Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing
She declined to say on Tuesday whether or not she would recuse herself from any postelection disputes that might arise from the Nov. 3 election between President Trump, the man who nominated her, and Democrat Joe Biden.
Easy online voter registration? Not for many of Minnesota’s new citizens
Registering online to vote and get an absentee ballot in Minnesota is as easy as your English language skills are strong. And if they aren’t, the online process can be a frustrating experience that advocates worry is keeping eligible Minnesotans from voting this fall.
Trump hits the trail with Florida rally, a week after COVID-19 hospital stay
The president's doctor said Monday night that Trump had tested negative for the coronavirus on consecutive days and that he was not infectious to others. The rally starts a new sprint in the campaign.
Black churches mobilizing voters despite virus challenges
This year, churches are organizing socially distant caravans with greatly reduced capacity for early voting and Election Day ballot-casting. Volunteers are phone-banking and canvasing the homes of church members to ensure mail-in and absentee ballots are requested and delivered before the deadlines.
Federal judge upholds Minnesota's extended ballot counting
A federal judge has upheld a Minnesota state court agreement that allows counting of absentee ballots received up to seven days after Election Day as long as they are postmarked on or before Election Day. Attorneys for the Republican plaintiffs filed a notice saying they will appeal.
Barrett vows to interpret laws 'as they are written'
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has presented her conservative approach to the law at the start of a fast-tracked confirmation hearing. Democrats, powerless to stop her, are trying to cast Barrett’s likely ascent to the high court as a threat to Americans’ health care during the coronavirus pandemic.
How the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett will work
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham kicks off four days of hearings on Monday. The panel is expected to vote on Oct. 22, which will be followed by a floor vote by the end of the month.
Trump's doctor says there's no 'actively replicating virus' — so is he COVID-free?
Doctors say people who have had COVID-19 can test positive but no longer be contagious. President Donald Trump's doctor said Trump is "no longer a transmission risk to others" but did not say if Trump tested negative.