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Poll: Trump Disapproval Hits All-Time High And He Trails Biden By 8

12:01pm June 26, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Just 40% of Americans approve of the job President Trump is doing and 58% disapprove, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in a general election matchup.

Former Vice President Joe Biden and President Trump are currently set to debate three times.

Politics & Government

Coronavirus Concerns Shift Presidential Debate From Michigan To Florida

11:53am June 23, 2020

by Scott Detrow

The University of Michigan says coronavirus concerns make debate logistics too difficult for the school to pull off.

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Politics & Government

Trump Returns To Campaign Trail With A Familiar Message In A Changing World

11:33pm June 20, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

Amid slumping poll numbers, the president delivered a dark message, trying to tie Democratic opponent Joe Biden to the extreme left. Trump's campaign promised a massive crowd, but didn't deliver.

Facebook said it has taken down Trump campaign ads on the social network that contained a symbol used by Nazis to designate political prisoners.

Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbol Used By Nazis. Campaign Calls It An 'Emoji'

9:58pm June 18, 2020

by Bobby Allyn

Facebook says the campaign advertisements violated the social network's ban on hate group symbols. The Anti-Defamation League's CEO said that "ignorance is no excuse for using Nazi-related symbols."

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Katrina Cotton, center, of Houston poses for a photo Monday with her daughter, Kennedy Cotton, 7, at the Black Wall Street Memorial in Tulsa, Okla.

Judge Denies Request To Force Coronavirus Safety Measures At Trump's Tulsa Rally

2:17pm June 17, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The lawsuit says the rally, which is to take place at a 19,000-seat indoor arena, could act as a superspreader event for the coronavirus.

President Trump walking from the White House to St. John's Church on June 1. Gen. Mark Milley (far right), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was among those walking behind the president. Milley says his presence was "a mistake" that he has learned fr

National

When Political Partisanship And The Military Collide

8:40am June 17, 2020

by Tom Bowman

Gen. Mark Milley's recent apology for walking with President Trump to his church photo-op has prompted discussion about how the military maintains nonpartisanship under a Trump administration.

Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses a Planned Parenthood Action Fund candidate forum in June 2019 in Columbia, S.C. The group declined to back a candidate during the Democratic primaries but announced its support for Biden on Monday.

Planned Parenthood Backs Biden, Seeing A 'Life And Death Election' Ahead

7:26pm June 15, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Planned Parenthood Action Fund endorses former Vice President Joe Biden despite a mixed record on abortion rights. To support Democrats, the group is boosting spending by 50% over the 2016 campaign.

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Gen. Mark Milley (right) appears with President Trump as he departs the White House en route to St. John's Church on June 1. Milley now says his presence "created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics."

Gen. Mark Milley Says Accompanying Trump To Church Photo-Op Was A Mistake

7:56pm June 11, 2020

by David Welna

After being chided by retired peers for following President Trump in a walk through a park forcibly cleared of protesters, the nation's top military officer now says he should not have been there.

President Trump, shown here on Friday in Bangor, Maine, is questioning the NFL commissioner's stance on player protests.

Trump Questions NFL Commissioner's Reversal On Protests During Anthem

1:11pm June 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

In a late Sunday night tweet, President Trump said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell "was intimating that it would now be O.K. for the players to KNEEL ... thereby disrespecting our Country & our Flag?"

Demonstrators protest Saturday near the White House.

Politics & Government

Trump's Response To Coronavirus, Race Has Put Him In A Hole For Reelection

10:18am June 08, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

The president is trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in polls. Biden is heading to Houston to meet with George Floyd's family Monday, while Trump will hold a law enforcement roundtable.