President Trump, Mitch McConnell huddle with coronavirus talks at risk of collapse
After more than a week's worth of meetings, at least some clarity is coming to bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill.
Iowa governor signs order restoring felon voting rights
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed an executive order granting convicted felons the right to vote, ending Iowa’s place as the only remaining state to broadly deny voting rights to felons.
Trump considering giving convention speech from White House
President Donald Trump says he's considering delivering his Republican convention speech from the White House.
Biden on cognitive test: 'Why the hell would I take a test?'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a cognitive test to disprove President Donald Trump’s claim that Biden isn’t fit for the Oval Office.
Progress slow as urgency grows on virus relief legislation
The latest negotiating session on a coronavirus relief bill has wrapped with modest concessions being made by both sides.
Is Texas becoming a presidential battleground state?
New polls are showing that Texas could be a swing state in the 2020 election.
Trump encourages Floridians to vote by mail, despite criticizing mail-in voting
President Trump has made headlines in recent weeks for his criticisms of mail-in voting, saying it would cause fraudulent votes to be cast. But that apparently doesn't apply to Florida.
Planning on voting by mail? Here’s what you need to know to make sure your ballot is counted
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is pushing states to ramp up their mail-in voting efforts for the 2020 election, but the rules vary from state to state.
Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit
Nevada joins seven states that plan to automatically send voters mail ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, including California and Vermont, which moved earlier this summer to adopt automatic mail ballot policies.
FACT CHECK: Trump’s view of flawed voting is baseless
President Donald Trump's apocalyptic views of voting by mail are baseless, according to research into election fraud and the record.
House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays
The plan imposed by Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser who took over the top job at the Postal Service in June, eliminates overtime for hundreds of thousands of postal workers and orders that mail be kept until the next day if postal distribution centers are running late.
Election 2020 - battle for control of the House once again hinges on suburban voters
Two years after a 40-seat surge fueled by wins in the suburbs hoisted Democrats to House control, Republican hopes of recapturing the majority have buckled along with Trump's approval ratings
President Trump's aides worried that 2020 campaign will be referendum on handling of COVID-19
Trump campaign aides are increasingly worried that the 2020 campaign may already be defined as a referendum on Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and will feature a historic shift to remote and early vote options.
Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available
Dr. Anthony Fauci has told lawmakers that once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time.
Trump faces rare rebuke from GOP for floating election delay
President Donald Trump is facing a rare rebuke from the Republican Party for floating the possibility of delaying the November election.
Rep. John Lewis honored during funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church
After nearly a week-long salute to the man known for causing “good trouble”, the late Rep. John Lewis will be laid to rest Thursday in Atlanta. Lewis died the evening of July 17 after a 6-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80.
Trump suggests delaying November election -- but date is set by Congress
President Donald Trump is for the first time publicly floating a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.
Posthumous letter from John Lewis published on day of his funeral
The late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., has been honored by the nation through memorial celebrations all week, but Lewis himself has one final message in the form of a letter to the nation that was published by The New York Times Thursday morning.
Trump tells voters who live in suburbs they ‘will no longer be bothered’ by low-income housing
President Trump told suburban voters in a tweet on Wednesday they will “no longer be bothered or financially hurt” by having low-income housing in their neighborhood after his administration revoked an Obama-era housing rule.
Mandate requires Texas schools to open after eight-week delay
Facing the potential consequence of losing vital state funding, Texas public school districts are under orders to offer some degree of “in-person” classroom instruction no later than eight weeks after the launch of this Fall semester.