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Nov 1, 2020 11:30 AM CST

Trump Surges in Iowa Poll

President now leads by 7 points, after being tied with Biden a month ago

(Newser) - President Trump has broken the tie in Iowa, a new poll shows, leading former vice president Joe Biden, 48%-41%. They were both at 47% a month ago, the Des Moines Register reports. Conducted last week, the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll of likely voters has a margin of error of...

FBI Investigates I-35 Clash. Police Didn't See Anything

FBI Investigates Trump Trucks
Surrounding Biden Bus

Nov 1, 2020 11:00 AM CST

FBI Investigates Trump Trucks Surrounding Biden Bus

Texas police say they didn't see anything

(Newser) - A highway encounter between Trump supporters' trucks and a Biden campaign bus has led to the cancellation of several campaign events and drawn the FBI's interest. Vehicles displaying Trump flags surrounded the bus , its occupants shouting, as it traveled I-35 on Friday in Texas. A local Democratic official reported...

Florida, Pennsylvania Have Tightened: Poll

2 Crucial States
Tighten: Poll

Nov 1, 2020 9:30 AM CST

2 Crucial States Tighten: Poll

Pandemic-economy split tracks Trump and Biden in Florida and Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Two big states critical to both presidential campaigns are headed into Election Day pretty evenly split, new polls show. President Trump is up a percentage point among likely voters in Florida, two Washington Post-ABC News polls found, while former vice president Joe Biden is up 51%-44% in Pennsylvania. But...

'Armed Trump Trolls' Surround
Biden Bus in Scary Encounter

Oct 31, 2020 4:00 PM CDT

'Armed Trump Trolls' Surround Biden Bus in Scary Encounter

Democratic lawmakers were planning to speak in an Austin suburb

(Newser) - Democrats scrapped a campaign event Friday in Texas after a "small caravan" of Trump supporters surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus in a menacing manner, TMZ reports. Videos show the vehicles, Trump flags flying, encircle the bus on the I-35 and try to slow it down. Democratic lawmakers were on...

Obama Targets
Trump's Version
of Masculinity

Oct 31, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

Obama Targets Trump's Version of Masculinity

Joe Biden and President Trump also hit the campaign trail

(Newser) - Barack Obama blasted President Trump as egotistical and incompetent during a campaign event in Flint, Michigan, the AP reports. The former president spoke Saturday at a drive-in rally at his first joint campaign event with Joe Biden. Obama told the crowd that Trump "cares about feeding his ego" while...

White Castle Is Making Rare Move on Election Day

White Castle Starting
'New Tradition' on Nov. 3

White Castle Starting 'New Tradition' on Nov. 3

Restaurants will be closed for 4 hours to give employees time to vote

(Newser) - White Castle normally keeps its restaurants open 24 hours a day every day except Christmas Day—but it is making an exception on Tuesday. The burger chain says its 377 restaurants in 13 states will be closed from 7am to 11am on Election Day to give workers time to vote....

Texans
Just Eclipsed
a 2016 Mark

Oct 30, 2020 3:35 PM CDT

Texans Just Eclipsed a 2016 Mark

9 million people have cast ballots already in the state, more than in 2016

(Newser) - In the middle of a pandemic, during an intense election campaign, Texans are voting like there's no tomorrow. More people have voted already in the general election than cast ballots in 2016, the Hill reports. The state reports voting has topped 9 million, a record, as of Thursday; in...

This Pit Stop Wasn't in
Pregnant Woman's Birth Plan

Oct 30, 2020 2:48 PM CDT

This Pit Stop Wasn't in Pregnant Woman's Birth Plan

Florida woman in labor made husband stop so she could vote on their way to hospital

(Newser) - "Florida Woman" definitely trumps "Florida Man"—at least in the case of a pregnant woman in Orange County who wasn't about to miss her chance to vote in this election. While some people have flown hundreds of miles to exercise their right to vote, this unidentified...

Trump Needs to Conquer
Toss-Up States to Win

the rundown

Oct 30, 2020 12:02 PM CDT

Trump Needs to Conquer Toss-Up States to Win

Even then, he'll have some work to do, according to latest forecasts

(Newser) - It's the last weekend to go before the election, and various outlets are providing a late look at where the race stands. The big picture will sound familiar: Joe Biden is the consensus favorite, but President Trump still has a path to victory. At FiveThirtyEight.com , the site puts...

Hackers Steal
$2.3M Earmarked
for MAGA Hat Vendors

Oct 30, 2020 6:36 AM CDT

Hackers Steal $2.3M Earmarked for MAGA Hat Vendors

State GOP chairman says thieves 'had a level of familiarity' with party operations

(Newser) - Some $2.3 million in campaign cash was stolen from the Wisconsin Republican Party by hackers who "exhibited a level of familiarity with state party operations," says state GOP chairman Andrew Hitt. Officials say the hackers siphoned the money from the state party's federal account, which supports...

