Furor
Twitter said late Thursday it was changing its policy on hacked content after an outcry about its handling of an unverified political story that prompted cries of censorship from the right.
Harris Suspends Travel After Staffer Tests COVID-19 Positive
Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Thursday that vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for coronavirus.
NM GOP Shames Out Candidate for Gay Adult Past, Dems Defend Him
New Mexico's Democratic Party, and many voters, are looking beyond recent revelations that an out candidate for the state House of Representatives had roles in gay adult films in the 1980s.
NBC Faces Backlash After Agreeing to Trump Town Hall
NBC News faced a sharp backlash to its decision to host President Donald Trump for a town hall Thursday in direct competition with ABC's event with Democrat Joe Biden, including a social media call to boycott the network.
After Independent Coronavirus Test, NBC Sets Trump Town Hall
NBC News agreed to put President Donald Trump before voters in a town hall event on Thursday after the president submitted to an independent coronavirus test with the results reviewed by Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Fighting in Swing States, Trump Also Forced to Play Defense
President Donald Trump is being forced to play Electoral College defense with a trip to Iowa, a state he won handily in 2016 but where Democrat Joe Biden is making a late push.
SCOTUS Declines to Review Court Ruling Ordering Medically Necessary Care for Transgender Prisoner
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a federal court decision ordering the Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) to provide medically necessary gender confirmation surgery to Adree Edmo, a transgender woman.
President's Campaign Sends Out an Invite to a Trump Pride Rally... But Forgets the LGBTQ
Did you get your invite to the Trump Pride event tonight?
'Pucker Up, Orange Man!' And Other #TrumpKiss Tweets
Donald Trump wanted to kiss the men and some of the women at his Florida rally last night. Is John Waters running his campaign?
Trump's Initiative to Decriminalize Homosexuality Worldwide Labeled 'Smoke and Mirrors'
Openly gay former diplomat and political adviser Richard Grenell's claim that President Trump helped legalize homosexuality internationally is provably false according to LGBTQ activists.
Trump Intensifies Focus on Harris in Final Weeks of Campaign
Grasping for a comeback, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are intensifying their focus not on Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but on his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.
McConnell, McGrath Spar Over Federal Response to Coronavirus
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's opponent accused him of failing the country with the lack of another coronavirus relief package, while the Republican incumbent described himself as a powerful advocate for Kentucky in a televised debate.
Anderson Cooper Slams Trump, Comparing Him Those with HIV Who Can Be Arrested
After the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Anderson Cooper slammed President Donald Trump for his "reckless behavior since his diagnosis with Covid-19."
Graham's Last Stand? Senator Leads Barrett Court Hearings
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is wielding the gavel in the performance of his political life.
AP Fact Check: Trump's Shaky Claims on Virus, Dem Misfires
Impatient to return to the campaign trail, President Donald Trump dubiously claimed he's fully recovered and immune from COVID-19, hailed a cure that isn't so and declared the coronavirus is "disappearing" even as cases spiked.
Supreme Court Nominee Barrett Faces Senate Despite Virus
Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin as a divided Senate charges ahead on President Donald Trump's pick to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and cement a conservative court majority.
Dem Challenger in SC Senate Race Raises Record $57 Million
South Carolina Democrat Jaime Harrison has shattered congressional fundraising records, bringing in $57 million in the final quarter for his U.S. Senate campaign against Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham.
A Senior Warning Sign for Trump: 'Go Biden' Cry at Villages
Older voters helped propel him to the White House — the Pew Research Center estimates Trump led among voters 65 and older by 9 percentage points in 2016 — and his campaign hoped they would be a bulwark to cement a second term.