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At Rally, Trump Mulls a Possible Loss to Biden

President jokes that 'maybe I'll have to leave the country'

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't often acknowledge possible defeat in the upcoming election, but he pondered that possibility Friday night during a rally in Macon, Ga. USA Today reports that during the event at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Trump was poking fun at health protocols such as face masks and...

Biden Looks Like the Winner in TV Ratings

He's got bigger numbers than the president

(Newser) - Donald Trump often has been a TV ratings hit , but maybe not this time. Preliminary results from his nearly head-to-head matchup Thursday night with Joe Biden show the president bringing up the rear, Variety reports. Biden, whose 90-minute event was carried by ABC, is averaging 13.9 million total viewers...

A Lot of People Had Same Thought on Those Town Halls
A Lot of People Had Same
Thought on Those Town Halls
the rundown
Oct 16, 2020 10:15 AM CDT

A Lot of People Had Same Thought on Those Town Halls

They were 'like a choose-your-own-ending book,' says one analysis

(Newser) - Thursday's night presidential town halls were very different from each other, and a similar theme has emerged in the political post-mortems. What was originally supposed to be a face-to-face debate "morphed into a long-distance study in contrasts," write Alexander Burns and Katie Glueck at the New York ...

Trump on Feds' Killing of Portland Suspect: They Didn't Intend to Arrest

'They didn’t want to arrest him, and 15 minutes' later, he was dead, POTUS says

(Newser) - At a North Carolina rally Thursday, President Trump praised the US Marshals who shot and killed the man suspected of fatally shooting a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer at an August protest in Portland. "We sent in the US Marshals, took 15 minutes and it was over....

Highlights From Biden&#39;s Town Hall
Highlights From
Biden's Town Hall
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2020 8:51 PM CDT

Highlights From Biden's Town Hall

Biden does not rule out the idea of packing the Supreme Court with more justices

(Newser) - The dueling debates are over. President Trump appeared on NBC News, and you can read highlights here . This file has highlights from Joe Biden's town hall on ABC News, via the AP , Politico , USA Today , and the Washington Post :
  • "He panicked," Biden said of Trump's coronavirus
...

Highlights From Trump&#39;s Town Hall
Highlights From
Trump's Town Hall
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2020 8:42 PM CDT

Highlights From Trump's Town Hall

Candidates host dueling forums

(Newser) - It was a night of dueling town halls. Joe Biden appeared on ABC News, and you can read highlights here . This file has highlights from President Trump's town hall on NBC News, via the AP , USA Today , Politico , and the Washington Post :
  • Trump said he has no more symptoms
...

Trump, Biden Ready for Rare, Simultaneous Town Halls

Trump is on NBC, Biden on ABC

(Newser) - Thursday night was supposed to be the second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, but those plans got scrapped after the president's COVID diagnosis. Instead, the nation gets the unusual spectacle of simultaneous town halls on different networks:
  • Biden: His town hall begins at 8pm ET on ABC
...

That $200 Drug Card Won't be in the Mail Just Yet

Trump's campaign proposal was a surprise to the rest of government

(Newser) - President Trump’s plan to mail millions of seniors a $200 prescription savings card has hit legal and budget roadblocks, making it unlikely the government can carry it out before Election Day. Democratic lawmakers have raised questions about whether the administration has the authority to order on its own billions...

After Pushback, Ice Cube Clarifies His Role With Trump

'We can't afford not to negotiate with whoever is in power,' says the rapper

(Newser) - Ice Cube, a rapper who released a 2018 song called " Arrest the President ," which includes the lyrics, "you got the evidence … [he's] Russian intelligence," is now taking heat for working with none other than the Trump campaign. In a Tuesday tweet , campaign adviser Katrina...

Biden Keeps Double-Digit Lead as Democratic 'Anxiety' Persists

President trims disadvantage from 14 to 11 points in NBC poll

(Newser) - President Trump doesn't appear to be closing the gap with Joe Biden in the final weeks of the election in the same way he did against Hillary Clinton in 2016. A new NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll still has Biden up by double digits. Among registered voters,...

Biden, Trump to Hold Dueling Town Halls

NBC News announces it will host the president's event, prompting instant online backlash

(Newser) - After it was announced that the second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, originally set for Thursday, was canceled due to Trump refusing a virtual format, Biden decided to do his own town hall that night in Philly instead, to air on ABC News. Now, NBC News reports that...

Trump: 'Suburban Women, Would You Please Like Me?'

And more from president's Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - President Trump's busy week continued Tuesday night with a rally in Pennsylvania, where he told attendees he feels "like Superman" after beating COVID-19. The POTUS, who once again tossed masks to the crowd but didn't wear one himself, asked how many in the audience had also recovered...

Fauci: Trump Campaign Is 'In Effect, Harassing Me'

He says ad should be taken down

(Newser) - Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that, yes, the Trump campaign ad that "butchered his words," as he put it over the weekend , should be taken down. "I think it’s really unfortunate and really disappointing that they did that," Fauci told CNN Monday, per the Hill...

What Trump Said at His First Rally Since COVID Diagnosis

Including a promise, which went unfulfilled, to kiss everyone in the audience

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday night hosted his first campaign rally since he tested positive for COVID-19, and he told the outdoor crowd at a Florida airport that he's now immune to the coronavirus. "I feel so powerful," he said, per Politico . "I’ll kiss everyone in...

Fauci: Trump's Campaign Ad Butchered My Words

The infectious disease expert takes Trump's campaign to task

(Newser) - Anthony Fauci does not appear happy with the Trump campaign's new ad. America's top infectious disease expert says the campaign took his words out of context and turned them into praise of President Trump, CNN reports. "In my nearly five decades of public service, I have never...

Trump: &#39;I&#39;m Immune&#39; and Hitting the Trail
Trump Tells Fox About
His Health and His Plans
sunday talk shows
Oct 11, 2020 3:00 PM CDT

Trump Tells Fox About His Health and His Plans

The president declares himself 'immune' to the coronavirus

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday declared he was ready to return to the campaign trail despite unanswered questions about his health on the eve of a Florida rally meant to kick off the stretch run before Election Day, the AP reports. His impending return comes after the White House doctor said...

Doctor: Trump Can't Give You COVID Anymore

White House says president is free of risk of transmitting coronavirus

(Newser) - The White House doctor said Saturday night that President Trump was no longer at risk of transmitting the coronavirus, a diagnosis that came as the president prepared to resume campaign rallies. In a memo, Navy Cmdr. Dr. Sean Conley said Trump met the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria...

Biden to Key Voters: 'What Did the Bottom Half Get?'

The Democratic candidate takes his message to tradespeople in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago, the AP reports. "Anyone who actually...

Trump Emerges at White House Event
Trump Emerges at
White House Event
Oct 10, 2020 1:30 PM CDT

Trump Emerges at White House Event

The president says he feels 'great,' but it's unclear whether he's still contagious

(Newser) - President Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus, the AP reports. The White House has refused to declare that he is no longer contagious, and the gathering of hundreds of people on the South Lawn went ahead...

Commission: We're Moving Straight to Debate No. 3

2nd debate between Trump and Biden nixed after Trump refuses virtual format

(Newser) - First came the decision to make the second debate virtual between President Trump and former VP Joe Biden. Now, an update: There's won't be a debate at all. Per CNN , the Commission on Presidential Debates has nixed the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 after Trump said he wouldn'...

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