The Commission on Presidential Debates announced moderators for the fall debates, including Fox News’ Chris Wallace and Susan Page of USA TODAY.
Author: Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
Donald Trump keeps blasting ‘universal’ mail voting. But few states are planning that in November
Fewer than 1 out of 5 states plan to automatically send ballots to all voters. Even in these states, in-person voting will remain an option.
Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence overturned, new trial ordered for sentencing phase
A federal appeals court said the new trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will only decide whether he’s executed. He remains in prison for life.
‘He’s scaring our own voters’: Republicans run into a Donald Trump problem as they push mail voting
As Donald Trump rails on mail-voting, Republicans have had to work around the president’s harsh rhetoric to push the option.
Go big or play it safe? Electoral map widens for Joe Biden and Democrats, but with risk
As Democrats push for Joe Biden to make plays in big states like Texas, Ohio and Georgia, the lessons of 2016 linger.
‘Grim resolve’: With Biden up big and the Senate in sight, Democrats still haunted by fear of letdown
Joe Biden has a larger lead over Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton did at this point in 2016. But Democrats have seen a lead slip away before.
No presidential winner on election night? Mail-in ballots could put outcome in doubt for weeks
Mass mail-in voting could require a long time to tally all the votes for the race for president. Some worry what that would mean.
‘Nonsense’: Election experts reject Trump’s claim that foreign countries could counterfeit millions of mail-in ballots
Several safeguards exist to protect the authenticity of absentee ballots to prevent the scenario Trump is envisioning, voting experts say.
Republicans close to decision on new host city for Trump and the Republican National Convention
RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday mentioned Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Tennessee as potential host states.
College admissions scandal: Ex-UCLA soccer coach pleads guilty to taking $200K in bribes
Jorge Salcedo, head soccer coach at UCLA from 2004 to 2019, will become the 33rd parent to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal.