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Puerto Rico's Botched Primary Ends With Governor Losing

Second round of voting goes more smoothly

(Newser) - Puerto Rican Gov. Wanda Vázquez on Sunday acknowledged losing the primary of her pro-statehood party to Pedro Pierluisi, who briefly served as the US territory's governor last year amid political turmoil. With more than 78% of electoral colleges reporting late Sunday, Pierluisi received more than 57% of the...

Bill Maher: Biden Is Not 'Comfortably Ahead'

He challenges 2 former candidates to explain why

(Newser) - Yes, Joe Biden leads in all the polls. But Bill Maher doesn't understand why the lead isn't bigger less than three months before Election Day—and he challenged two former presidential candidates to explain it. "Biden's ahead, but he's not, to my view, comfortably ahead....

Obama Accuses Trump of Trying to &#39;Kneecap&#39; USPS
USPS Warns 46 States
of Mail-In Voting Trouble
updated
Aug 14, 2020 2:07 PM CDT

USPS Warns 46 States of Mail-In Voting Trouble

Current deadlines are too tight, says postal service

(Newser) - The mail-in voting controversy is intensifying. The Washington Post reports that the US Postal Service has warned 46 states and DC that trouble is looming—the USPS can't guarantee all ballots cast by mail would arrive back in time to be counted. The reason is because current deadlines for...

Trump Brings Up Harris 'Birther' Conspiracy Theory

'I heard it today,' president says, though he adds he 'has no idea' if it's correct. (It's not)

(Newser) - "I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements. I have no idea if that's right." That's what President Trump had to say Thursday when asked about the racist conspiracy theory that Kamala Harris is ineligible for the vice presidency. He continued, per NPR...

Biden Slams Trump's New Remarks on Post Office

President opposes additional funding to help agency cope with influx of mail ballots

(Newser) - President Trump declared Thursday that he opposes additional funding for the US Postal Service, acknowledging that his position would starve the agency of money Democrats say it needs to process an anticipated surge in mail-in ballots during the coronavirus pandemic. Trump said on the Fox Business Network that among the...

Supreme Court Rules Against GOP in State's Mail Voting

Rhode Island is allowed to keep relaxed rules in place to make process easier

(Newser) - A Supreme Court ruling on Thursday means that it will remain easier than usual for people in Rhode Island to vote by mail in the November election. In an unsigned order , the justices kept emergency rules in place that allow people to cast their ballots without the signatures of two...

Trump Slams &#39;Mad Woman&#39; Harris, 3 Other Women
Trump Slams 'Mad Woman' 
Harris, 3 Other Women
the rundown
Aug 13, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

Trump Slams 'Mad Woman' Harris, 3 Other Women

AOC, Pelosi, and Mika Brzezinski also the target of presidential insults Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump used a Fox Business interview and his Twitter feed on Thursday to issue slams against four prominent women—three political rivals and a frequent media critic:
  • On Kamala Harris: "Now you have a, sort of a mad woman I call her, because she was so angry and
...

Nate Silver Thinks Predictions on Biden Too Optimistic

Biden has 71% chance of winning, but that still leaves Trump with a decent shot

(Newser) - (This file has been corrected to reflect that 40,000 simulations were run.) Stats guru Nate Silver and his FiveThirtyEight.com team ran 40,000 simulations of the November election and concluded that Joe Biden has a 71% chance of defeating President Trump. This is clearly good news for...

AOC Will Have Just 60 Seconds for DNC Speech

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posts poem on the subject, reconnects with 2nd grade teacher

(Newser) - After it was announced Wednesday that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez would have just one minute to speak next week at the virtual Democratic National Convention, the lawmaker got some encouragement from none other than her second-grade teacher, the Hill reports. In response to the news, which some progressives decried as a slap...

Facebook Is Adding Labels to Posts About Voting

Users will be directed to the 'Voting Information Center'

(Newser) - Beginning Thursday, US Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages—labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election. It's the social network's latest step to to combat election-related misinformation on its platform as the Nov. 3 election nears—...

