Election 2020

Election 2020

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

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Minnesota's August primary: A closer look at the 5th, 7th District races
Aug. 11 is primary Election Day in Minnesota, but early voting began late last month. This year’s contests feature two interesting intraparty congressional battles — one Republican primary in rural Minnesota, the other a Democratic primary in the heart of Minneapolis.
In Fourth of July remarks, Trump takes aim at 'radical left'
During the second annual "Salute To America" event held on the South Lawn, the president drew a comparison between historic American wartime victories and stopping what he called the "radical left."
Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Mount Rushmore
At the foot of Mount Rushmore on the eve of Independence Day, President Trump made a direct appeal to disaffected white voters four months before Election Day, accusing protesters who have pushed for racial justice of engaging in a “merciless campaign to wipe out our history.”
Trump seems to have 'surrendered' on the pandemic, Biden says
Former Vice President Joe Biden says that President Trump, who once called himself a "wartime president" taking on the coronavirus, should adopt his plan to combat the pandemic.
2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Anthony Fauci, David Byrne, Stacey Abrams
From the 2020 Aspen Ideas Festival: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the COVID-19 pandemic, musician David Byrne on why art matters, and Stacey Abrams on the importance of voting and participating in the census.
Intelligence Squared debate: Has the Electoral College outlived its usefulness?
Five American presidents — two in the last 20 years — have assumed office without winning the popular vote. The nation is involve in another contentious presidential election, and some are calling for an end to the Electoral College.
A video shared by President Donald Trump on Twitter on Sunday included a man who appears to be a Trump supporter saying "white power" in response to protesters. South Carolina's Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator, called the retweet "indefensible."