More than 9 million voters in Texas have already cast their ballots – surpassing the 8,969,226 total votes in the 2016 general election.
Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY
Transit shutdowns fail to deter fourth day of Thai pro-democracy protests in Bangkok
Unlike protests a day earlier, in which police used a water cannon to disperse protesters, Saturday’s demonstrations saw no reports of any clashes.
‘The data speak for themselves’: Dr. Anthony Fauci says White House held a ‘superspreader event’ for coronavirus
More than 20 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the outbreak tied to the White House.
Poll: Biden up 10 points after Trump contracts coronavirus, 59% say postpone Oct. 15 debate until he recovers
The Trump campaign announced plans to resume in-person campaigning, but more than two-thirds say in a poll that candidates should stop holding such events.
Voting groups report surge in registrations after death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Vote.org said it saw 40,771 new registrations on the weekend that followed Ginsburg’s death, a 68% increase over the previous Saturday and Sunday.
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $100 million to help Biden in Florida
Bloomberg vowed to “do whatever it takes to defeat Trump” after quickly endorsed Biden after spending $1 billion on a failed Democratic primary bid.
Bob Woodward defends keeping revelations about Trump and coronavirus quiet until book release
“The biggest problem I had, which is always a problem with Trump, is I didn’t know if it was true,” Woodward told The Washington Post.
Kayleigh McEnany requests fact check after Obama coronavirus vaccine comment goes viral
McEnany criticized the Obama administration’s handling of the 2009 swine flu epidemic, not the COVID-19 pandemic, during a “Fox & Friends” interview.
‘Pregnancy is not a life-threatening illness’: Ted Cruz takes heat in call to ban abortion pill
Cruz made the comment as part of a GOP push for the FDA to declare Mifeprex, or the “abortion pill,” an “imminent hazard to the public health.”
North Carolina elections chief says ‘It is illegal to vote twice in an election’ after Trump comment on double voting
“Attempting to vote twice in an election or soliciting someone to do so also is a violation of North Carolina law,” said the election board director.