Election 2020

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September 8, 2020 2:51 PM

'Whatever it takes': President Trump says he may spend his own money for reelection

Trump said his campaign has had to "spend more money upfront" to defend his administration's work responding to the coronavirus.

by Tamara Keith

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September 8, 2020 9:01 AM

House investigating DeJoy over campaign finance allegations

House Democrats will investigate whether Postmaster General Louis DeJoy encouraged employees at his business to contribute to Republican candidates and then reimbursed them in the guise of bonuses, a violation of campaign finance laws.

by Merrit Kennedy

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September 7, 2020 6:15 PM

Trump, Biden spar over economy, workers in Labor Day blitz

Labor Day typically marks the unofficial start to the fall campaign season as candidates accelerate their activity for the final sprint to Election Day. Biden was meeting with labor leaders and union workers in Pennsylvania while his running mate Harris campaigned in Wisconsin. Pence was in Wisconsin, too, while Trump held a White House press conference.

by The Associated Press

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September 5, 2020 9:25 AM

Trump faces fallout from report he calls veterans 'losers' and 'suckers'

President Trump vehemently denied the report in The Atlantic, which cited unnamed sources describing offensive comments Trump has made about America's war dead and wounded veterans. Other media outlets have corroborated parts of the story.

by Franco Ordoñez

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September 4, 2020 8:22 AM

Trump denies calling U.S. war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'

President Donald Trump is angrily denying a report that he made disparaging remarks about U.S. service members who have been captured or killed, including that he described American war dead at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France in 2018 as “losers” and “suckers.”

by The Associated Press

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September 3, 2020 1:01 PM

Minnesota Supreme Court expected to expedite voter-aid case

Justices will decide if a pair of laws covering the level of assistance permitted for voters will remain active or be suspended. A lower court halted enforcement. The case is one in a sprawling battle over the way the 2020 election will be conducted.

by Brian Bakst

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September 3, 2020 10:16 AM

Trump faces pushback for urging people to vote twice as test

President Donald Trump is facing a backlash for urging voters in North Carolina to vote by mail and then try to vote again in person to test the mail-in ballot system in the Nov. 3 election.

by The Associated Press

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September 3, 2020 9:24 AM

Amid struggle to protect 2020 election, a second conflict rages — over transparency

Two clandestine wars are being fought over U.S. election security: To protect voting and the election but also how much Americans learn about what's being done. Sometimes both break into the open.

by Philip Ewing

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September 3, 2020 6:21 AM

Facebook moves to target misinformation before election

The company said Thursday it will restrict new political ads in the week before the election and remove posts that convey misinformation about COVID-19 and voting. It also will attach links to official results to posts from candidates and campaigns declaring premature victories.

by The Associated Press

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September 3, 2020 5:52 AM

Biden, in Kenosha, says U.S. confronting 'original sin'

Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wis., that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawing a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump amid a reckoning that has galvanized the nation.

by The Associated Press

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