Articles filed under Misc Elections
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Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibilityJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, on Thursday floated the startling idea of delay...
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As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's AmericaJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden's America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former...
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Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his baseJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party's divergent and often warring factio...
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Eclectic slate of third-party candidates for president file in IllinoisJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - Third-party candidates filing for president Monday with the Illinois State Board of Elections included a Lake County native and a rap star. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen, who...
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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votesJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a decision flavored with references to "Hamilton" and "Veep," the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to...
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Supreme Court's abortion ruling raises stakes for electionJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Supporters of abortion rights are elated, foes of abortion dismayed and angry, but they agree on one consequence of the Supreme Court's first major abortion r...
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Democrats confirm plans for nearly all-virtual conventionJun 24, 2020 1:00 am - Democrats will hold an almost entirely virtual presidential nominating convention Aug. 17-20 in Milwaukee using live broadcasts and online streaming, party officials sai...
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Klobuchar urges Biden to pick nonwhite woman as running mateJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Amy Klobuchar says she is dropping out of the running to be vice president and urging Democrat Joe Biden to select a woman of color instead. The white Minnesot...
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Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrateJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned...
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With wins in 7 states and DC, Biden closes in on nominationJun 03, 2020 1:00 am - Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests that tested the nation's a...