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Biden Just Released His Latest Tax Returns

Campaign calls it a 'historic level of transparency'

(Newser) - Joe Biden has ensured that only one candidate in Tuesday night's debate is likely to face questions about not releasing tax returns. Biden released his 2019 tax returns Tuesday, hours ahead of the debate, showing that he paid just under $300,000 in federal tax for the year, the...

Polls in a Crucial State Illustrate Trump&#39;s Challenge
Ahead of Debate, Polls
in Crucial State May Be Telling
the rundown
Sep 29, 2020 12:44 PM CDT

Ahead of Debate, Polls in Crucial State May Be Telling

President trails Biden by 9 points in Pennsylvania, though this is similar to 2016 numbers

(Newser) - Two new polls out of the pivotal state of Pennsylvania are getting lots of attention ahead of the first presidential debate . Both show Joe Biden up by 9 points over President Trump, with Biden seeming to make inroads with groups that backed the president in the 2016 race. Coverage:
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Watching the 2016 Debates Offers a Lesson for Biden
Watching the 2016 Debates
Offers a Lesson for Biden
the rundown
Sep 29, 2020 9:45 AM CDT

Watching the 2016 Debates Offers a Lesson for Biden

Don't underestimate the president's effective, unorthodox style, says a Politico analysis

(Newser) - So how important is Tuesday night's debate ? Oh, it's only "one of the more important moments in American political history," in the view of former Obama adviser David Plouffe. If Joe Biden "has a really strong debate, it doesn't mean the rest of...

Here's What to Expect in First Trump-Biden Debate

Poll finds that nearly three-quarters of voters plan to tune in

(Newser) - The big day is here for President Trump and Joe Biden—the first of three presidential debates takes place in Cleveland. The debate is scheduled to run from 9 to 10:30pm ET, and it will be carried on all the major networks and streamed online at multiple places, including...

Biden Campaign Has Quite a Response to Trump Demand

Urine jokes are unleashed after president calls for drug test before debate

(Newser) - After President Trump demanded Sunday that Joe Biden take a drug test before their debate Tuesday, the candidate initially declined to dignify the request with a response—but his campaign later fired back with a couple of urine jokes. "Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in...

The Rock Just Dropped His First Political Endorsement
The Rock Just
Got Political
Sep 27, 2020 11:55 AM CDT

The Rock Just Got Political

The muscle-bound actor releases a video with his first-ever political endorsement

(Newser) - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson won't be playing it safe this election year. The actor and ex-wrestler called the 2020 vote "critical" on Sunday and said he's backing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris—his first-ever endorsement of a political candidate, Fox News reports. "I've got...

In Pennsylvania, 2 Early Controversies on Mail Voting
New Voting Controversy
Emerges: 'Naked Ballots'
in case you missed it
Sep 27, 2020 10:25 AM CDT

New Voting Controversy Emerges: 'Naked Ballots'

Pennsylvania also investigating improperly tossed absentee ballots from military members

(Newser) - The battleground state of Pennsylvania is dealing with two controversies related to mail voting—one involving "naked ballots" and the other involving nine absentee ballots sent in by members of the military that were opened by mistake. Seven in the latter group were later found in a dumpster, and...

Trump, Biden Prep Very Differently for the Debate

The first of three scheduled presidential debates will be Tuesday night in Cleveland

(Newser) - Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality, and preparation, the AP reports. Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation. And while Biden's team believes the significance of the debate...

Trump to Black Americans: Here's My 'Platinum Plan'

And he claims Joe Biden has hurt Black communities

(Newser) - President Trump took aim at Black voters Friday by offering a new multi-billion-dollar plan and taking a jab at his Democratic rival, CNN reports. "No one in politics today has done more to hurt the Black community than Joe Biden," Trump said at a campaign event in Atlanta....

McEnany Answers Whether Trump Would Leave Office

Senate passes resolution calling for handing over power the way the Constitution says to

(Newser) - After President Trump declined to promise he'd participate in a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election in November, his press secretary took on the question. "The president will accept the result of a free and fair election," Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Thursday. "He...

Poll Sees a Red-State Problem for Trump

'New York Times' finds that he's losing support among women

(Newser) - A new poll from the New York Times and Sienna College suggests that President Trump might be facing a problem with female voters in three red states in particular. The survey focused on three states won by Trump in 2016: Texas, Georgia, and Iowa. It finds a big gender divide...

