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It is against federal law to intimidate voters, and officials in the affected areas are working with FBI and Homeland Security to find out who is behind the emails.
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Negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill have taken a modest step forward, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump’s most powerful Senate ally, is pressing the White House not to move ahead right now.
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A Maryland man was charged Wednesday with making death threats against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in a letter left on the doorstep of a neighbor who had yard signs supporting the candidates.
Updated: 6 hours ago
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As Trump was on the road, Biden was meeting at his lakeside home in Wilmington, Delaware, with senior adviser Ron Klain, who is in charge of debate preparation.
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Obama's visit underscores the significance of Pennsylvania, the swing state Biden himself has visited the most this campaign.
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The families were separated between July 2017 and June 2018 under a “zero-tolerance” policy to criminally prosecute every adult who entered the country illegally from Mexico.
Updated: 17 hours ago
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As a uniformed officer, wearing a political mask supporting any candidate is "unacceptable" and a violation of police department policy, officials say.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 4:13 PM EDT
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he’ll schedule a vote if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration are able to seal an agreement on a huge COVID-19 relief bill.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARCY GORDON
The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:07 PM EDT
|By JANIE HAR
All 11 supervisors have signed on to the CAREN legislation, guaranteeing it will pass, despite some criticism that the name is sexist and divisive.
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Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:07 PM EDT
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Her chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, said Tuesday that Mrs. Trump continues to feel better every day following her recent recovery from COVID-19, but has a lingering cough.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 12:28 PM EDT
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Tennessee law does not allow voters to wear items with the name of a candidate or a political party on them in a polling place. But state law does not bar statements such as “Black Lives Matter.”
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 11:15 AM EDT
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Russia said Tuesday it’s ready to accept a U.S. proposal to freeze the number of nuclear warheads and extend the two nations' last arms control pact for one year and Washington responded that it’s prepared to make a quick deal.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 6:54 AM EDT
|By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Attorney General William Barr has urged his prosecutors to aggressively go after protesters who cause violence and has suggested that rarely used sedition charges could apply. But defense attorneys question why the Department of Justice has taken on some cases they say belong in state court.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 9:19 PM EDT
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The decision Monday was contingent on Sudan following through on its agreement to pay $335 million to U.S. terror victims and families.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 9:04 PM EDT
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The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 8:50 PM EDT
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President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will have their microphones cut off in Thursday’s debate while their rival delivers their opening two-minute answer to each of the debate topics.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 7:08 PM EDT
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Amy Coney Barrett's ascent would seal a 6-3 conservative hold on the court for years to come.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 5:28 PM EDT
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Wisconsin last week set new daily records for positive coronavirus cases, deaths and hospitalizations.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT
|By Ed Payne
Musing at a campaign rally in central Georgia Friday, Donald Trump said he might - albeit to laughter from the audience.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By TERRY SPENCER
Many polling sites had long lines before dawn as voters awaited their opening.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 10:30 AM EDT
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The Supreme Court is agreeing to review a Trump administration policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 10:20 AM EDT
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The case will not be argued before the winter and it’s unclear how the outcome of the presidential election would affect the case, if Democrat Joe Biden wins the White House.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 8:41 AM EDT
Evidence was played in federal court of the field training exercises federal prosecutors say were carried out in a plot to storm Michigan’s capitol and kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 11:11 PM EDT
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Both candidates are trying to make inroads in states that could help secure a path to victory - Trump in Nevada and Biden in North Carolina.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Jacqueline Policastro
Why does our TV station run them? Can we censor them? Do we have to give air time to all candidates?
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 6:50 PM EDT
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Twitter has blocked a post from an adviser to President Donald Trump who suggested that masks do not work to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 5:47 PM EDT
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says President Donald Trump is inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his rally in the state.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 5:32 AM EDT
|By News 12 New Jersey Staff
The school district says it is handling the matter internally and is working with all parties involved to resolve the issue.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 9:42 PM EDT
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Thousands of mostly young women in masks rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and other U.S. cities, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in the Nov. 3 elections.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 12:27 AM EDT
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Republican Sen. David Perdue mocked Kamala Harris, his Senate colleague and the Democratic vice presidential nominee, by repeatedly mispronouncing her name at a Georgia rally for President Donald Trump.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 8:41 PM EDT
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Americans' rush to vote is leading election experts to predict that a record 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher than in any presidential election since 1908.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
The Trump administration reported Friday that the deficit for the budget year that ended on Sept. 30 was three times the size of last year’s deficit of $984 billion.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:19 PM EDT
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Confirmed virus cases and COVID-19 deaths are on the rise in the swing states of Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO
The justices put the case on a fast track, setting arguments for Nov. 30. A decision is expected by the end of the year or early in January, when Trump has to report census numbers to the House.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By STEVE PEOPLES, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and BILL BARROW Associated Press
President Donald Trump was campaigning in Florida and Georgia, while Joe Biden focused on the Midwest.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 3:25 PM EDT
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A two-day preliminary hearing this week featured testimony by one of the FBI agents who ran the investigation, relying on confidential informants and undercover agents to thwart the purported scheme.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:51 AM EDT
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CEO Jack Dorsey responded to criticism over its handling of a story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 10:43 AM EDT
|By DAVID BAUDER
Trump faced a crackling round of questioning from Savannah Guthrie of the “Today” show, who pressed him on his personal experience with COVID-19, his finances and his support of conspiracy theories.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By Kyle Midura
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has earned a reputation as a bipartisan moderate but political science data suggest she's also becoming more conservative.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 8:51 AM EDT
|By CNN staff
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., said in a call with constituents that the president "kisses dictators' butts" and "mocks evangelicals."
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:11 AM EDT
|By ZEKE MILLER
Christie, in a statement, said he has recovered from COVID-19 after a weeklong stay in a hospital’s intensive care unit.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 11:15 PM EDT
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Thursday's town halls were the result of the second debate being canceled.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 10:30 PM EDT
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The Senate Judiciary Committee set Oct. 22 for its vote to recommend Barrett’s nomination to the full Senate for a final vote by month’s end.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 10:08 PM EDT
|By ZEKE MILLER, ALEXANDRA JAFFE, BILL BARROW and AAMER MADHANI
The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:39 PM EDT
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C-SPAN suspended its political editor Steve Scully indefinitely Thursday after he admitted to lying about his Twitter feed being hacked when he was confronted about a questionable exchange with former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By BILL BARROW
Harris was scheduled to travel Thursday to North Carolina for events encouraging voters to cast early ballots.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Kyle Midura
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is promising to bring a $500-billion coronavirus relief bill to the Senate floor next week.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 2:15 PM EDT
|By CNN staff
A billboard reading “Trump COVID superspreader event” had an arrow pointing directly to the rally at the Des Moines airport.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 12:43 PM EDT
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Majorities of Americans are highly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of both the coronavirus pandemic and his own illness.