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Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tests positive for the coronavirus
Short has traveled extensively with the vice president and been in close contact with him. Pence tested negative for the coronavirus Saturday.

Mississippi Health Official: Maskless White People Are Responsible For Spike In COVID-19 Cases
Maskless white people in Mississippi are responsible for the spike in COVID-19 cases, according to Dr. Thomas Dobbs, a State Health Officer. “We’ve seen a...

Mike Pence’s Chief Of Staff Tests Positive For COVID-19
Marc Short, Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, becoming the latest in a laundry list of people...

Tumult at home, ailing alliances abroad: Why Trump’s America has been a ‘gift’ to Putin
Over the past four years, the Russian president has succeeded in growing his nation’s influence at America’s expense.

In small-town, suburban New York, hundreds lined up to send an early-voting message
In 2016, Yorktown split down the middle. On Saturday, voters hoped to tip the scales.

Election live updates: Trump votes in Florida, candidates and friends fan out to make their closing pitches
The candidates and their surrogates have a hectic day of campaigning with just 10 days left in the election.

Fearful calls flood election offices as Trump attacks mail-in voting, threatening participation in GOP strongholds
In Utah, which has voted by mail for years, officials were busy responding to outlandish claims traceable to right-wing punditry and the president’s Twitter feed.

Barrett’s evasiveness alarms LGBTQ advocates fearful Supreme Court may roll back protections
The nominee refused to say at confirmation hearing whether landmark same-sex marriage case was properly decided. But pending case could make views more transparent.

Officials stress security of election systems after U.S. reveals new Iranian and Russian operations
Federal and state officials said they have fortified election systems since 2016, when Russian hackers scanned election-related websites and software across the country for vulnerabilities.

Sen. Murkowski says she will vote to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court
The Alaska Republican, who had said the Senate should not vote on a new justice so close to the election, said she wouldn’t hold her...