The first presidential debate between President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden is scheduled to take place Sept. 29, and there are two more after that, in addition to a vice presidential debate.
Category: Politics
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Democratic National Convention: What you need to know
The Democratic National Convention convenes on Monday, Aug. 17 in Milwaukee. In addition to presumptive Democratice presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), speakers include president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama and president Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton. Due to health concerns around the coronavirus pandemic, Biden will accept the nomination from his home in Delaware.
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Somehow, the president keeps misreading the politics of the pandemic
Americans support stronger efforts to control the outbreak — and relatedly see Biden as better able to handle it.
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Trump to visit younger brother, Robert Trump, who is ‘very ill’ in hospital
The president has spoken fondly of his younger sibling, who is a fellow New York real estate executive.
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Trump’s legally dubious use of ‘acting’ DHS officials to lead crackdowns suffers a blow
A GAO report says Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli are improperly serving in their roles. That could affect legal cases involving the Department of Homeland Security’s controversial actions.
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CDC asks 4 states and a city to draft coronavirus vaccine distribution plans
The discussions with states offer some of the first details of the federal government’s plans at a time when information shared by the administration has been limited and often confusing.
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Trump falsely claims Harris might not be a U.S. citizen
President Trump previously acknowledged that the Constitution grants citizenship to people born in the territorial United States. That includes Kamala Harris.
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New Jersey will send ballots to all active registered voters for November election, governor says
The announcement from Gov. Phil Murphy (D) comes as President Trump has made unsubstantiated claims that universal mail voting leads to rampant fraud.
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Asked about QAnon, Trump declines to denounce the conspiracy theory
The FBI has warned law enforcement that the conspiracy theory could lead to violence.
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With early momentum, Harris to focus on connecting with minorities, activists, women in swing states
Delighted with her introduction, the campaign plans to deploy her to help reach out to groups whose support for Biden is solid but far from guaranteed.
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Postal Service warns 46 states their voters could be disenfranchised by delayed mail-in ballots
Political upheaval, service delays and operational tumult surround the agency as it braces for an unprecedented onslaught of voting by mail.
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Trump questions the American-ness of another non-White candidate
He breathed life into the baseless theory that Harris can’t serve in the White House because her parents are immigrants.