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Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

5 questions heading into Trump and Biden’s first debate

by STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press September 29, 2020September 29, 2020

President Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, will meet on the debate stage for the first time Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Nation & World, Politics

Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand Supreme Court

by WILL WEISSERT and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press September 24, 2020September 29, 2020

But the former vice president, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn’t embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation’s partisan split.

Nation & World, Politics

Republican Senate report on Biden’s son alleges conflict of interest

by ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

But it offers no support for President Trump’s claim that the Democratic presidential nominee had improperly pressed for the firing of the country’s top prosecutor to protect Hunter Biden.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Win or lose, Democrats will need to resolve internal divisions

by Jim Fossel September 20, 2020September 19, 2020

Conflict between the party’s progressive left wing and its liberal center is not going away.

Arts & Entertainment

Jim Carrey will play Joe Biden on ‘SNL,’ and the show hopes for its next Sarah Palin moment

by Bethonie Butler Washington Post September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Jim Carrey as Joe Biden? Alrighty then. The comedian will spoof the Democratic presidential nominee on the upcoming season of “Saturday Night Live,” Lorne Michaels, the show’s longtime executive producer, told Vulture in a Q&A published Wednesday. Michaels also confirmed that Alec Baldwin will return as President Trump – despite the actor’s repeated insistence he […]

Election 2020, Elections, Nation & World, Politics

Russia seeks to stop Biden from winning election, FBI chief says

by Devlin Barrett The Washington Post September 17, 2020September 17, 2020

Moscow views him as part of an anti-Russian American establishment, FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing Thursday.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Will late Trump or Biden ads change the presidential race?

by Stuart Rothenberg CQ-Roll Call September 17, 2020September 16, 2020

Given how well known the candidates are, the effect could be minimal – voters who are torn, unenthusiastic or flippable are going to be affected more by real news.

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Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: Trump tax cut was neither boon nor bane

by Ramesh Ponnuru Bloomberg Opinion September 16, 2020September 15, 2020

Ignore the campaign claims on both sides. The 2017 law didn’t favor the rich or boost the economy. (It did pump up the deficit, but how many voters care about that?)