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States are expanding access to mail-in voting as a safer alternative, but for many, in-person voting remains the only option unless they can provide an approved reason not related to fear of the coronavirus.
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The president's unwillingness to commit to a smooth transition of power has led academics and political leaders to contemplate scenarios that could shake public confidence in the security of the vote.
The battles this week were a microcosm of the broader reckoning over the party's future and how strongly the populist tenets of Trumpism will hold after the president leaves office.
Experts warn the U.S. is reaching a tipping point toward uncontrollable transmission. The number of daily U.S. deaths surpassed 1,100 on Wednesday, for the first time since late May.
DeVos, who has pressed the administration's case for reopening schools in the fall with in-person classes, is mainly relying on a study that German researchers say does not apply to the United States.
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The effort, combined with a fiery speech the president gave to top federal law enforcement officials and the family members of crime victims, could exacerbate tensions between his administration and Democratic mayors.
The former vice president has repeatedly accused President Trump of stoking racism, or using words as a "dog whistle" to racists, but this appears to be the first time he has actually labeled the president himself that way.
Experts are puzzled by the president's obsession with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which is normally administered only if someone may be experiencing dementia or other mental decline.
A lawsuit filed in New Jersey alleges that Theodore McCarrick and five other clerics abused the victim in the early 1980s, when he was between 11 and 16 years old.
Space exploration has taken on symbolic significance in the U.S.-China strategic competition, with both President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping declaring fresh ambitions in the field.
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