Final results in NY, Kentucky primaries could be days away
Like other states, Kentucky and New York have made it easier for voters to cast ballots by mail, instead of risking exposure to the virus by waiting on long lines.
Obama returns to the campaign trail with Joe Biden fundraiser
Former President Barack Obama raised more than $4 million from 120,000 individual donors ahead of his first fundraiser for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Tuesday is primary day in New York; last day to mail absentee ballot
New York sent out a record number of absentee ballots for its primary elections, which are being held amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump rails against mail voting, but he and his aides have repeatedly done it themselves
Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records.
2 Trump staffers who attended rally test positive for COVID-19 after 6 others diagnosed before event
At least six other campaign staffers who helped set up the event also tested positive for the coronavirus prior to the rally and did not attend.
Trump campaign rejects claims that TikTok, K-Pop fans sabotaged rally: 'Don't know what they're talking about'
President Donald Trump's campaign team denies claims that TikTok users sabotaged his first campaign rally since the pandemic. Reports say users reserved hundreds of tickets but never planned on attending.
Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election
President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm but instead highlighted growing vulnerabilities. The Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also crystallized a divisive reelection message that largely ignores broad swaths of voters who could play a decisive role on Election Day.
Pirated editions of John Bolton memoir have appeared online
John Bolton’s memoir officially comes out Tuesday after surviving a security review and a legal challenge from the Justice Department.
GOP hope to flip back two Trump-friendly districts in NY
Three New York Democrats ousted Republican members of Congress in 2018. Now, the GOP wants those seats back. Republican voters in Tuesday’s primary will line up behind the candidates they think have the best shot of retaking control.
Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
A federal judge has ruled that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book.
Retirements spark scramble for open House seats in NYC
City Council Member Ruben Diaz Sr., a cowboy-hat wearing political fixture in the South Bronx, is one of a host of candidates vying in New York’s primary Tuesday for seats opening up because of the retirement of three veteran members of Congress: Democrats Jose Serrano and Nita Lowey and Republican Pete King.
Heat, virus no deterrent for Trump fans camped outside Tulsa arena
The groups gathering in Tulsa are taking loyalty to a new level, though some called the coronavirus threat "an exaggeration."
Polls indicate Biden is pulling further ahead of Trump amid growing American discontent
New polling released by the Associated Press and FOX News has found President Donald Trump’s approval rating in decline amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and protests against racial injustice that have been sweeping the nation.
Facebook removes Trump campaign ad for violating 'organized hate' policy
Facebook confirmed the platform had removed the ad for its Nazi connection.
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits
The latest figure from the Labor Department marks the 11th straight weekly decline in applications since they peaked at nearly 7 million in March.
'An extraordinarily dangerous move’: Tulsa officials, health experts urge Trump to reconsider rally
Amid renewed fears of an overwhelming coronavirus resurgence, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters June 20 in Tulsa for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the novel coronavirus, despite warnings from medical experts and local officials.
Attendees of President Trump’s Tulsa rally must agree to a coronavirus liability waiver
The sign-up page for guests to register for tickets for President Donald Trump’s rally next week in Tulsa, Oklahoma contains a disclaimer stating attendees “voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19” and agree to not hold Trump’s campaign, the venue or any affiliates liable for any illness or injury.
Facebook and Instagram will let users turn off political ads ahead of 2020 election
The feature will allow people to turn off all social issue, electoral or political ads from candidates, Super PACs or other organizations that have the "Paid for by" disclaimer on them.
House set to vote to make Washington D.C. the 51st state
The vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the first time in the House, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Blind voters fear loss of privacy with shift to mail voting
Blind voters fear a loss of control over their ability to cast a ballot as election officials across the U.S. plan a major expansion of voting by mail amid the coronavirus pandemic.