Politics
Mike Pence's Top Aide Tested Positive For The Coronavirus And Pence Will Keep Campaigning
The vice president tested negative on Saturday, his office said.
Matt Berman
The Pandemic Election Has The Two Presidential Campaigns Living In Different Universes
Donald Trump rallied in a town that canceled its beloved pumpkin festival because of the coronavirus. The biggest crowd Kamala Harris saw was a long line of voters.
Henry J. Gomez
Voters In Alabama’s Largest County Could Have Their Ballots Thrown Out After A Court Ruled Instructions They Were Sent Are No Longer Valid
Voting rights groups have asked officials in Jefferson County to give voters who received now-defunct information a way to make sure their ballots aren’t rejected.
Zoe Tillman
While Texans Brace For Another COVID Spike, Healthcare Is Defining Their Senate Race
“A lot of people are one illness or injury away from bankruptcy,” Democratic Senate candidate MJ Hegar said.
Nidhi Prakash
This Scary Statistic Predicts Growing US Political Violence — Whatever Happens On Election Day
Two researchers claim that a single number they call the “political stress indicator” can warn when societies are at risk of erupting into violence. It’s spiking in the US, just like it did before the Civil War.
Peter Aldhous
The Trump Campaign Has Sued To Stop Mail-In Ballot Counting In Nevada's Biggest County
The suit alleges that election officials in Clark County are restricting Republican election observers' ability to "meaningfully observe" the counting of ballots.
Stephanie K. Baer
The Presidential Debates Gave People Of Color Old Fights Over The Past And Little Insight Into The Future
The debates between Joe Biden and Donald Trump focused less on their plans for Black and brown Americans than on their pasts.
Nidhi Prakash
Trump's Final Campaign Strategy Is To Spread A Bunch Of Misinformation About Joe Biden, His Son, And Ukraine
You’d have to really be paying deep attention to just understand Trump’s insinuations during the final presidential debate. Here’s what we know to actually be true.
Christopher Miller
Trump Once Again Mischaracterized The Black Lives Matter Movement By Falsely Linking It To An Anti-Police Chant
During the final presidential debate, Trump falsely associated the national Black Lives Matter movement with the anti-police chant "Pigs in a blanket, fry ‘em like bacon."
Tasneem Nashrulla
Trump Said At The Debate That Immigrant Children Detained In Cages Were “So Well Taken Care Of”
"They are so well taken care of. They're in facilities that were so clean."
Hamed Aleaziz
No, Trump Didn't Say "Good" In Response To A Question About Kids Separated From Their Parents At The Border
A clip from the debate shows that the president said "go ahead" to the moderator.
Jane Lytvynenko
"We're Learning To Live With It": Trump Dismissed The Virus That's Killed 220,000 Americans And Put Him In The Hospital
During the final debate, President Donald Trump said the coronavirus was going away, even as a third wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps most of the country.
Zahra Hirji
There’s No Chance Kanye West Wins The Election, But These People Say They’re Voting For Him Anyway
“I don't think Kanye West can do anything worse than what Donald Trump has done for America.”
Krystie Lee Yandoli
UK Lawmakers Are Launching A Formal Inquiry Based On The FinCEN Files
“It’s important that the relevant bodies are held to account and scrutinised effectively to ensure that the UK is a clean place to do business.”
Tom Warren
Mitch McConnell's Hand Is Discolored But He Swears Nothing Is Wrong
Viral photos show McConnell picking up a face mask, revealing his right hand to be much darker than the rest of his body, as well as a bandaged thumb.
Amber Jamieson
Facebook Promised To Label Political Ads, But Ads For Biden, The Daily Wire, And Interest Groups Are Slipping Through
A failure in Facebook's transparency system means some election ads aren't disclosing who paid for them.
Craig Silverman
A Judge Sided With The Government’s Plea Not To Take Trump's Tweets Literally
When the president tweeted that all Russia documents should be made public, BuzzFeed News went to court to hold him to it. But a judge ruled the tweet was merely "inartful."
Richard Holmes
Protest Is Part Of The Black American Tradition. Young Activists Are Reshaping The Movement In Their Image.
“Who exactly was this a reckoning for? Not for me.” Four very different young Black activists doing the work on why we’re here and what comes next.
Ryan Brooks
The Supreme Court Will Let Alabama Ban Drive-Up Voting For People With Disabilities During The Pandemic
Justice Sonia Sotomayor accused her conservative colleagues of getting in the way of local election officials “ready and willing to help vulnerable voters.”
Zoe Tillman
Don't Assume That Lots Of Early Voting Means Joe Biden Is A Lock
Democrats have shown strong enthusiasm in early voting, coming out in the millions, but Republicans can still catch up.
Caroline O'Donovan
Republicans Moved Amy Coney Barrett One Step Closer To The Supreme Court After Democrats Boycotted The Vote
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Barrett’s nomination. The final vote on her confirmation is expected Monday.
Zoe Tillman
This Is The Last Ever Trump Debate. He Wouldn’t Exist Without Them.
Trump has been debating for five years. The shock has gotten old.
Matt Berman
Top US Intelligence Officials Said Iran And Russia Used Voter Registration Records To Spread Disinformation
"These actions are desperate attempts by desperate adversaries," National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said.
Stephanie K. Baer
Obama Railed Against Trump’s Coronavirus Response In His First Campaign Trail Speech
The president has done nothing but “completely screw this up,” Obama said in Philadelphia.
Ryan Brooks
The Justice Department Canceled A Hearing In E. Jean Carroll’s Case Against Trump Rather Than Argue By Phone
DOJ’s lawyer was turned away from the courthouse due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. He was set to argue in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Trump, who she has accused of raping her.
Zoe Tillman
Ben Carson Attended An Indoor Fundraiser Where Dozens Were Maskless
Carson, a medical doctor, was not wearing a mask at an event in a state that requires masks "in indoor public settings."
Kadia Goba
Barack Obama Is The Face Of The Democrats’ Closing Get-Out-The-Vote Push
Democrats are blitzing five key states with ads prominently featuring Barack Obama, as part of a final push for Joe Biden.
Henry J. Gomez
Trump Called The $10 Million A Loan. His Campaign Called It A Donation. Who Paid It Back, And How?
Trump boasted about self-funding his 2016 campaign, but in its tense final moments, his advisers could only get him to agree to a loan. "It was like a cash advance."
Ken Bensinger
Lawyers Can't Find The Parents Of More Than 500 Immigrant Children Who Were Separated By The Trump Administration
"People are constantly asking me when we will find all the families and I unfortunately do not know."
Stephanie K. Baer
Trump Told His Chief of Staff He Didn't Mean What He Tweeted
Chief of staff Mark Meadows has provided a federal court with a declaration on the president's intent following tweets about wanting Russia documents declassified.
Jason Leopold
