Judge Amy Coney Barrett emerges as Supreme Court favorite, Trump to announce pick by weekend
President Donald Trump says he expects to announce his pick for the Supreme Court on Friday or Saturday, after funeral services for Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
USPS must process election mail on time, federal judge orders
For the second time in a week, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to live up to its responsibilities to process election mail in a timely fashion.
Judge dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit challenging Nevada mail voting law
The Trump campaign, which has filed lawsuits in several states over voting rules, had asked the judge to block a new Nevada law that calls for mail-in ballots to automatically be sent to all active Nevada voters.
Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through nominee to replace late Justice Ginsburg
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the Republican effort to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an “abuse of power.”
GOP Sen. Murkowski opposed vote on Supreme Court vacancy before elections prior to Ginsburg's death
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in an interview this week that she “would not vote” to confirm a nominee to the High Court ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Protesters gather outside Mitch McConnell’s home amid pushes to fill late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s home Saturday amid pushes to quickly fill the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.
Lawmakers call upon tech firms like Facebook, Microsoft to step in on election security
Lawmakers are increasingly turning to a new ally in their efforts to track foreign election interference.
Michigan Judge rules absentee ballots delivered late but postmarked before election day must be counted
A judge has cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan. Envelopes postmarked by the eve of the Nov. 3 election are eligible even if they show up days later.
US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.
‘Pennsylvania is a genuine swing state’: Keystone State could decide 2020 presidential election, experts say
Experts say the Keystone State continues to change and has increasingly become known as a key battleground state ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
Former adviser to Mike Pence says she's voting for Joe Biden
Olivia Troye was Pence’s former homeland security adviser and served as a member of the White House’s coronavirus task force.
Charities are stepping up to pay for local elections amid COVID-19 pandemic
Philanthropy is stepping in to fund U.S. elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden campaign assembles legal team in anticipation of court challenges to 2020 election
Joe Biden’s team of top lawyers will work to ensure that elections are properly administered and votes correctly counted.
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz endorses Joe Biden, pledges campaign contribution
"In my view, our choice this November is not just for one candidate over another," Howard Schultz wrote in a letter to supporters. "We are choosing to vote for the future of our republic. What is at risk is democracy itself."
Target among major corporations paying employees to serve as poll workers in 2020 election
Major retailers are offering paid time off to vote, as well as to serve as an election worker, in the upcoming presidential election.
14 states ask federal judge to reverse changes at US Postal Service
A group of states suing over service cuts at the U.S. Postal Service is asking a federal judge to immediately undo some of them, saying the integrity of the upcoming election is at stake.
Twitter says it will label or remove misleading claims on election results
The new rule includes attempts at undermining people's faith in the process itself, such as false claims about election rigging or ballot tampering, or about the outcome of the election.
Bob Woodward says Trump told him of COVID-19: ‘I wanted to always play it down’
President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the virus was no worse than the seasonal flu and insisting that the U.S. government had it totally under control, according to a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
South Lawn, Rose Garden under repair after White House stages RNC events
The White House South Lawn and its iconic Rose Garden are undergoing extensive re-sodding and other work after last month’s Republican National Convention turned them into a muddy mess.
Mail-in and absentee ballots: How to ensure yours is properly filled out and doesn’t get rejected
Political experts are predicting the rejection of thousands of absentee ballots this fall. Here’s what you need to know to make sure yours is filled out properly and counted.