President Donald J. Trump hosts a Make America Great event in Greenville, NC United States on October 15, 2020. Peter Zay | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear arguments on Nov. 30 on an appeal by the Trump administration that seeks to exclude the tally of undocumented
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Former Vice President and presidential nominee Joe Biden gives remarks at UA Plumbers Local 27 Erie Training Center in Erie, PA on October 10, 2020. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Democratic presidential nominees had not set foot in Erie, Pennsylvania, in a dozen years. When Joe Biden spoke at a union
Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden speaks during a Town Hall hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, PA. ABC News Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday refused to rule out the prospect of increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court, and said he would announce a firm position on the issue before Election
Joe Biden is holding on to his sizable lead over President Donald Trump in the national polls, but there are reasons for the Democratic nominee to worry about the handful of key states that could ultimately decide the election. With just 19 days left until the Nov. 3 election, Biden’s position on a national level
Judge Amy Coney Barrett attends the third day of her Senate confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, U.S., October 14, 2020. Michael Reynolds | Reuters Democrats have raked in millions of dollars in donations during the three days of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the Senate
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke Wednesday morning but again did not strike a deal on coronavirus stimulus. The pair talked by phone and had “productive” discussions about language in relief proposals delivered over the weekend, Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill said in a tweet. He added that “one major area of
US First Lady Melania Trump addresses the Republican Convention during its second day from the Rose Garden of the White House August 25, 2020, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The Justice Department on Tuesday sued the author of a book about first lady Melania Trump, claiming that Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, October 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Susan Walsh | AFP | Getty Images Judge Amy Coney Barrett got her first shot to address questions live from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, the second
President Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus “on consecutive days,” a White House physician said Monday, the first disclosure that Trump has tested negative for the virus since he revealed his diagnosis earlier this month. Dr. Sean Conley, in a brief memo shared hours before Trump was scheduled to host a reelection campaign
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at the committee’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 12, 2020. Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters A sharply divided Senate Judiciary Committee opened confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, with little
US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, leaves after her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 8, 2020. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday dismissed the Trump administration’s latest coronavirus stimulus offer, continuing complicated negotiations between Democrats and Republicans that have stretched out
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at a carpenters union in Phoenix, Arizona, October 8, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has broken the $500 million mark on his ad spending in its fight against President Donald Trump. The campaign has spent that amount on TV, digital
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks in front of the media in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Brendan Smialowski | AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump plans to hold an in-person event at the White House on Saturday, less than a week after he was
Sen. Susan Collins arrives for a meeting with a select group of senators and Trump administration officials in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill March 20, 2020 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images The last time Sen. Susan Collins faced a Democratic challenger, she was considered practically invincible. “No politician is
The White House on Friday took a new coronavirus stimulus offer to Democrats, believed to cost $1.8 trillion, as the sides work to strike a deal before the 2020 election. The plan would mark an increase from the $1.6 trillion the Trump administration previously proposed. House Democrats passed a $2.2 trillion bill earlier this month, and
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after a lunch with Republican Senators, on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 30, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Congress likely will not pass another coronavirus stimulus package before the Nov. 3 election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday. The White House and Democrats have
A digital truck broadcasts the debate between U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris outside a tavern in San Diego, California, October, 7, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Joe Biden’s campaign for president raised $12 million on the day of the vice presidential debate featuring his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris,
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gives a thumbs up when asked about how Kamala Harris will do in tonight’s vice-presidential debate, as he arrives to record campaign messages in Wilmington, Delaware, October 7, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Former Vice President Joe Biden is gaining more ground over President Donald Trump in the polls,