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Donald Trump refuses to repeat Hillary Clinton’s mistake

President Trump is taking nothing for granted in his reelection quest, barnstorming across the country to shore up support in places he easily won in 2016 such as Iowa, Georgia and Ohio.

October 13, 2020

Cindy McCain boosts Biden in new TV ad: ‘Will bring out the best in us, not the worst’

Cindy McCain, whose late husband, John McCain, was a fierce GOP opponent of President Trump, carries on his legacy in a new TV ad backing Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden.

October 10, 2020

Kamala Harris faults Trump for coronavirus, Mike Pence blames China

The major parties' vice presidential candidates took divergent paths when asked about China's role in the COVID-19 outbreak, one blaming Beijing and the other blaming President Trump.

October 7, 2020

Kamala Harris: Trump’s debts ‘influencing the president’

Sen. Kamala Harris accused President Trump, during Wednesday's vice presidential debate, of steering U.S. policy to pay off his creditors

October 7, 2020

Mike Pence hits Joe Biden for ‘plagiarizing’ Donald Trump coronavirus plan

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday got in an early shot at Joseph R. Biden for "plagiarizing" the Trump plan for tackling the coronavirus pandemic.

October 7, 2020

Teachers unions, politics slowing school reopenings, parents ignored

More school districts are beginning to open up for in-person classes, but for many parents, the pace of reopening remains too slow, driven by teachers unions and politics rather than what is best for children.

October 5, 2020

RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, staying home in Michigan

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, an RNC spokesman confirmed Friday.

October 2, 2020

Trump demands answers on Hunter Biden’s big-money deals: ‘What did he do to deserve it?’

President Trump on Tuesday cornered Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden about his son, Hunter Biden, getting rich off foreign deals while his dad was in the White House.

September 29, 2020

Trump, Biden battle on coronavirus shutdown: ‘Let me shut you down, Joe’

President Trump and Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday clashed over continued coronavirus shutdowns.

September 29, 2020

Trump snaps at Fox News’ Chris Wallace: ‘I guess I’m debating you’

President Trump turned on moderator Chris Wallace early in the debate Tuesday, knocking the Fox News host for challenging him on lacking a health care plan.

September 29, 2020

Senate Democrats label Judge Barrett a health care villain, scramble for cause to oppose her

Senate Democrats on Saturday immediately labeled President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett a health care villain and vowed to block her confirmation.

September 26, 2020

Pennsylvania high court knocks Green Party off the ballot, blocks possible spoiler for Biden

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Green Party ticket from the state's presidential ballot and expanded mail-in voting, two rulings that potentially dealt a blow to President Trump's reelection bid in that battleground state.

September 17, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps Green Party off ballot, boosts Biden

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Green Party's presidential ticket from the state's ballots over a paperwork technicality, allowing the absentee ballots to start going out in the mail.

September 14, 2020

Economy boosts Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, swing states

A majority of voters in Pennsylvania and other battleground states trust the billionaire businessman more than Democratic challenger Joseph R. Biden to restore the economy, despite questioning President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and race relations.

September 14, 2020

Susan Young, Trump fan, unswayed by mob assault: ‘More empowered than ever to support our president’

Susan Young found herself surrounded by a raucous mob spewing threats and profanities outside the White House, but she says that harrowing experience didn't shake her support for President Trump.

September 11, 2020

Joe Biden vows not to make news when joining Donald Trump at 9/11 memorials

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Friday said he wouldn't make news or intrude on the 9/11 anniversary, calling it a "solemn day."

September 11, 2020

Biden reluctantly admits Trump’s USMCA ‘better than NAFTA’

Joseph R. Biden on Thursday reluctantly gave President Trump credit for making a U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that's "better than NAFTA."

September 10, 2020

Most voters will cast ballots in person

Devyn Smith won't let the coronavirus or a ballot arriving in her mailbox keep her from showing up in person at the polling station to cast her vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden.

September 7, 2020

Surgeon General Jerome Adams: COVID-19 vaccine in November ‘possible, not probable’

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams on Friday said the timeline for a COVID-19 vaccine is based on science, not politics.

September 4, 2020

Joe Biden undercut by protests, violence as race tightens

Nicole Murphy hasn't ventured from her suburban neighborhood into Philadelphia since the racial justice protests and violence erupted three months ago. She never has voted before and said she registered as a Republican this year to vote for President Trump.

September 2, 2020