Paul Rudd Had Sweet
Surprise for Voters
Waiting in Rain

Oct 30, 2020 1:30 AM CDT

Paul Rudd Had Sweet Surprise for Voters Waiting in Rain

Actor handed out cookies in Brooklyn

(Newser) - Paul Rudd apparently just can't stop doing adorable things . The latest? The actor was spotted handing out cookies to people waiting in line for early voting in New York City, per the Hollywood Reporter . "I want to say thank you for coming out and doing your part and...

A Golf
Legend
Endorses
Trump

Oct 29, 2020 5:05 PM CDT

A Golf Legend Endorses Trump

Jack Nicklaus wants 4 more years

(Newser) - A president who loves to golf just got endorsed by one of the biggest names in the game. Jack Nicklaus posted a lengthy statement on Twitter , saying that Trump has delivered on his promises and will keep America from turning into a "socialist" country. Nicklaus, 80, also backed Trump...

UPS: We Found Tucker
Carlson's Missing Shipment

updated

Oct 29, 2020 1:48 PM CDT

UPS: We Found Tucker Carlson's Missing Shipment

Fox host says documents damaging to Joe and Hunter disappeared while being shipped to him

(Newser) - Tucker Carlson has been pushing the narrative about alleged corruption involving Joe and Hunter Biden , and he delivered an unusual development on his show Wednesday night. Carlson told viewers that "damning" evidence about the Bidens disappeared in transit to him, reports Fox News . On Thursday afternoon came an update:...

In Pennsylvania, a Stall Tactic
Could Lift Trump to Victory

the rundown

Oct 29, 2020 1:20 PM CDT

In Pennsylvania, a Stall Tactic Could Lift Trump to Victory

'New Yorker' lays out the possibility, which involves not certifying results by Dec. 8

(Newser) - The voting situation in crucial Pennsylvania is in flux , and what's happening there provides another strong suggestion that Americans won't go to bed Tuesday night knowing who the next president will be. Under state law, Pennsylvania can't begin processing mail-in ballots until 7am on Election Day, and...

Hillary Clinton to Cast
Vote in Electoral College

Oct 29, 2020 8:02 AM CDT

Hillary Clinton to Cast Vote in Electoral College

She's a New York state elector this year

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has decried the Electoral College—but this year she'll cast a vote in it. The former Democratic presidential nominee, who won the popular vote in 2016, announced she would be one of 29 electors for New York during an interview on Sirius XM's "Signal Boost"...

Man Wouldn't Wear Mask
to Vote, Gets Arrested

Oct 29, 2020 7:01 AM CDT

Man Wouldn't Wear Mask to Vote, Gets Arrested

Daniel Swain argued with deputies for 30 minutes

(Newser) - A polling place in Maryland had a special outdoor booth set up where people unwilling or unable to wear face masks could cast their ballots—but it wasn't enough for two men on the first day of early voting. Election officials called police after 52-year-old Daniel Swain and his...

Trump, Biden to Speak
Hours Apart in Tampa

Oct 29, 2020 4:14 AM CDT

Trump, Biden to Speak Hours Apart in Tampa

Both candidates are focused on getting out the vote

(Newser) - President Trump and Joe Biden are set to chase votes in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican's pathway to another term as both nominees turn their focus to encouraging voters to turn out on Election Day. Trump and Biden will appear in Tampa hours apart on...

This Time, SCOTUS
Hands Democrats the Victory

Oct 29, 2020 1:20 AM CDT

This Time, SCOTUS Hands Democrats the Victory

Rules that North Carolina can count votes received 9 days after Election Day

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's latest decision on the election is a win for Democrats: North Carolina can count ballots received up to nine days after Election Day, as long as they were postmarked by Nov. 3, the high court ruled Wednesday. Republicans and the Trump campaign filed two separate appeals...

Justices: We're Not Getting
Involved in Pennsylvania

Oct 28, 2020 6:40 PM CDT

Justices: We're Not Getting Involved in Pennsylvania

But the ballot issue could 'take on enormous importance,' the AP says

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not grant a quick, pre-election review to a new Republican appeal to exclude absentee ballots received after Election Day in the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania, although it remained unclear whether those ballots will ultimately be counted, the AP reports. The court'...

The Election Polls Are Wrong

opinion

Oct 28, 2020 6:15 PM CDT

The Election Polls Are Wrong

Two opinion writers predict that Trump will 'win big'

(Newser) - Polls show Joe Biden ahead nationally and in key states, but do we believe it? Jonathan Jakubowski and Christos Makridis are among those saying no: "We predict that President Trump is going to win the 2020 presidential election—and win big," they write at the Hill . They argue...