Decision 2020

As health experts warn that the country could still be grappling with the coronavirus pandemic this fall, lawsuits aiming to expand access to mail-in ballots in key battleground states could help determine the outcome of the presidential race. Nonpartisan groups, such as the Campaign Legal Center, as well as a handful of Democratic organizations, including Priorities USA, are backing lawsuits in more than...

As Joe Biden’s vice presidential search moves into a new, more concentrated phase, external events appear likely to intensify a public pressure campaign on the nominee over whom he should chose, particularly over the long-simmering debate over race. The death of 46-year-old George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has thrust issues of criminal justice to the forefront,...

The former Vice President made remarks about the death of George Floyd on Friday, asking Americans to “face a deep open wound we have in this nation.”

President Trump threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and Nevada due to their plans to allow mail-in voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. elections have been upended by the coronavirus pandemic

Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign is facing a potential class action lawsuit for allegedly promising jobs through November to more than a thousand campaign staffers and then laying them off last week. A former field organizer, Donna Wood, filed the suit on Monday in U.S. District Court, in the southern district of New York, on behalf of herself and others seeking to get it...

Joe Biden says the Democratic National Convention may need to take place online as the pandemic continues to reshape the race for the White House.

The “Boardwalk Empire” may have struck back. It could be next week before all the votes are counted, but Atlantic City’s mayor declared victory Tuesday night in a special election in which early returns showed voters strongly rejecting a proposal to eliminate a mayor in favor of an appointed manager. The leader of the drive conceded defeat.

A swing U.S. House district north of Los Angeles is up for grabs Tuesday in a special election that has become an early test for President Donald Trump as he seeks a second term. Trump has sought to bring his influence to the fight between Republican Mike Garcia and Democrat Christy Smith for California’s 25th District, which cuts through...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom formally endorsed Joe Biden for president.

Lawyers for withdrawn presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Andrew Yang are urging a judge to overrule New York state’s decision to cancel its 2020 Democratic presidential primary

Officials in Nebraska are forging ahead with plans for the state’s May 12 primary despite calls from Democrats to only offer voting by mail and concerns from public health officials that in-person voting will help the coronavirus spread

Seven nights a week, President Donald Trump’s reelection team is airing live programming online.

Former Vice President Joe Biden went on MSNBC to deny allegations that he sexually assaulted a staffer back in 1993. Jonathan Dienst reports.

Former Democratic presidential nominee Andrew Yang is suing the New York Board of Elections over the cancellation of the state’s presidential primary due to coronavirus concerns.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday endorsed Joe Biden’s bid for president during a livestream with the former vice president.

New York has canceled its Democratic presidential primary scheduled that was scheduled for June 23 amid the coronavirus pandemic

When President Donald Trump’s super PAC released a TV ad campaign this week painting Joe Biden as soft on China, the apparent Democratic nominee’s campaign and outside allies immediately mobilized a full-court press to counter the attack, NBC News reports. Trump’s America First Action PAC announced a $10 million TV and digital ad buy Thursday in Wisconsin, Michigan and...

As the election shifts into a new phase, President Donald Trump’s campaign is in the early stages of a broad effort to chip away at the Democratic Party’s advantage with African American and Latino voters

President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden in a web address on Tuesday. Biden served as Obama’s Vice President from 2008-2016.