Elections
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Midterm closing arguments place Trump's record at center of his pitch for GOP
Trump’s second-term accomplishments will be a frequent talking point on the campaign trail for Republicans: the economy, manufacturing, energy and more. Meanwhile, Democrats are campaigning on anything anti-Trump.
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Independent watchdog makes DOJ referral over alleged election law violations in Alaska Senate race
Nonprofit American Accountability Foundation asked the Justice Department to probe possible illegal coordination in an ad campaign to damage incumbent Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in his race against what they call a "decoy" candidate.
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Federal judge upholds New Hampshire student voter ID restrictions
New Hampshire students will no longer be able to use a student ID card as proof of identity when they show up to vote.
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House Democrats demand presidential debate moderators ask about climate change
Lawmakers tell presidential debate commission that climate change is an existential threat that should be prominently featured during the debates.
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Biden, Democrats raised $364.5 million in August
The huge haul of more than one-third of a billion dollars defeats the prior record.
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Six unscripted moments that have backfired on Joe Biden this election
Michael Moore has called for more ‘authentic,' ‘crazy’ Biden, but that version of the candidate has often stirred controversy.
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Third-party voters from 2016 are breaking for Biden, imperil Trump margins in battlegrounds
"It's a warning sign" for the Trump campaign, said pollster Scott Rasmussen. "Maybe it's a yellow flag as opposed to a red flag. And it is one of many things that could change in the three states that shocked everybody: Pennsylvania Michigan and Wisconsin."
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Chris Wallace, Steve Scully, Kristen Welker to moderate presidential debates
Susan Page of USA Today will moderate the vice presidential debate
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Louisiana facing shortage of poll workers for fall elections, launches recruitment campaign
More than half of the state's poll workers are elderly, putting them at heightened risk during the pandemic election
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Markey defeats Joe Kennedy III in closely watched Massachusetts Senate primary
The contest pitted two sitting members of the nation's legislature against each other.
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Michael Moore: Biden ‘swears like a sailor,’ but ‘we want crazy Joe’ in the campaign against Trump
"We need more of authentic Joe," Moore said. "And if your campaign people, Joe, are telling you ‘No, no, you can’t. You can't be yourself. Don't be yourself because you'll look like crazy Joe.’ No, we want crazy Joe."
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Four little-noticed trends that suggest Trump could have an edge in November
Do the polls imply a Biden wave on November 3? Or are we seeing a repeat of 2016 when almost nobody predicted Trump would — or even could — win? There are four little-discussed trends that worry Biden supporters.
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Biden hits campaign trail, comes out swinging at Trump in battleground Pennsylvania
Biden says Trump's to blame for the violent protests. Trump's argument that Biden was slow to condemn them has in part forced a response.