California gears up for blockbuster year of ballot measures
By Alexander Nieves and Jeremy B. WhiteExpect fireworks throughout the fall as powerful interest groups compete for airtime and attention during an unprecedented presidential election in a pandemic year.Tracking threats to a free and fair Election Day
The vote is being steered in dozens of ways and any close result is likely to be contested. Here’s your user guide to the dangers threatening Election Day and the many weeks after.Murkowski to back Barrett for Supreme Court, despite opposing GOP process
27m By Burgess Everett
The Alaska Republican had said a nominee shouldn't be confirmed so close to the election.Former Giuliani associate raises questions about Hunter Biden’s ‘hard drive from hell’
3h By Natasha Bertrand
Salacious documents supposedly belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine in May 2019, Lev Parnas says.Jared and Ivanka threaten to sue Lincoln Project in public spat over Times Square ads
4h By Caitlin Oprysko
The group defiantly said the billboards would stay up.'Big day': Trump traverses the country to make closing pitch to voters
9:32am By Evan Semones and Caitlin Oprysko
The president cast his vote in Florida and is now on a swing through four battleground states that are key to his hope of winning re-election.Scarred Democrats begin accepting a possible Biden win
7:00am By Burgess Everett and Heather Caygle
“Every time I get too happy I slap myself and stick my hand over a fire.”‘Well, What Do You Mean, We Can’t Join the Klan?’
7:00am By Les Payne and Tamara Payne
Inside the bizarre, secret meeting between Malcolm X and the Ku Klux Klan.The MAGAverse tries to summon another Clinton-FBI moment
7:00am By Tina Nguyen
The ingredients are the same: a seized laptop, leaked emails. But this time MAGA adherents are sourcing the ingredients and hoping the FBI takes it up.Paranoia and finger-pointing in Trumpworld as election approaches
7:00am By Alex Isenstadt
Accusations are flying in all directions and about all manner of topics.U.S. sets new single-day record for coronavirus infections
Fri 9:16pm By David Lim
The latest surge comes ahead of what's expected to be an especially dangerous winter for the virus, with hospitalizations already on the rise.Kamala Harris makes her final case to 'the ATL'
Fri 8:53pm By Maya King
With just days to go until the election, Harris invokes Atlanta’s civil rights legacy in a pitch to Black voters.Lobbying firm cuts ties with Turkey under pressure
Fri 8:02pm By Theodoric Meyer
Under pressure over the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, Mercury Public Affairs has terminated its contract with the Turkish government.Biden’s oil slip gives Trump campaign hope in Pa., Texas
Fri 7:48pm By Holly Otterbein, Ben Lefebvre and Zack Colman
But Democrats in the Rust Belt state shrugged.Poll: Majority of viewers say Biden won final debate
Fri 7:35pm By Evan Semones
Debate watchers surveyed in a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll said, by a 15-point margin, Biden performed better than Trump.Final debate ratings lag first showdown, 2016 numbers
Fri 7:31pm By Matthew Choi
Thursday night's viewership was 8 million lower than during the final presidential debate in 2016.Opinion | Biden’s Slippery Tactic to Snuff the Court-Packing Debate
Fri 7:13pm By Jack Shafer
Nothing beats a bipartisan commission for dodging a no-win controversy.The Unspectacular Excellence of Joe Biden’s Slow and Steady Campaign
Fri 6:55pm By Tim Alberta
Thursday’s debate was one more example of a candidate whose deficits have become assets at exactly the right moment.Halloween gets the coronavirus treatment
Fri 6:55pm By Juan Perez Jr., Maura Forrest and Mackenzie Hawkins
In some places, children and college students may find themselves all dressed up with nowhere to go because of limits or bans on celebrating the holiday.Twitter, Facebook CEOs to testify before Senate Judiciary after election
Fri 6:44pm By Cristiano Lima
Republican lawmakers on the Judiciary Committee voted to authorize subpoenas to compel Facebook and Twitter CEOs to testify on the companies' handling of a disputed New York Post report.Facebook tries to block tool aimed at promoting transparency around political ads
Fri 6:14pm By Mark Scott
The standoff comes as campaigns ramp up spending ahead of Election Day.Turbulence in Texas AG's office to delay Google ad suit
Fri 4:45pm By Leah Nylen
The state took the lead on a probe investigating Google’s conduct in the advertising technology market.Biden says he will start working on coronavirus relief during transition if elected
Fri 4:33pm By Caitlin Oprysko
Biden also skewered Trump’s handling of the virus yet again.Cyberattacks hit Louisiana government offices as worries rise about election hacking
Fri 3:24pm By Eric Geller
There were no indications that the attacks were part of an effort to compromise election systems.Pennsylvania Supreme Court says ballots can’t be rejected based on signature comparisons
Fri 2:54pm By Zach Montellaro
The court ruling backed up a policy issued by the state election office earlier this year.Netanyahu dodges Trump’s invitation to slam Biden on conference call
Fri 2:27pm By Quint Forgey
The Israeli prime minister’s refusal to explicitly criticize the Democratic presidential nominee comes 11 days before the U.S. election.GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding
Fri 1:56pm By Gabby Orr and Burgess Everett
The president's backers were relieved at Trump's more restrained debate performance Thursday night. But with days of rallies ahead, they know it might not last.Senate inches closer to Barrett's confirmation despite Dem tactics
Fri 1:28pm By Marianne LeVine
The Democrats' move is the latest act of protest.Big GOP donors step up to help fight Democratic Senate tsunami
Fri 1:00pm By James Arkin
The top Republican super PAC raised nearly $50 million in just a two-week period, according to new fundraising reports.Things This Election Will Decide That Have Nothing to Do With Trump or Biden
Fri 12:06pm By Zack Stanton
Legalized psilocybin, ranked-choice voting, paid family-leave and a red-state boom in legalized marijuana: A look at 2020’s ballot measures with Amanda Zoch.
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