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At Rally, Trump Mulls a Possible Loss to Biden

President jokes that 'maybe I'll have to leave the country'

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't often acknowledge possible defeat in the upcoming election, but he pondered that possibility Friday night during a rally in Macon, Ga. USA Today reports that during the event at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Trump was poking fun at health protocols such as face masks and...

A Lot of People Had Same Thought on Those Town Halls
A Lot of People Had Same
Thought on Those Town Halls
the rundown
Oct 16, 2020 10:15 AM CDT

A Lot of People Had Same Thought on Those Town Halls

They were 'like a choose-your-own-ending book,' says one analysis

(Newser) - Thursday's night presidential town halls were very different from each other, and a similar theme has emerged in the political post-mortems. What was originally supposed to be a face-to-face debate "morphed into a long-distance study in contrasts," write Alexander Burns and Katie Glueck at the New York ...

Reports: Trump Knew Russian Assets Were Using Giuliani

US intelligence found Giuliani was the target of a Russian intelligence operation in Ukraine

(Newser) - US intelligence agencies warned the White House that Rudy Giuliani was the target of a Russian intelligence operation, and had contact with Russian assets, while in Ukraine last year, according to reports from the Washington Post and New York Times . Giuliani visited the country in December seeking information he thought...

Now Someone in Biden&#39;s Orbit Tests Positive
Cases in
Biden-Harris
Camp Hit 3
Oct 16, 2020 1:28 AM CDT

Cases in Biden-Harris Camp Hit 3

An aviation staffer who has flown with the presidential nominee tests positive

(Newser) - Shortly after news that two people in Kamala Harris' camp have tested positive for COVID-19 came word that someone in Joe Biden's orbit has, too. An aviation staffer who flew with the Democratic presidential nominee Monday and Tuesday is positive, ABC News reports. "We learned—as part of...

Highlights From Biden&#39;s Town Hall
Highlights From
Biden's Town Hall
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2020 8:51 PM CDT

Highlights From Biden's Town Hall

Biden does not rule out the idea of packing the Supreme Court with more justices

(Newser) - The dueling debates are over. President Trump appeared on NBC News, and you can read highlights here . This file has highlights from Joe Biden's town hall on ABC News, via the AP , Politico , USA Today , and the Washington Post :
  • "He panicked," Biden said of Trump's coronavirus
...

Highlights From Trump&#39;s Town Hall
Highlights From
Trump's Town Hall
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2020 8:42 PM CDT

Highlights From Trump's Town Hall

Candidates host dueling forums

(Newser) - It was a night of dueling town halls. Joe Biden appeared on ABC News, and you can read highlights here . This file has highlights from President Trump's town hall on NBC News, via the AP , USA Today , Politico , and the Washington Post :
  • Trump said he has no more symptoms
...

Biden Breaks Fundraising Record, Again
For Biden,
Another Huge
Cash Haul
Oct 15, 2020 10:19 AM CDT

For Biden, Another Huge Cash Haul

With $383M fundraising draw, that means campaign, DNC raised $750M in 2 months

(Newser) - Fox News calls it an "eye-popping." CNN calls it "colossal." Whatever you call it, Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have smashed their fundraising record, with $383 million raised in September. That's the highest monthly fundraising total yet, besting the $364.5 million...

Biden Campaign Feuds With New York Post

Over candidate's involvement, or lack thereof, in son's business dealings with Ukraine

(Newser) - The New York Post on Wednesday alleged that Joe Biden was directly involved with son Hunter Biden's business dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings, and the presidential candidate was quick to hit back at the tabloid. The Post, citing emails it obtained (apparently from a computer repair store...

Biden, Trump to Hold Dueling Town Halls

NBC News announces it will host the president's event, prompting instant online backlash

(Newser) - After it was announced that the second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, originally set for Thursday, was canceled due to Trump refusing a virtual format, Biden decided to do his own town hall that night in Philly instead, to air on ABC News. Now, NBC News reports that...

