Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Trump on defensive over white supremacist group after debate comments
President Donald Trump attempted to walk back his comments about the Proud Boys, a right-wing group he declined to disavow in Tuesday night's presidential debate. Some GOP lawmakers urged him to clarify.
Analysis from the first 2020 presidential debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will share the stage together in a debate moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News. Two political scientists shared their analysis with MPR News.
Trump rakes in money, stirs up supporters in Minnesota trip
President Donald Trump returned to Minnesota on Wednesday, hoping to restock his campaign account and keep supporters motivated after a chaotic first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Trump visit to Duluth highlights growing fight for union voters
Both Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have been working hard to appeal to working-class voters — especially those in northeastern Minnesota. Biden recently visited a union training center in Duluth; the president will hold a campaign rally at the airport there Wednesday night.
Fact check: False claims flood Trump-Biden debate
President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabrications and fear-mongering in a belligerent debate with Joe Biden, at one point claiming the U.S. death toll would have been 10 times higher under the Democrat because he wanted open borders in the pandemic. Biden preached no such thing.
From debate stage, Trump declines to denounce white supremacy
Asked to disavow white supremacists, President Donald Trump addressed the Proud Boys directly, telling them to "stand back and stand by." He did not expand on what he meant.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden meet in the first 2020 presidential debate
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden meet in the first 2020 presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday.