House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was shot this morning, along with several others, at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia.
On MSNBC this morning, Sen. Rand Paul described the scene as a "killing field" that left the members of Congress "sitting ducks." Paul told Fox News he heard at least 50-60 shots, and that he believed the shooter to be using an AR-15.
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People stand in line to vote early in Fairfax, Virginia in September. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Americans have cast more than 47.1 million ballots in the 2020 presidential election, surpassing the total early-vote count for 2016 with 12 days left until Election Day, according to a Washington Post analysis of voting data.
Why it matters: The election is already underway, as many states have expanded early and mail-in voting options because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump and Biden at the first debate. Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Image
Watch for President Trump to address Joe Biden as “the big guy” or “the chairman” at tonight's debate as a way of dramatizing the Hunter Biden emails. Hunter's former business partner Tony Bobulinski is expected to be a Trump debate guest.
The big picture: Trump's advisers universally view the first debate as a catastrophe — evidenced by a sharp plunge in Trump’s public and (more convincingly for them) private polling immediately following the debate.