Category: Politics

Repeated polls specifically about the debate show Biden having the advantage.

New stimulus deal depends on whether administration recognizes the need to do what it takes to “crush the virus,” House speaker says

More than 7 in 10 say he didn’t take enough precautions with his own health.

In this edition: The political geography of Texas, the president’s illness and the campaign going forward, and the Senate races that are starting to catch fire.

Democrats hope a swing toward them in urban and suburban areas can overwhelm Republicans’ strength with the state’s many rural, White, conservative voters.

Already swamped with emergency lawsuits over the voting process, the court also faces the prospect of having to decide November’s presidential election.

The questions raised by the news conference and subsequent comments from White House aides further fueled a credibility problem that has plagued the White House from the start of Trump’s presidency.

President Trump’s most avid supporters react to his illness with a fatalistic shrug, and his campaign rolls on.

The 25th Amendment to the Constitution says the vice president would assume full authority if the president dies or is unable to perform his duties, but it is unclear as to what constitutes incapacitated.

Party leaders are coming face to face with the scientific realities of the pandemic after months in which President Trump and his allies questioned the dangers of the virus and refused to take precautions such as frequently wearing masks.

Joe Biden’s campaign said Saturday it will from now on disclose the results of every coronavirus test taken by the candidate. The decision comes days after President Trump received a positive test.

The jarring contrast between the carefree, cavalier attitude toward the virus on display in a Rose Garden event Saturday and the pernicious awakening that occurred Thursday night resembles a Shakespearean tragedy.