Biden Tells America: &#39;She&#39;s a Proven Fighter&#39;
Biden Unveils a 'Proven Fighter'
Aug 12, 2020 4:55 PM CDT

Biden Unveils a 'Proven Fighter'

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris take the stage in Delaware

(Newser) - Joe Biden and his newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Wednesday, as the former primary rivals sought to solidify their advantage over President Trump and secure their place in American history, the AP reports. Biden, a 77-year-old white man, embraced the significance of naming...

Outcome of Georgia Race a Bit Thorny for the GOP
Trump Has
Praise for 'Future
Republican Star'
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 12, 2020 1:47 PM CDT

Trump Has Praise for 'Future Republican Star'

Marjorie Taylor Greene, accused of having racist views, will likely win congressional seat

(Newser) - The outcome of a Tuesday primary runoff isn't the easiest one for GOP leaders: Marjorie Taylor Greene will be the Republican contender for Georgia's solidly red 14th Congressional District, meaning she's likely to take the seat despite her history of embracing the QAnon conspiracy theory ("something...

Trump: Harris Is 'the Kind of Opponent Everyone Dreams Of'

She 'fled' primaries 'with almost zero support'

(Newser) - Sen. Kamala Harris won the veepstakes—but President Trump is going after her for not winning the Democratic nomination. Harris "started strong in the Democrat Primaries, and finished weak, ultimately fleeing the race with almost zero support," the president tweeted Wednesday. "That’s the kind of opponent...

10 Reactions to Biden Picking Kamala Harris
10 Reactions
to Biden
Picking
Kamala Harris
opinions
Aug 12, 2020 5:05 AM CDT

10 Reactions to Biden Picking Kamala Harris

Opinion writers are weighing in

(Newser) - The reactions are pouring in, and the consensus is that Kamala Harris was the safe pick for Joe Biden's running mate—but that she's also an exciting one. Our roundup:
  • The choice was "groundbreaking" (a woman of color) yet also "conventional," as Biden elevated "
...

Sarah Palin Has a Few Tips for Kamala Harris

Like, 'trust no one new'

(Newser) - Sarah Palin, the second woman ever to be chosen to share a major party presidential ticket (Geraldine Ferraro was the first, in 1984), has some advice for Kamala Harris, the third woman to be in those particular shoes. The very first item on Palin's six-item list of tips for...

Another 'Squad' Member Squashes Primary Challenge

Ilhan Omar easily fends off well-funded opponent

(Newser) - Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota survived a stiff Democratic primary challenge Tuesday from a well-funded opponent who tried to make an issue of her national celebrity, the latest in a string of victories by a new generation of emboldened progressive lawmakers. Omar, seeking her second term in November, easily defeated...

SNL Alum Is Delighted With Biden's Pick

Maya Rudolph is up for returning to her old stomping grounds as Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Maya Rudolph has played Kamala Harris three times so far during Saturday Night Live 's skewering of Election 2020, and she's cool with continuing to do so now that Joe Biden has selected Harris as his running mate. Entertainment Weekly was recording a Zoom panel discussion featuring Rudolph...

Obama: Harris Is &#39;More Than Prepared&#39;
Trump Slams Biden's
'Radical' VP Pick
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 11, 2020 8:07 PM CDT

Trump Slams Biden's 'Radical' VP Pick

Harris was seen as one of the 'safest choices'

(Newser) - Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, making her the first Black woman to appear on a major-party presidential ticket. The former California attorney general was seen by the Democratic establishment as "one of the safest choices" for Biden's running mate and was long...

DNC Releases Speakers' List, and the Hunt for Clues Begins

Susan Rice is absent, setting off some chatter

(Newser) - The list of speakers is out for next week's Democratic convention, and it's making news for who isn't on it as well as who is. Much of the buzz centers around Joe Biden's pending announcement of a running mate, with people looking for hints. Sen. Kamala...

Trump: Biden Making a Mistake on VP
Trump: Biden Making
a Mistake on VP
Aug 11, 2020 10:40 AM CDT

Trump: Biden Making a Mistake on VP

'Some people would say men are insulted' by considering only women

(Newser) - Joe Biden's announcement of a running mate is expected to come any day now , but President Trump thinks his rival already has made a mistake. "I would be inclined to go a different route than what he's done," Trump told sports radio host Clay Travis on...

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