The president’s suggestion that supporters cast a ballot by mail and at polling sites marked his latest attempts to impugn the integrity of mail-in voting.
Category: Politics
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What to make of Nancy Pelosi’s ‘setup’ defense for going to an indoor salon
Even if all this criticism is unwarranted, this salon visit and Pelosi’s response doesn’t help Democrats argue they’re the ones taking covid-19 seriously.
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Network of news sites must register as a political committee due to Democratic links, complaint alleges
The complaint, from a Republican-affiliated group, comes as researchers raise concerns about political outfits masquerading as news sites.
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Democratic senators ask Trump administration for sanctions over election interference from Russia, other countries
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, 11 senators say it is “long past time” to send a direct message to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Barr carries Trump’s election-fraud water with a smile
The country’s chief law enforcement officer massively misrepresents the risk posed by mail-in ballots.
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Trump’s awful advice on voting twice
What Trump recommended wasn’t just potentially illegal; it also didn’t make much sense.
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Who should be on our list of outstanding state politics reporters?
State politics reporters will be working extra hard over the next 62 days or however long it will take to know the results of the election, so it’s to everyone’s benefit to identify and amplify them.
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Facebook made a change that could help control election misinformation. It isn’t the ban on ads.
The ban on political ads has big loopholes — but Facebook also recognizes that this isn’t the real problem.
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Trump is now promising to end the lawlessness that he promised to end four years ago
During the 2016 campaign, he repeatedly promised to restore “law and order” to the United States. Four years later, he is promising the same thing, this time as president.
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Trump’s ‘choker’ defense of police actually proves protesters’ point
President Trump makes it clear that his concerns about safety don’t extend to groups that don’t support him.
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This is why Trump is still losing
New polls show that Americans aren’t terribly worried about crime — and see Biden as better at handling it.
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Upper Midwest emerges as most crucial Biden-Trump battleground
Both candidates are escalating their attention on an area seen as the most important region of the country in deciding November’s election.
