Thursday's politics & policy stories


White House doctor expects Trump's "safe return to public engagements"

57.9 million people watched the VP debate on television

Trump's stimulus whiplash and the age of cognitive disconnect

Biden: "You’ll know my position on court packing when the election is over"

Pelosi to introduce bill to assess president's mental, physical capacity for office

Trump tells House GOP leader he wants a "big deal" on COVID relief

White House again refuses to disclose Trump's last negative coronavirus test

Whitmer criticizes Trump, calls for unity after thwarted kidnapping plot

Oct 8, 2020 - Podcasts

New England Journal of Medicine editor on landmark election editorial

Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

6 people charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Joe Biden to attend town hall event after Trump pulls out of second debate

D.C. urges Rose Garden ceremony attendees to get tested for COVID-19

Appeals court blocks six-day extension for counting Wisconsin ballots

Former top GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy charged for foreign lobbying

McConnell says he hasn't been to White House since August due to COVID-19 practices

Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Biden balks at Trumpless town hall debate

Facebook removes inauthentic campaign linked to Turning Point USA

Pelosi rules out standalone airline bill without comprehensive relief package

Meadows hosted daughter's 70-person wedding during May lockdown in Atlanta

Updated Oct 8, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Trump says he won't take part in virtual debate

DNC War Room launches "Had Enough?" ad taking on Trump's pandemic response

Biden mulls new White House climate role

Pence looks to fracture Biden's lead via climate

Report: Trump required Walter Reed staff to sign NDAs

A question that showcased America's deep divisions

Pence's alternative pandemic world

Harris: If you have pre-existing conditions, Trump and Pence are "coming for you"

VP debate brings back normal politics

Harris, Pence clash over Trump's comments about military service members

Pence attacks Harris for refusing to say whether Democrats would expand Supreme Court

Kamala Harris: "Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact"

Updated Oct 7, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Top military leaders in quarantine after possible COVID-19 exposure

Oct 7, 2020 - World

Trump admin plans to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by 2021

Pence defends hosting Amy Coney Barrett Rose Garden ceremony during pandemic

Harris calls Trump's COVID response the greatest presidential failure in U.S. history

Updated Oct 7, 2020 - Politics & Policy

What to watch for in tonight's vice presidential debate

Trump admin appeals to Supreme Court to stop census count early