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.”

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.