One Way Trump Could Try to Contest Results
Refuse to Concede?
Here's One Theory
the rundown
Sep 24, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Refuse to Concede? Here's One Theory

'Atlantic' reports Trump could ask GOP state legislators to set aside electoral results

(Newser) - President Trump set off a political ruckus Wednesday when he declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the results of the election are in. "We're going to have to see what happens," said the president, who again questioned the accuracy of mass voting by...

Could Beto Be Biden&#39;s Big Asset?
'Greatest Ally' of
Biden's Campaign
Isn't Obvious
the rundown
Sep 23, 2020 3:14 PM CDT

'Greatest Ally' of Biden's Campaign Isn't Obvious

At the Guardian , Ed Pilkington argues it could be Beto O'Rourke

(Newser) - Cindy McCain might be Joe Biden's favorite person this week . But the Guardian argues that Beto O’Rourke could end up his "greatest ally" of the campaign. That's because O'Rourke—a one-time Biden rival for the 2020 Democratic nomination—thinks Texas and its 38 electoral college...

Cindy McCain Delivers 'Stunning Rebuke' to Trump

John McCain's widow endorses Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

(Newser) - The widow of the 2008 Republican nominee for president is endorsing the 2020 Democratic nominee. Per Axios , Cindy McCain officially announced her intentions via Twitter on Tuesday night, noting late husband John McCain's code of "country first" and adding , "We are Republicans, yes, but Americans foremost. There'...

Biden: This Isn't Just About the Supreme Court

The Democratic candidate makes his case in Philadelphia

(Newser) - Joe Biden on Sunday used the sudden Supreme Court vacancy to reinforce his argument that the upcoming election should be a referendum on President Trump's handling of health care and the coronavirus, the AP reports. The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg jolted the presidential campaign just six weeks...

Trump: GOP Has &#39;Obligation&#39; to Move &#39;Without Delay&#39;
Trump to Senate:
Vote 'Without Delay'
Sep 19, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Trump to Senate: Vote 'Without Delay'

Republicans have the 'obligation' to move on high court pick, Trump tweets

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider "without delay" his upcoming nomination to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election, the AP reports. The White House was making preparations to select a nominee...

Biden: Trump's Handling of Pandemic 'Close to Criminal'

He holds first-ever drive-in town hall event

(Newser) - A first in presidential politics: Joe Biden appeared at a drive-in town hall event Thursday night, taking questions from voters near his hometown of Scranton, Pa. Voters at the event, held in a minor league baseball stadium parking lot, could ask questions from their cars or at a standing microphone,...

An Important Swing State Moves Toward Biden
A Crucial Swing State
Now Leans Toward Biden
analysis
Sep 17, 2020 1:16 PM CDT

A Crucial Swing State Now Leans Toward Biden

Cook Political Report moves Arizona out of the 'toss up' category

(Newser) - Last week, the Cook Political Report had an update that was good news for President Trump . This week, the good news is for Joe Biden. The outlet has moved the crucial state of Arizona from "toss up" to "lean Democrat." It has Biden up 45% to 40%...

Maybe Fear of Left Should Outweigh Trump&#39;s Flaws
A Trump Vote
Might Make
More Sense
This Time
opinion
Sep 16, 2020 6:50 PM CDT

A Trump Vote Might Make More Sense This Time

Danielle Pletka argues the left could rule Biden

(Newser) - Danielle Pletka doesn't sugarcoat what she sees as President Trump's shortcomings: "his odious tweets, his chronic mendacity and general crudeness"; his "erratic, personality-driven decision-making"; his "contempt for NATO"; his encouragement of "execrable gun-toting racists." And many more. But in an oped piece in...

Climate Change Enters the Election Debate
175-Year-Old Magazine
Endorses Candidate
for First Time
the rundown
Sep 15, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

175-Year-Old Magazine Endorses Candidate for First Time

'Scientific American' backs Biden as climate change becomes a 2020 issue

(Newser) - Climate change emerged front and center in the election on Monday, at least temporarily. The big quote came from President Trump when he was discussing the West's wildfires with a natural resources official in California. "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch," Trump said. When the...

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