Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

This week, the social network applied labels to posts by President Donald Trump and by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, among others.

Rapper Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at rally

Rapper Kanye West used part of his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate to rant against historical figure Harriet Tubman.

Rapper Kanye West draws crowd to 1st event as candidate

West said that while he believes abortion should be legal, financial incentives to help struggling mothers could be a way to discourage the practice.

AP FACT CHECK: Trump bends facts on virus, Biden, economy

A look at the president’s alternate reality on the virus threat, as well as his falsehoods on Democratic rival Joe Biden, the economy and the military in a “Fox News Sunday” interview:

Trump down 15 points to Biden in latest national poll

As new cases of the coronavirus soar in much of the nation, a new national poll now shows Democratic challenger Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 percentage points.

Kanye West tweets picture of his face on Mount Rushmore amid 2020 presidential bid

As the musician forges ahead with his plans to run against both Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in November, he took to Twitter to share an optimistic view of that potential presidency with a photo showing his face on the famous U.S. landmark alongside former presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.

Republicans sharply restrict Jacksonville's RNC attendance over coronavirus fears

The Republican National Committee is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month, as it looks for ways to move forward with the event while coronavirus cases are spiking in the state.

California rejected 100K mail-in ballots because of mistakes

With the coronavirus pandemic raging, California is part of a growing number of states increasing mail-in balloting to avoid crowds at polling places.

Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes

So-called faithless electors have not been critical to the outcome of a presidential election, but that could change in a race decided by just a few electoral votes.

House approves $1.5T plan to fix crumbling infrastructure

The bill also authorizes more than $100 billion to expand internet access for rural and low-income communities and $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Postal Service’s infrastructure and operations, including a fleet of electric vehicles.

Pence cancels some political events because of virus spikes

Pence will still travel to those states, which have set records for new confirmed infections in recent days, the White House confirmed, saying he will meet with governors and their health teams.

California voters could expand vote to some 17-year-olds

The California Assembly approved a proposed Constitutional amendment on Friday by a vote of 54-8. Voters must still approve the amendment before it can become law.

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts - even Donald Trump's

Zuckerberg announced that the company will make policy changes "to connect people with authoritative information about voting, crack down on voter suppression, and fight hate speech."