The pressure escalated as Biden closed in on a public announcement of his choice as vice presidential nominee.
Category: Politics
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Democrats will highlight everyday Americans in their prime-time convention line-up
The list of speakers includes a former Trump voter from Pennsylvania who is supporting Biden, a paramedic from Mexico City on the front lines of the pandemic in Florida, a bus driver from Atlanta and an autoworker from Lake Orion, Mich.
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Montana’s ticket-splitters could decide a race that’s put the Senate within Democrats’ reach
Freshman Republican Sen. Steve Daines is being challenged by Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in a state where voters pride themselves on their independence.
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A president ignored: Trump’s outlandish claims increasingly met with a collective shrug
More than 3½ years into his presidency, Trump often finds himself minimized, as many of his outrageous or groundless statements are briefly considered and then, just as quickly, dismissed.
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Once reluctant to hit China on human rights, Trump moves to use the issue as a cudgel amid growing tensions
Sanctions on Chinese entities in Hong Kong and Xinjiang have provided the administration another set of tools to outflank Beijing amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and the collapse of bilateral trade negotiations.
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Abrupt change to census deadline could result in an undercount of Latino and Black communities
The decennial census is not just about the count, but also allocating federal resources and apportioning congressional seats.
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Kanye West’s presidential bid bolstered by Republican operatives in at least five states
Multiple GOP activists and operatives have sought to get the rapper on the November ballot, raising questions about whether they are part of an effort to siphon votes from Joe Biden.
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Democrats assail Trump actions on payroll tax and jobless aid as unworkable, call for further talks
White House officials defended the steps Trump took Saturday as necessary given scope of economic pain
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Trump’s familiar routine after failing to cut deals with Congress: signing legally dubious executive actions
The president who pitched himself to voters as the consummate negotiator and ultimate dealmaker has repeatedly found his strategies flummoxed by the complexities and pressures of Washington lawmaking.
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The Trailer: The six political states of Michigan
In this edition: The first installment of our guide to swing states, the scandals turning heads in two Democratic House primaries, and whether a celebrity who’s off the ballot in most states is really running for president.
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Their mail was not delivered for days. Now these Minneapolis residents are worried about their votes counting.
Residents of the Charles Horn Towers complex were still waiting for their absentee ballots to arrive days before Tuesday’s state primary.
