Trump on Air Force 1 on his trip back to the U.S. from Asia. Photo: Andrew Harnik / AP
Mitch McConnell has spoken recently to both President Trump and Vice President Pence about the allegations against Roy Moore, per the AP. McConnell has urged Moore to withdraw from the race, while Trump has yet to take a public stance on that issue.
Go deeper: The latest on the Moore saga, and where we go from here.
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A medical technologist processes test samples for the coronavirus at a lab in Tampa, Florida, on June 25. Photo: Octavio Jones/Getty Images
A record 50,655 tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the United States on Wednesday, Johns Hopkins data shows.
Driving the news: The pandemic is accelerating across the U.S., with the Sun Belt being hit particularly hard. Daily coronavirus case records were reported on Wednesday in Texas (8,076), Georgia (2,946), North Carolina (1,843) and Tennessee (1,806).
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden at Philadelphia City Hall in Pennsylvania in June. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party raised $141 million in June, his campaign announced on Wednesday night.
Why it matters: It's the most the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee has raised in a month. It's also more than the record $131 million President Trump's re-election campaign and the Republican National Committee raised last month.