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In this combination of file photos, former Vice President Joe Biden, left, speaks in Wilmington, Del., on March 12, 2020, and President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on April 5, 2020. (AP Photo/File)

Joe Biden braces for Donald Trump offensive in debate

Joseph R. Biden is expected to walk into a buzzsaw Tuesday when he climbs onto the stage for the first time to debate President Trump, and the way the Democratic presidential nominee responds could shape the contours of the race for the closing weeks of the campaign.

September 28, 2020
A ballot drop box is shown where voters can drop off absentee ballots instead of using the mail in Detroit Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Undecided voters still up for grabs in Michigan

Late-breakers were key to President Trump's upset victory in 2016, according to analysts, but this year there are fewer of them but they could still swing close races in battleground states like Michigan. We interviewed a few undecided voters on the ground in the Wolverine State who shared why they're still on the fence.

September 26, 2020
Cindy McCain, widow of the late Sen. John McCain, is shown in this undated file photo (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) **FILE**

Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden

Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona, endorsed Joseph R. Biden for president on Tuesday, calling him a good and honest man who will lead the country with dignity.

September 22, 2020
In this Nov. 30, 2018 file photo, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nominated by President Bill Clinton, sits with fellow Supreme Court justices for a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death reshapes competitive Senate races

Sen. Susan M. Collins' already iffy chances of reelection suffered another blow after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a new opening on the Supreme Court adding to still-simmering anger in Maine over her previous vote for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh.

September 21, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with reporters before boarding a plane at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Biden is returning to his home in Delaware after attending campaign events in Florida. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden backs mask mandate executive order

Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that, if it is deemed within his scope of power as president, he would sign an executive order mandating masks across the United States as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus and save lives.

September 16, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about climate change and wildfires affecting western states, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden dings Trump as ‘climate arsonist’

Joseph R. Biden on Monday slammed President Trump's views on climate change, calling the Republican a "climate arsonist" and warning the wildfires raging in the West are a bigger threat to the nation's suburbs than immigration.

September 14, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., watch fireworks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Biden targets Black voters in new ads

Joseph R. Biden is wooing the Black vote in a series of ads his campaign released this week featuring barbershop talk focusing on the importance of voting and backing the Biden-Harris ticket.

September 14, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event on manufacturing and buying American-made products at UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden top choice of 65-plus crowd: Poll

Joseph R. Biden is the preferred pick of seniors in the 2020 White House race, according to a Monmouth University survey that shows the Democrat with a 9-point lead over President Trump among registered voters and a 7-point lead among likely voters.

September 10, 2020