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Trump favorite to have mic muted first in final debate: Oddsmakers

Political oddsmakers say President Trump is the odds-on favorite to get his microphone muted first in the final debate of the 2020 presidential campaign Thursday night. Published October 22, 2020

Obama to campaign for Biden in Miami

Former President Obama is headed to Florida over the weekend on behalf of his former right hand man, Joseph R. Biden. Published October 21, 2020

Obama rips Trump’s ‘reality show’ presidency in Philadelphia

Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday hit the campaign trail for the first time in person on behalf of Joseph R. Biden, traveling to the battleground state of Pennsylvania as part of the campaign's final get-out-the-vote push ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Published October 21, 2020

Trump, allies blast moderator, commission ahead of presidential debate

President Trump has been working the refs ahead of Thursday's presidential debate by attacking the format and NBC News moderator Kristen Welker, while signaling he plans to press Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden on his son Hunter's overseas business deals. Published October 21, 2020

Joe Biden’s leads in battleground states smaller than Hillary Clinton’s two weeks before election

Joseph R. Biden leads in most national and battleground polls entering the final two-week stretch of the presidential race, but that's no guarantee of victory on Election Day. Just ask Hillary Clinton. Published October 20, 2020

Trump enthusiasm edge over Biden may translate into win

President Trump is out to prove, as he did in 2016, that size does matter when it comes to drawing massive crowds to campaign rallies. It's an enthusiasm edge over Democratic challenger Joe Biden that Mr. Trump relishes. Published October 18, 2020

Biden blames Trump for ‘dog whistle’ in failed plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Joseph R. Biden said at a campaign stop Friday the men that plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were influenced by President Trump's call earlier this year to "LIBERATE MICHIGAN!" Published October 16, 2020

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, ‘voted for Ronald Reagan’ in 2020: Report

Count Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan among the GOP voters that just couldn't stomach the idea of voting for the leader of his party. Published October 16, 2020

Magic Johnson hitting the trail for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden has "Magic" on his side. Hall of Fame basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson is traveling to Michigan this weekend to campaign on behalf of Mr. Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala D. Harris. Published October 16, 2020

Joe Biden town hall features no Hunter questions

The dueling town hall events featuring President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Thursday will be remembered in part for what the moderators didn't ask. Published October 15, 2020

Ben Sasse warns of blue tsunami, rips Trump as TV-obsessed, narcissistic

In a stinging rebuke of President Trump, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska said it will be hard for the GOP to revive the party's brand after "selling a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual to the American people." Published October 15, 2020

Biden warns donors: Trump will ‘throw everything but the kitchen sink at me’

Joseph R. Biden said Thursday President Trump and his allies are going to ratchet up an aggressive "misinformation" campaign in the hopes of kneecapping his White House aspirations over the closing weeks of the 2020 election. Published October 15, 2020

Hunter Biden New York Post report undercuts father, upends campaign

President Trump's reelection team seized on a news report Wednesday alleging that Joseph R. Biden, while vice president, was more involved in his son Hunter Biden's lucrative overseas business dealings than he has acknowledged. Published October 14, 2020

Biden campaign disputes New York Post story

Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign pushed back Wednesday against a report in The New York Post that alleges he knew more than he let on about his son Hunter's foreign business dealings while he served as vice president. Published October 14, 2020