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What to Expect in the Final Presidential Debate
What to Expect in the
Final Presidential Debate
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 22, 2020 5:01 AM CDT

What to Expect in the Final Presidential Debate

Allies hope for new tone from Trump

(Newser) - After a chaotic first debate and a second one that was replaced by dueling town halls, President Trump and Joe Biden will meet for a final debate in Nashville Thursday night. Under a rule change , each candidate's mic will be muted for the first two minutes their rival speaks...

Here&#39;s What Obama Said While Stumping for Biden
Here's How
Obama Went
After Trump
Oct 22, 2020 3:00 AM CDT

Here's How Obama Went After Trump

Former president stumps for Joe Biden in Philadelphia

(Newser) - President Obama gave his first stump speech for his former vice president and current good pal Joe Biden Wednesday night, and the Philadelphia drive-in rally featured what CNN calls Obama's "most direct attacks" on his successor yet. "I never thought Donald Trump would embrace my vision or...

That 'Proud Boys' Email Is Really From Iran: US Officials

And Tehran and Moscow have apparently obtained US voter information

(Newser) - Iran is responsible for emails meant to intimidate American voters and sow unrest in multiple states, and Tehran and Moscow have also obtained voter registration with the goal of interfering in the election, US officials said at a rare news conference Wednesday night just two weeks before the vote. John...

Poll Worker Turned Away People in BLM Shirts

Officials say Tennessee worker was fired

(Newser) - Election officials in Tennessee say a poll worker who turned away people in shirts or face masks with the slogans "Black Lives Matter" or "I Can't Breathe" has been fired. Shelby County Election Commission spokeswoman Suzanne Thompson tells CNN that the worker at a Memphis early voting...

Mitt Romney Has Voted. It Wasn't for Trump

He declined to say whether he voted for Biden

(Newser) - Mitt Romney isn't saying who he voted for this year—but it definitely wasn't the Republican nominee. "I didn't vote for President Trump," the GOP senator confirmed to CNN Wednesday. He declined to say whether he had voted for Joe Biden, saying his vote is...

At Spot Where He Rallied for Clinton, Obama Rallies for Biden

No. 44 will do first in-person 2020 event for former VP at drive-in event at Independence Mall

(Newser) - Former President Obama is returning to Philadelphia on Wednesday for his first in-person 2020 campaign event for Joe Biden. In 2016, the man known as one of the Democratic Party's strongest orators delivered Hillary Clinton's closing argument in the same place—at a rally for thousands the night...

How Trump's Political Operation Plowed Through $1B

'10 monkeys with flamethrowers' couldn't have done worse

(Newser) - President Donald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017—and set a lot of it on fire. Trump bought a $10 million Super Bowl ad when he didn’t yet have a challenger. He tapped his political organization...

Florida Cop Faces Suspension for Trump Mask

Miami officer will be disciplined, officials say

(Newser) - A Miami police officer who wore a Trump campaign mask at a voting station will be disciplined, the mayor says. "There were people claiming it was voter intimidation," Mayor Francis Suarez says, per Fox News . "Officers have a responsibility … to protect our residents and they have...

Eric Trump Takes Down Photo After Complaint From Ice Cube

Altered photo showed rappers in Trump hats

(Newser) - An altered photo of rappers Ice Cube and 50 Cent in hats that appear to show support for President Trump circulated widely on social media Tuesday, fueled in part by a tweet from Eric Trump. "Two great, courageous Americans,” Trump’s son tweeted. He removed the tweet with...

Melania Trump Calls Off First Campaign Trip Since 2019

Spokeswoman says she has a 'lingering cough'

(Newser) - Melania Trump has called off her first appearance on the campaign trail in more than a year. Stephanie Grisham, her chief of staff, said Tuesday that the first lady "continues to feel better every day following her recovery from COVID-19," but "with a lingering cough and out...

Biden, Trump in Dead Heat in One Battleground State

North Carolina is essentially tied

(Newser) - North Carolina's 15 electors could go either way in the presidential race, a new poll shows, with people who think the economy is the main issue leaning toward President Trump, and people who consider it to be the coronavirus pandemic backing Joe Biden. A Washington Post-ABC News poll found...

USA Today Breaks With Tradition on 2020 Race

Newspaper makes its very first presidential endorsement, and it picks Joe Biden

(Newser) - USA Today does not endorse presidential candidates. Or least it didn't, until Tuesday. The newspaper broke with its own tradition and officially backed Joe Biden. "If this were a choice between two capable major party nominees who happened to have opposing ideas, we wouldn't choose sides,...

Jokes About 2020 Race Are a Wee Bit One-Sided

Of 469 late-night jokes, 455 were about Trump

(Newser) - What on earth will late-night hosts do if Joe Biden wins in two weeks? An AP story illustrates the problem. A study out of George Mason University counted jokes told about the 2020 race in September by Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon. Out of 469, 455 were about Trump, leaving...

Trump Doesn't Like Debate Rule, but He'll Participate

Candidates' microphones will be muted at times, to prevent interruptions

(Newser) - President Trump won't be able to interrupt Joe Biden this time around—at least, not for the first two minutes of each of the six debate segments Thursday night. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has changed its rules so that each candidate will get those two minutes of...

California Ballot Box Apparently Set on Fire

More than 200 ballots were impacted

(Newser) - Authorities believe a California ballot box was set on fire in Los Angeles Sunday night. The ballots inside were, obviously, damaged; the Guardian reports firefighters had to spray water into the box to extinguish the blaze, then cut the box open with a chainsaw to get the ballots out. The...

GOP Loses at Supreme Court on State's Ballot Extension

Pennsylvania party says voters are requesting far more Democratic ballots

(Newser) - The Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count ballots received up to three days after the election, rejecting a Republican plea. The justices divided 4-4 on Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling allowing election officials to receive and count ballots until Nov. 6, even if they...

One Emerging Factor May Help Trump&#39;s Chances
One Emerging Factor May
Help Trump's Chances
the rundown
Oct 19, 2020 12:23 PM CDT

One Emerging Factor May Help Trump's Chances

GOP voter registration is up in battleground states

(Newser) - The polls continue to show Joe Biden with a steady lead nationally and in most battleground states, and the AP notes that President Trump himself has been publicly speculating about losing in November. Biden's campaign, meanwhile, is busy warning Democrats about over-confidence. The race is a "lot closer"...

Writer Reportedly Wouldn't Allow Byline on Biden Story

Reports say NY Post staffers thought the piece was too 'flimsy'

(Newser) - The New York Times and New York Magazine are out with stories casting doubt on the credibility of a New York Post piece on Joe and Hunter Biden. The Post , meanwhile, is standing by its story and firing back at critics. The Times reports that skepticism about the story, which...

Trump Getting Very Specific Advice for Upcoming Debate

Advisers want him to let Joe Biden speak more

(Newser) - The final debate between President Trump and Joe Biden takes place Thursday night, and the president's team suggests viewers will see a different tone from him. The key part of the plan is for Trump to interrupt Joe Biden less often , reports Politico . "I do think that President...

This Is a Big First for the Beastie Boys
The Beastie Boys Have
Never Done This Before
video
Oct 19, 2020 2:18 AM CDT

The Beastie Boys Have Never Done This Before

They've licensed a song for an ad. It's a political ad

(Newser) - The Beastie Boys have, for the first time ever, licensed a song for an ad—and it's a political ad. "Sabotage" played during an ad for Joe Biden's presidential campaign that aired during the Steelers/Browns game Sunday, Variety reports. The ad, which you can watch here or...

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