2020 Election

Trump suggests delaying November election -- but date is set by Congress

President Donald Trump is for the first time publicly floating a “delay” to the Nov. 3 presidential election, as he makes unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.

July 30, 2020 11:27am EDT

Joe Biden says he will name running mate in first week of August

The former vice president has vowed to select a woman. He’s also confirmed in recent weeks that his short list includes several women of color.

July 29, 2020 10:19am EDT

USPS urges jurisdictions to advise voters to request mail-in ballots no less than 15 days before election

States have varying deadlines for when absentee ballot registration needs to be completed, as well as when ballots need to be postmarked or received.

July 29, 2020 9:24am EDT

Biden's notes: ‘Do not hold grudges’ against Kamala Harris

Joe Biden didn’t want to say much Tuesday about his vice presidential search, but Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee was prepared nonetheless to talk about potentially sensitive politics around one of the top contenders: Kamala Harris.

July 29, 2020 7:05am EDT

Wealthy donors pour millions into fight over mail-in voting

Deep-pocketed and often anonymous donors are pouring over $100 million into an intensifying dispute about whether it should be easier to vote by mail.

July 28, 2020 8:53pm EDT

Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots cast in Florida

Nearly 700,000 ballots had been cast as of Monday for the Aug. 18 primary elections from more than 3.8 million vote-by-mail ballots sent to Floridians, according to numbers posted by the state Division of Elections.

July 28, 2020 4:14am EDT

Notre Dame withdraws as host for 1st Trump-Biden presidential debate, citing ‘necessary health precautions’

The university made the announcement Monday, stating “the necessary health precautions would have greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus.”

July 27, 2020 5:46pm EDT

Boat parade to support President Trump held on St. John's River in Volusia County

Several boat parades in support of President Trump have occurred throughout Florida over the last couple of months.

July 26, 2020 2:57pm EDT

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

This week, the social network applied labels to posts by President Donald Trump and by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, among others.

July 21, 2020 9:36pm EDT

RNC convention moving forward after Florida sheriff's warning

“We continue to plan to host programming each day leading up to President Donald Trump’s speech accepting the nomination on Thursday, August 27th,” the host committee said in a news release. “We expect there to be evening programming each night, along with some daytime events and festivities.”

July 21, 2020 7:44pm EDT

Biden, lawmakers warn of foreign interference in election

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he is putting Russia and other foreign governments “on notice” that he will act aggressively as president to counter any interference in U.S. elections. The statement Monday came hours after Democratic lea

July 20, 2020 8:49pm EDT

‘I almost killed my daughter’: Kanye West breaks down during abortion monologue at SC campaign event

Kanye West’s first political rally since declaring himself a presidential candidate raised eyebrows after video clips from the event, including a moment where West burst into tears during a dramatic speech on abortion, began circulating on social media.

July 20, 2020 4:36pm EDT