2020 presidential election

The stage of the first presidential debate, in Cleveland. Tuesday's debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be the first of three 90-minute debates between the two.

Politics & Government

6 Questions Ahead Of The 1st Trump-Biden Presidential Debate

11:13am September 29, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are debating Tuesday night in Cleveland for the first time.

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Watch Live: 1st Presidential Debate Between Trump And Biden

12:02am September 29, 2020

Follow live updates and fact checks beginning at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. President Trump and Joe Biden are expected to cover a range of topics, including the coronavirus and the economy.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January.

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Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election

1:13pm September 28, 2020

by Kelsey Snell

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined the once far-fetched scenario in a letter to Democrats this weekend and is calling for more financial support for battleground candidates.

Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore's 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the Supreme Court settled a fight over counting ballots.

Politics & Government

Meet The Trump Campaign Lawyer Who Got His Start Working For Al Gore

8:00am September 28, 2020

by Tamara Keith

Justin Clark will play a lead role in the Trump campaign's legal strategy, fighting over voting rules — and perhaps the outcome — for the November election.

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Preparations take place on Sunday outside the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion in Cleveland ahead of the first presidential debate, scheduled for Tuesday.

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Trump And Biden Debate Tuesday. Here's What You Need To Know

5:12am September 28, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett walk along the Rose Garden colonnade on Saturday. The focus on the court just weeks before the election could help energize conservatives in key states.

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What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means For The 2020 Election

12:08pm September 27, 2020

by Deirdre Walsh

The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday's announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.

Judge Robert Rosenberg, a member of the Broward County, Fla., canvassing board examines a disputed ballot in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 24, 2000. That close presidential contest was one of several in U.S. history.

Politics & Government

Presidential Votes Have Been Too Close To Call And Even Too Close to Count

11:29am September 27, 2020

by Ron Elving

The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this year's problems and the apparent determination of the incumbent to resist any adverse results.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, pictured on Sept. 15, said in a statement Saturday that the next president should fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

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Biden Responds To Trump Court Pick: 'Health Care Is On The Ballot'

7:19pm September 26, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The Democratic nominee said the winner of the presidential election should select the next nominee. President Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his choice for the Supreme Court on Saturday.

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins participates in Soyuz qualification exams on Wednesday at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center just outside Moscow.

National

NASA Astronaut Will Vote From Space

2:38pm September 26, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Astronauts have been able to cast ballots from above since the Texas legislature gave its blessing in 1997. "It's critical to participate in our democracy," NASA astronaut Kate Rubins said.

Supporters of President Trump rally on June 14 in Miami. His campaign is pushing a message in Florida warning of socialism.

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With Warnings Of Socialism, Trump Seeks To Boost Support Among Young Florida Latinos

5:00am September 24, 2020

by Franco Ordoñez

The Trump campaign is testing the narrative that younger Latinos in the state, who are likely less affected by the scars of Latin American autocrats than older generations, lean Democratic.

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