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Trump, Biden Approach U.S. Job Infrastructure In Vastly Different Plans

5:34am July 15, 2020

by Jeff Brady

President Trump and former Vice President Biden are laying out polar opposite plans for infrastructure and jobs. Trump's aim is to boost fossil fuels, while Biden wants to curb climate change.

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Rep. Steve Watkins, R-Kan., in Washington D.C., in 2018.

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Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins Charged With Felonies Over Voter Registration At UPS Store

9:44pm July 14, 2020

by Stephen Koranda

The charges, filed Tuesday, stem from Watkins registering to vote using the address of a UPS storefront.

Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama's primary election, on March 3 in Mobile, Ala.

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Jeff Sessions Is Projected To Lose Comeback Bid For Alabama Senate Seat

9:18pm July 14, 2020

by Elena Moore

The Associated Press projects that Sessions loses to former football coach Tommy Tuberville, who has been endorsed by President Trump.

President Trump attends an event about law enforcement on Monday at the White House. Trump has repeatedly downplayed the disproportionate impact of police violence on African Americans.

Trump Dismisses Police Killing Outrage, Saying 'More White People' Killed Than Blacks

8:04pm July 14, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

In an interview with CBS News, the president also said, "I know people that like the Confederate flag, and they're not thinking about slavery."

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden details his $2 trillion climate proposal Tuesday at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.

Biden Outlines $2 Trillion Climate Plan

4:38pm July 14, 2020

by Alana Wise

The former vice president's initiative calls to chart the United States on "an irreversible path" to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Joe Biden holds a campaign rally in March in Dallas with former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of Texas. Biden's presidential campaign is going on the air with an ad in Texas.

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Biden Goes Up With His 1st Ad In Texas, Where Polls Show A Close Race

4:18pm July 14, 2020

by Asma Khalid

As polls show a tightening presidential race in traditionally Republican Texas, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is launching his first general election ad in the state.

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NPR Analysis: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Arriving Too Late

4:40pm July 13, 2020

by Pam Fessler

A new NPR analysis has found that at least 65,000 mail-in ballots have been rejected during primaries held so far this year, because they arrived too late — often through no fault of the voter.

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A rally outside the Montclair, N.J., town hall on July 1. Protesters hung 1,101 absentee ballots to represent the number of votes that weren't counted in a mayoral election that was decided by just 195 votes.

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Signed, Sealed, Undelivered: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Tardiness

3:06pm July 13, 2020

An NPR analysis finds that at least 65,000 absentee and mail-in ballots were rejected this year for arriving late. While it's a relatively small number, they could prove crucial in a close election.

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Republican Sen. Martha McSally, seen here in 2019, is losing the money race to her challenger in Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly.

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A Senate Takeover Is Very Much A Possibility For Democrats. Just Follow The Money

11:52am July 13, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Five Republican Senate incumbents are looking increasingly vulnerable, while fundraising reports provide glimpses of Democratic strength.

Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama's primary election in Mobile, Ala., on March 3. He faces Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday's Republican Senate runoff.

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Sessions Fights For His Political Life As Trump Looms Over Alabama Senate Race

11:32am July 13, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Jeff Sessions is trying to reclaim his old Senate seat. His former boss, President Trump, is backing Sessions' Republican opponent, former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville.

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