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2020 Election

News related to the 2020 elections.

Trump walks back suggestion that voters should cast ballot twice, urges visit to polls to double-check

Trump walks back suggestion that voters should cast ballot twice, urges visit to polls to double-check

The president a day earlier suggested people vote twice to test the mail-in system, which is illegal.

September 3, 2020 4:52pm EDT
Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election Day

Facebook will restrict new political ads a week before Election Day

With just two months left until the U.S. presidential election, Facebook says it is taking additional steps to encourage voting, minimize misinformation and reduce the likelihood of post-election “civil unrest.”

September 3, 2020 12:05pm EDT
Political mail delayed in Baltimore before primary, according to audit

Political mail delayed in Baltimore before primary, according to audit

A national U.S. Postal Service audit found that 68,000 pieces of political mail were delayed for five days upon arriving at a Baltimore mail processing facility ahead of Maryland’s June primary.

September 3, 2020 9:04am EDT
Some voters still undecided as November election approaches

Some voters still undecided as November election approaches

With just 61 days to the November election, the country seems more divided than ever. 

September 3, 2020 12:21am EDT
Undecided voters talk about issues ahead of November election
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Undecided voters talk about issues ahead of November election

September 3, 2020 12:14am EDT
US voter registration systems have not been hacked, federal and state officials say

US voter registration systems have not been hacked, federal and state officials say

Federal and state officials said this week they have seen no cyberattacks on voter registration systems nor “any systems involving voting” following reports about state voter data being posted on a Russian hacking forum.

September 2, 2020 5:57pm EDT
'I have a right to vote' composer
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'I have a right to vote' composer

August 30, 2020 10:08am EDT
Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech

Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech

It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their doors to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

August 28, 2020 5:59pm EDT
Early in-person voting is an option for many across the US in 2020

Early in-person voting is an option for many across the US in 2020

Voting early in-person allows people to avoid Election Day crowds and long lines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

August 28, 2020 4:13pm EDT
Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention

Key takeaways from the Republican National Convention

President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention.

August 28, 2020 2:54pm EDT
Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”

August 28, 2020 12:05am EDT
At RNC, UFC’s Dana White praises Trump’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

At RNC, UFC’s Dana White praises Trump’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

White appeared in a virtual address during Thursday night’s RNC with the same enthusiasm for the sitting president as he spoke on his relationship with Trump.

August 27, 2020 10:06pm EDT
Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality

Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality

Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention. The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.

August 27, 2020 6:09pm EDT
RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying the foundation for his own potential White House run in 2024.

August 26, 2020 11:33pm EDT
Kellyanne Conway speaks of 'everyday heroes' and praises Trump for 'elevating women' at RNC

Kellyanne Conway speaks of 'everyday heroes' and praises Trump for 'elevating women' at RNC

One of the longest-serving advisers to President Donald Trump delivered a speech about “everyday heroes” on Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.

August 26, 2020 9:47pm EDT
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump supported her amid mastectomy

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump supported her amid mastectomy

One of President Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal supporters says her boss’s empathy for the changes in her life portray the type of world she wants for her daughter.

August 26, 2020 9:40pm EDT
RNC Day 2: Trump family, a pardon and a naturalization ceremony featured at convention

RNC Day 2: Trump family, a pardon and a naturalization ceremony featured at convention

First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.

August 25, 2020 11:58pm EDT
Melania Trump praises husband, touches on race, COVID-19, addiction and 'Be Best' in RNC Rose Garden speech

Melania Trump praises husband, touches on race, COVID-19, addiction and 'Be Best' in RNC Rose Garden speech

Melania Trump's address to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night will be her first sustained public appearance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.

August 25, 2020 11:58pm EDT
Teen known for interaction with Native American man during protest praises Trump, 'who calls out the media'

Teen known for interaction with Native American man during protest praises Trump, 'who calls out the media'

A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday’s speakers at the virtual Republican National Convention.

August 25, 2020 10:07pm EDT
'Angel Mom' Mary Ann Mendoza pulled from RNC after retweeting anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy

'Angel Mom' Mary Ann Mendoza pulled from RNC after retweeting anti-Semitic QAnon conspiracy

Mary Ann Mendoza, a mother who lost her police officer son in a crash involving an undocumented immigrant, is set to speak at the Republican National Convention.

August 25, 2020 10:00pm EDT
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