After coronavirus, Trump aims to get campaign back on track
Looking to shove his campaign back on track, President Donald Trump and his team laid out an aggressive return to political activities, including a big White House event on Saturday and a rally in Florida on Monday, a week after his hospitalization for a virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
2nd presidential debate officially scrapped after Trump refuses virtual showdown
The final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden have been thrown into uncertainty.
Nearly 50,000 Ohio voters received incorrect ballots, officials say
Elections officials say the error happened Saturday afternoon when someone changed a setting on a machine that places absentee ballots into envelopes.
White House boosts offer in COVID-19 aid talks
The White House is boosting its offer in up-and-down COVID-19 aid talks Friday in hopes of an agreement before Election Day.
Facebook removes more than 275 fake accounts linked to conservative group
Facebook has removed more than 275 accounts that used fake profiles to pose as conservative Americans. The platform announced Thursday that it's also banned an Arizona-based marketing firm that its investigation found was behind the fake accounts.
Twitter enacts more rules to combat election misinformation, violence
Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence and spreading thoughtless commentary in the days leading up to and following the Nov. 3 U.S. election.
Virginia redistricting on the ballot this year
In Virginia, the gerrymander goes all the way back to the first congressional elections, when then-Gov. Patrick Henry drew up a district to try to keep James Madison, father of the Constitution that Henry opposed, out of the House of Representatives.
Maryland voters to decide on legalized sports betting
In just a matter of days, Maryland voters will be able to decide whether or not sports betting should be legal in the state.
Pence-Harris VP debate draws nearly 60M viewers, becomes second-most-watched
According to Nielsen data, the debate showdown between vice presidential candidates Mike Pence and Kamala Harris was the second-most-watched match-up of presidential running mates in history.
Trump, Biden campaigns spar over timing of next presidential debates
It's up in air when the next presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump may take place.
Biden campaign sold 15K fly swatters after fly landed on Pence’s head at VP debate
An uninvited participant swooped into Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate, and it set social media abuzz.
New England Journal of Medicine calls for US leaders to be voted out over COVID-19 handling
The New England Journal of Medicine published a scathing editorial calling for the current administration to be voted out in November over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
VP debate ends with poignant question from 8th grader on uniting a divided nation
The final question of the 2020 vice presidential debate was from a Utah middle school student who asked how the candidates plan to unite a sharply divided nation in crisis.
VP debate: Pence, Harris clash on coronavirus, taxes, climate, health care
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday for the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election.
Watch the vice presidential debate in full
The 90-minute faceoff appeared more cordial than President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s first presidential debate, but Pence and Harris still clashed on key issues, including the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Who won the vice presidential debate?
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris faced off Wednesday for the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election.
Fly on Mike Pence’s head sets social media abuzz during VP debate
The internet got distracted by a fly during the 2020 VP debate after it landed on top of Vice President Mike Pence’s head.
Trump says remaining US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’
President Donald Trump said that the United States should have its remaining troops serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas.
Taylor Swift endorses Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ahead of VP debate
Taylor Swift endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ahead of the vice-presidential debate Wednesday.
The story behind the viral 'Get Your Booty to the Poll' PSA
It may be the one political spot that no one will forget after this election season. Several exotic dancers in a red, white and blue themed public service announcement urge men to vote in the upcoming general election and every election afterward. The hook, "Get Your Booty to the Poll," runs throughout the PSA with a male voice putting down a heavy bassline. But the dancers are, no doubt, the main attraction in the video.