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Despite Virus Threat, Black Voters Wary of Voting by Mail

By Corey Williams | Aug 2, 2020

Despite fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Victor Gibson said he's not planning to take advantage of Michigan's expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot in November.

Foreign Threats Loom Ahead of US Presidential Election

By Steve Peoples | Aug 1, 2020

As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation's electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.

Joe Biden's Search for a Running Mate Enters Final Stretch

By Alexandra Jaffe | Aug 1, 2020

As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals.

Trump Floats Election 'Delay' Amid Claims of Voting Fraud

By Zeke Miller, Mark Sherman and Colleen Long | Jul 30, 2020

President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a "delay" to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.

Trump vs. Biden: Where They Stand on Health, Economy, More

By Bill Barrow and Aamer Madhani | Jul 30, 2020

President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, both promise sweeping progress over the next four years —- via starkly different paths.

Kanye West's NJ Ballot Petition Falls Short, Complaint Says

By Mike Catalini | Jul 29, 2020

Kanye West's petition to appear on New Jersey's ballot as a presidential candidate fails to pass legal muster because signatures are incomplete, and in some cases appear written with very similar handwriting, according to a formal complaint.

As Crime Surges on His Watch, Trump Warns of Biden's America

By Aamer Madhani | Jul 29, 2020

President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden's America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in November.

Biden's Notes: 'Do Not Hold Grudges' Against Kamala Harris

By Bill Barrow and Andrew Harnik | Jul 29, 2020

Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to talk about at least one leading contender: California Sen. Kamala Harris.

For LGBTQ Immigrants, the Pandemic Threatens Lives Already in Dangerous Limbo

By Dan Allen | Jul 28, 2020

For LGBTQ immigrants already living tremendously marginalized and precarious lives, the deadly pandemic is adding even more layers of danger and uncertainty.

2020 Watch: Can Trump Turn Around His Beleaguered Campaign?

Jul 27, 2020

Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign.

With DACA Ruling, Did Supreme Court Grant Trump New Powers To Reshape Health Care?

By Jon Greenberg, Politifact | Jul 27, 2020

"We're signing a health care plan within two weeks, a full and complete health care plan that the Supreme Court decision on DACA gave me the right to do," Trump said on "Fox News Sunday." But does he have the power to do so?

AP-NORC Poll: Anxiety Props Up Biden, Trump Voters Fervent

By Steve Peoples and Hannah Fingerhut | Jul 27, 2020

Roughly three months before Election Day, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Biden's supporters are less enthusiastic than Trump's.

From Police Chief to VP? Inside Val Demings' Unlikely Path

By Alexandra Jaffe and Tamara Lush | Jul 26, 2020

Val Demings has already been vice president.

Twitter and Facebook Become Targets in Trump and Biden Ads

By Amanda Seitz and Barbara Ortutay | Jul 26, 2020

Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money.

100 Days: Trump Faces Headwinds as Election Day Draws Near

By Julie Pace and Hannah Fingerhut | Jul 26, 2020

With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump's presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position.

In VP Search, Biden has a Known Quantity in Susan Rice

Jul 24, 2020

Susan Rice was was initially seen as a surprise candidate for the role of vice president.

Anti-LGBTQ Arkansas Lawmaker Who Decried Masks Now Hospitalized with COVID-19

By Kilian Melloy | Jul 24, 2020

A virulently anti-LGBTQ Arkansas state lawmaker who denounced a mandate for face masks to combat the pandemic is now in the hospital with COVID-19.

Watch: HRC and Billy Porter Release Video to Mark 100 Days Until Election

Jul 24, 2020

This new video shares an important message for 2020," says Porter, "keep protesting, but also remember the sacrifices that have been made for our right to vote, and get yourself to the ballot box, too."

Trump Lets New Yorkers Back Into Federal Travelers Program

By Marina Villeneuve | Jul 24, 2020

Five months after it kicked New Yorkers out of trusted traveler security programs in a spat over immigration policy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security reversed itself.

Cognitive Test. Trump. Biden. Campaign. Flashpoint.

By Jonathan Lemire, Seth Borenstein and Will Weissert | Jul 24, 2020

The phrase "Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV." is getting an unlikely moment in the spotlight as President Donald Trump has taken a detour into the politics of dementia three months before the election.

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