'We need straightforward, common-sense solutions': Biden speaks on schools amid COVID-19 pandemic
Joe Biden hammered President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak ahead of his own planned trip to Wisconsin.
2020 presidential, vice presidential debate moderators announced
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced 2020’s presidential and vice presidential moderators Wednesday.
Joe Biden raises over $360 million in August for presidential campaign, shattering record
Former Vice President Joe Biden raised $364 million for his election effort in August, a record-shattering sum that will give the Democrat ample resources to compete in the final two months of the campaign. Biden struggled to raise money during the Democratic primary.
Recount gives Bo Hatchett GOP nod in Georgia Senate race
A Republican candidate for a northeast Georgia state Senate seat is still ahead after a recount, meaning he has won his party’s nomination.
Old Navy will pay store employees to serve as poll workers on Election Day
Old Navy will compensate store associates who serve as poll workers with eight hours of pay, regardless if they are scheduled to work on Nov. 3.
President Trump, AG Barr announce $41M 'to address a surge in violence in Wisconsin'
According to a news release from the U.S. DOJ, awards will support community-based crime-fighting initiatives, local victim service programs and the hiring and training of law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
Judge: Georgia must extend deadline for accepting absentee ballots
A federal judge has ordered Georgia to extend its deadline for accepting mail-in ballots for November's general election from the close of polls on Election Day until three days later.
Voting by mail: 9 states send ballots automatically, 35 allow COVID-19 as an excuse, 6 require other reason
Since every state allows some form of mail voting, it’s important to know the rules and to be aware of what you may have to do in order to receive a mail-in ballot.
Joe Biden hits campaign trail, blames Trump for inciting unrest
Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that’s sparking it.
Are you registered to vote? Majority of US states offer online voter registration in 2020
The 2020 presidential election is November 3. Are you registered to vote?
Your Take: After DNC and RNC, who was helped more by their convention — Biden or Trump?
A diverse group of voters in areas across the country — Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. — were presented with the question.
Democrats seeking to push in-person election security briefings
Racing the political clock, Democrats are searching for way to force the Trump administration to continue briefing Congress in person about foreign attempts to interfere in the November election.
Mayor Bottoms issues order expanding voter access in Atlanta
Bottoms' new order doubles the number of hours that City of Atlanta employees can take off to vote, among other things.
Election officials, experts and USPS urging voters not to wait until state deadlines to mail in ballots
With the USPS already concerned over the surge of mail in ballots ahead of this year’s election, election experts and the Postal Service are urging voters to mail as soon as possible.
Volunteers get out for voter registration caravan
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way voter registration drives are happening.
Top general tells Congress that military will have no role in 2020 presidential election
The top U.S. military officer is telling Congress that the U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote.
Election investigations of absentee ballots and double voting in southeast Georgia underway
Secretary of State and Long County Board of Elections and Registration have opened investigations of absentee ballot irregularities, including double voting by some citizens in the last election.
Day after Alice Johnson's RNC speech, Trump grants her full pardon
Trump on Friday pardoned Alice Marie Johnson, who had spent more than two decades serving life without parole for a nonviolent drug offense.
Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech
It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their doors to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
4 who were at RNC in Charlotte test positive for COVID-19, county officials say
Health officials in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County say four people who were at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.