World / Politics Oct 26, 2020
In 2020, homegrown U.S. disinformation surpasses Russian effort
In the first week of October alone Facebook took down 200 accounts, 55 Pages and 77 Instagram accounts that originated in the U.S.
World / Politics | FOCUS Oct 26, 2020
Republicans slowly narrowing gap as U.S. early voting tops 2016
Democrats have continued to dominate initial balloting, but Republican voters are beginning to show up in early in-person voting.
World / Politics Oct 26, 2020
COVID-19 chaos piles up for Trump as VP staffers test positive
Trump officials have sought to brush aside the crush of bad coronavirus news by attacking Joe Biden's energy levels and what it says is his paltry list of achievements.
World / Politics Oct 24, 2020
Problems with his health? Mitch McConnell says 'of course not'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there’s nothing the public needs to know about his health after photos taken earlier this week captured what appeared to be bruising on his hands and around his mouth. The Kentucky Republican, who is up for re-election this year, ...
World / Politics Oct 24, 2020
Trump and Biden lawyer up as they brace for White House legal battle
The campaigns of U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are assembling armies of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race for the White House is decided not at the ballot box but in court. They have been engaging in a ...
World / Politics Oct 24, 2020
Biden's debate pledge to ‘transition’ from oil puts climate at center of campaign finale
by Lisa Friedman
The comment gave President Donald Trump what his campaign saw as an enormous opportunity to blunt his opponent’s appeal to working-class voters.
World / Politics Oct 24, 2020
Trump launches intense campaign push as Biden hammers him on virus
Donald Trump launched an intense last-ditch re-election push Friday in Florida, insisting that COVID-19 is disappearing, while front-runner Joe Biden hammered his message that the president had abdicated responsibility for a pandemic that is actually surging. With 50 million people having already cast early ballots, ...
World / Politics | ANALYSIS Oct 23, 2020
Final U.S. election debate delivers brief interlude of normalcy in 2020 race
There were heated clashes between Trump and Biden on Thursday, but far fewer of the angry interruptions and crosstalk that made the opening debate nearly unwatchable.
World / Politics Oct 23, 2020
Biden punts on expanding Supreme Court, calling for panel on issue
by Charlie Savage and Katie Glueck
The matter took on new urgency after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last month and Republicans rushed to fill her seat amid the election endgame.
World / Politics Oct 23, 2020
U.S. Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority
by David Morgan
President Donald Trump's slide in opinion polls is weighing on Senate Republicans in 10 competitive races.