On Court Packing, Biden Echoes RBG's Words

Finally addressing the topic, he says he's 'not a fan'

(Newser) - Joe Biden has finally responded to weeks of speculation that Democrats could expand the Supreme Court to more than nine justices if they win the Senate and White House come November, saying he is "not a fan" of the idea. "I've already spoken on—I'm not...

Report: Cuomo a Top Contender for Biden's AG

But New York gov's reps deny he is even considering the idea

(Newser) - If Joe Biden is elected president, will New York need to find a new governor? Democrats are reportedly pretty convinced the state's current leader, Andrew Cuomo, will be considered as attorney general. So convinced, in fact, that aides at the National Governors Association (an organization Cuomo chairs) are starting...

Commission: We're Moving Straight to Debate No. 3

2nd debate between Trump and Biden nixed after Trump refuses virtual format

(Newser) - First came the decision to make the second debate virtual between President Trump and former VP Joe Biden. Now, an update: There's won't be a debate at all. Per CNN , the Commission on Presidential Debates has nixed the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 after Trump said he wouldn'...

Biden: I'll Talk Court-Packing After Election

He still won't answer whether he'd attempt to pack SCOTUS

(Newser) - If you've been hoping Joe Biden will clarify his stance on packing the Supreme Court should he win the election, now might be a good time to give up hope. "They'll know my opinion on court-packing when the election is over," Biden told reporters during a...

Taylor Swift: Here&#39;s How I&#39;m Voting
Taylor Swift:
Here's How I'm Voting
Oct 8, 2020 10:20 AM CDT

Taylor Swift: Here's How I'm Voting

Singer endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who can 'start the healing process'

(Newser) - Taylor Swift used a plate of cookies to help make her first-ever public presidential endorsement ahead of the vice presidential debate on Wednesday. In a tweeted photo , the singer held the plate of blue custom cookies, reading "Biden Harris 2020." She also shared a cover of V Magazine...

What the Latest Polls Say About November
In New Polls, 'a Really
Bad Number for Trump'
the rundown
Oct 6, 2020 12:52 PM CDT

In New Polls, 'a Really Bad Number for Trump'

Biden appears to widen lead in crucial Pennsylvania, as well as nationally

(Newser) - A flurry of new polls are out about the presidential race, and they don't bode well for President Trump. They come with the usual caveat that Trump trailed Hillary Clinton at this point in 2016. The new results show Joe Biden widening his lead nationally and at least maintaining...

Biden to Trump: 'Listen to the Scientists'

He says he's glad president appears to have made a swift recovery from virus

(Newser) - Joe Biden says he's glad President Trump appears to have made a swift recovery from the coronavirus, but he notes that "our nation's current crisis is far from over.” The Democratic nominee made the comment Monday afternoon in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood while campaigning in...

The Media Takes a Close Look at Pics of Trump

The president is also hitting Twitter hard in a get-out-the-vote effort

(Newser) - President Trump may have COVID-19, but it seems he can still tweet—and you can guess what's on his mind. "VOTE!" he writes in several tweets urging his supporters to fill out ballots in November, the Washington Post reports. Among his reasons: "STOCK MARKET HIGHS,"...

Trump Has Words for Giuliani on the Virus

And Joe Biden gives a warning to governors

(Newser) - President Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s "going to beat" the coronavirus, the AP reports. The New York Post says Trump called Giuliani on Saturday to assure him he’s doing fine following a sobering assessment from the White House chief...

Trump Taken to Walter Reed. Biden Has Tested Negative

White House says president retains power and will work from hospital

(Newser) - President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center outside Washington on Friday evening to be treated for COVID-19—a stay that aides said they expect to last a few days. Administration officials said that the president was in good spirits, the Washington Post reports, but that his symptoms had...

White House Has a Lot of Contact Tracing to Do

Mike Pence has tested negative for COVID

(Newser) - Mike Pence has tested negative for the coronavirus, his office says—but he is far from the only person in President Trump's orbit who will be getting tested following the president's diagnosis. "Vice President Pence and the Second Lady tested negative for COVID-19," Devin O'Malley,...

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