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In Labor Day blur, Harris meets Blake family; Trump steps up

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 7, 2020

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick off her Labor Day visit to a critical swing state while President Donald Trump assailed the Democratic ticket and put the halting economic recovery under the best light.

In battlegrounds, absentee ballot rejections could triple

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 7, 2020

Thousands of absentee ballots get rejected in every presidential election. This year, that problem could be much worse and potentially pivotal in hotly contested battleground states.

Spin Control: Biden campaign’s quest for cash seems relentless

Sun., Sept. 6, 2020

I have become seriously worried about Joe Biden’s presidential campaign because it seems to be so desperate for money that it keeps sending emails asking for money, even though I’ve never given any political candidate a dime.

Biden team, Trump admin sign transition memorandum

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 4, 2020

Democratic nominee Joe Biden's transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Trump administration to begin planning for a potential handover of power.

Election chiefs worry about uncertainty as voting nears

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Political battles and pending court fights threaten to upend months of planning for the pandemic election, election officials are warning. In key states, they remain hamstrung with only weeks to prepare.

Biden, on Wisconsin trip, says country forced to face its ‘original sin”

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden began a visit to the battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday by meeting with the family of Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by a white police officer sparked days of sometimes violent and destructive protests.

Trump suggests polling place double-check for mail-in voters

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

President Donald Trump said Thursday that people who vote early by mail should show up at polling places and vote again if their ballots haven’t been counted, a slight walk back from his comments a day earlier when he suggested people vote twice to test the mail-in system.

Ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder is latest Republican to back Biden

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder backed Joe Biden for president on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile Republican to support the Democratic nominee over President Donald Trump.

Trump flexes power of incumbency in North Carolina trip

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

President Donald Trump will use the power of incumbency to his advantage Wednesday, making a personal appearance in a key battleground state on V-J Day to declare the port city of Wilmington, North Carolina a World War II “Heritage City.”

Biden calls for charges for violent citizens and police

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of a planned trip to Wisconsin, a pivotal swing state that’s become a focal point for political debate over protest-related violence, police treatment of people of color and the actions of vigilante militias.

Fox, C-SPAN, NBC moderators for upcoming Trump-Biden debates

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

Representatives from Fox News, C-SPAN and NBC will moderate the upcoming debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Biden raises over $360 million in August, shattering record

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden raised $364 million in August, a record sum that will give him ample resources to compete in the final two months of the campaign against President Donald Trump.

Kennedy falls short in Senate bid; tight race to succeed him

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 2, 2020

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III became the first in his storied political family to lose a run for Congress in Massachusetts, falling short in his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Edward Markey in a hard-fought Democratic primary.

Chamber of Commerce backs freshmen House Dems, marking shift

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 1, 2020

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has decided to endorse 23 freshmen House Democrats in this fall's elections, a bipartisanship move by an organization that has long leaned strongly toward Republicans.

Biden hits campaign trail, blames Trump for city violence

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 31, 2020

Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that's sparking it. He's dismissing his presidential opponent as incapable of tackling the violence himself.

Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign’s final stretch

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 31, 2020

As President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden head into the next phase of the Election Day countdown, both sides acknowledge the race is tightening

Should Washington invest nursing home funds in private stocks? Voters will decide in Senate Joint Resolution 8212.

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Washington voters have a big financial decision to make on their November ballots.

‘It’s going to require patience’: With delays and litigation likely, observers urge calm ahead of election

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 31, 2020

Election night will look different this November. With limited in-person voting capacity and an unprecedented level of mail-in voting expected across the country due to COVID-19, results are likely to take days and perhaps even weeks to count in some key states that could decide the presidency, election officials say.

Spin Control: Some words of comfort for voters worried about casting a ballot

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 3, 2020

Two straight weeks of national political conventions – with the usual avalanche of speeches, videos and campaign ads – may have some Washington voters on edge.

French president: World needs a globally active US leader

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 28, 2020

He can’t vote in the U.S. presidential election, but French President Emmanuel Macron hopes whoever wins the November vote is more of a global player.