Man says he received election mailer for him and his late wife, elections office calls it an 'anomaly'
A Maricopa County man says he got an election mailer, but so did his wife who died in 2018. The elections department says this was an "anomaly" and there are safeguards in place to prevent instances like this.
Kim Kardashian West, other celebrities join Instagram 'freeze' to protest Facebook inaction
Celebs are taking part in a 24-hour Instagram “freeze” to protest against the failure of Facebook to stop hateful content and curb election misinformation.
Scientific American announces 1st-ever presidential endorsement in magazine’s 175-year history
Scientific American announced it will be endorsing Joe Biden for president in its October issue, which will mark the first-ever presidential candidate endorsement in the magazine’s 175-year history
Massachusetts man puts up electric fence to protect Trump 2020 lawn sign
A Massachusetts man who has had several pro-Trump signs stolen from his front yard over the course of the summer erected a makeshift electrical fence around his latest sign in an effort to ward off potential thieves.
Harris, home in California, gets a look at wildfire damage
She didn’t mention President Donald Trump by name on Tuesday, but her remarks came a day after he visited California and again cast doubt on the science behind climate change.
Texas Supreme Court blocks Harris Co. Clerk from sending unsolicited mail-in ballot applications
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins was planning to send the applications to all registered voters in Harris County. The Texas Supreme Court entered its order in response to a filing made earlier on Tuesday by Attorney General Paxton.
Biden campaign assembles legal team in anticipation of court challenges to 2020 election
Joe Biden’s team of top lawyers will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes correctly counted.
President Trump attends Latinos for Trump roundtable during his 5th Phoenix visit
Trump made his case to a crucial group of voters at a resort in Ahwatukee in the final stretch of the campaign.
Military Times poll: 38% of active duty troops have favorable view of Trump
A recent poll by Military Times found support for President Donald Trump among active duty military members waning.
Trump holds indoor rally defying Nevada governor, COVID-19 guidelines
President Donald Trump was back in his element this weekend, soaking up the raucous cheers of his crowd.
Joe Biden says recent extreme weather, fires underscore urgent need to address climate change
Biden said it's another crisis that Trump “won't take responsibility for.”
California wildfires raise fight over climate change ahead of Trump's visit
Trump is headed to McClellan Park, a former air base just outside Sacramento, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said he would be meeting with Trump.
Target among major corporations paying employees to serve as poll workers in 2020 election
Major retailers are offering paid time off to vote, as well as to serve as an election worker, in the upcoming presidential election.
14 states ask federal judge to reverse changes at US Postal Service
A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.
Twitter says it will label or remove misleading claims on election results
The new rule includes attempts at undermining people's faith in the process itself, such as false claims about election rigging or ballot tampering, or about the outcome of the election.
Judge: Texas voters must be notified of signature issues
In a ruling late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia said the process used by Texas officials to determine whether someone's signature on a ballot envelope matched the signature on the person's vote-by-mail application violated "certain voters' constitutional rights."
Bob Woodward says Trump told him of COVID-19: ‘I wanted to always play it down’
President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
South Lawn, Rose Garden under repair after White House stages RNC events
The White House South Lawn and its iconic Rose Garden are undergoing extensive re-sodding and other work after last month’s Republican National Convention turned them into a muddy mess.
Mail-in and absentee ballots: How to ensure yours is properly filled out and doesn’t get rejected
Political experts are predicting the rejection of thousands of absentee ballots this fall. Here’s what you need to know to make sure yours is filled out properly and counted.
Absentee ballot rejections could triple in battleground states
An Associated Press analysis of absentee ballot rejections found the number of ballots that could go uncounted this year in some key battleground states could be up to three times higher than during the last presidential election four years ago.