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.
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.
Conventions provide contrast between two parties' approaches
The conventions provided a clear contrast between the two parties' approaches to the path ahead and how to navigate political campaigning in the pandemic.
Nun, U.S. Army officer, calls President Trump “the most pro-life President that this nation has ever had”
President Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night.
Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House
Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of an America in decline. And he offered a singular solution: “I alone can fix it.”
HUD Secretary Ben Carson acknowledges Jacob Blake shooting, defends Trump’s record on race at RNC
Carson started his speech off acknowledging the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, one of the few speakers at the convention to do so.
Black Lives Matter activists to hold Black National Convention, put spotlight on police brutality
Black Lives Matter activists are holding their first Black National Convention. The virtual event Friday will adopt a political agenda calling for slavery reparations, universal basic income, environmental justice and legislation that entirely re-imagines criminal justice reform.
Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris plans a Thursday speech condemning President Donald Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and she'll give it just hours before Trump is set to accept renomination for a second term.
Pence blurs details about killing of Oakland federal officer by alleged right-wing extremist
What Vice President Mike Pence didn't say was that Dave Underwood was not killed by protesters, but allegedly by an Air Force sergeant with links to a militant right-wing movement.
Vice President Pence preserves own presidential prospects
Vice President Mike Pence has shown fleeting moments of independence from his boss.
RNC Day 2: Trump family, a pardon and a naturalization ceremony featured at convention
First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.
RNC day 2 takeaways: Trump in the spotlight as Americans share stories of policy benefits
Tuesday's lineup at the RNC in North Carolina is likely to speak on divisive issues like abortion and “cancel culture.”
Teen known for interaction with Native American man during protest praises Trump, 'who calls out the media'
A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial last year is among Tuesday’s speakers at the virtual Republican National Convention.
US election officials seek to recruit young poll workers amid shortage due to COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has designated Sept. 1 as National Poll Worker Recruitment Day with the hopes of inspiring younger Americans to become election workers amid a shortage of polling staff due to the coronavirus pandemic.
RNC Day 1: Parade of supporters paint Trump's re-election as pivotal to avoid grim future
Republicans opened Monday night’s prime-time convention with dark warnings about America’s future if President Donald Trump doesn’t win a second term.
Trump Jr. name-calls Biden, girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle lauds president in fiery RNC speeches
Addressing the 2020 Republican National Convention Monday night, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, ridiculed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with name-calling in a fiery speech shortly after his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, took the stage to laud his father’s leadership.
RNC takeaways: Trump in spotlight as convention kicks off
President Donald Trump’s Republican Party will try to reintroduce itself to the American electorate this week. It will be no easy task.
Biden promises no new taxes for small businesses or Americans making less than $400K a year
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said that if he wins the presidency in November's election, he will raise taxes on Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says he won't restore mail-sorting machines
DeJoy also disputed published reports that he has eliminated overtime for postal workers and said a Postal Service document outlining overtime restrictions was written by a mid-level manager.
Kellyanne Conway to leave post in the White House to focus on her family
Kellyanne Conway, the counselor to the president and one of the longest fixtures in the Trump White House, will leave her position at the end of the month to focus on her family, she tweeted late Sunday.