Decision 2020

From Mississippi retiring its state flag to local governments removing Confederate statues, a bipartisan push across the South is chipping away at reminders of the Civil War and segregation.

Members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and agency leaders are finding time this election year to visit politically important states as their boss campaigns for a second term.

Former Vice President Joe Biden says he is thankful for Thursday’s positive job numbers but says millions of Americans “would still have their jobs if Donald Trump had done his job.”

Chicago businessman Jesus Solorio Jr. officially announced Tuesday that he will run against Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in Illinois’ 4th Congressional District in the November general election. Solorio, chairman of the Hispanic GOP Organization, was appointed by the 4th Republican Congressional State Central Committee to replace Christopher Lasky, who was the lone Republican candidate on the primary ballot in March….

When asked about the campaign rally President Trump held in Tulsa, Okla., last week, Vice President Pence defended the decision to move forward with the event despite the rising number of coronavirus cases across the U.S. The vice president also avoided answering if he was concerned that his own inconsistent use of face masks was sending the wrong message.

All voters who participated in recent elections will now be sent an application for a mail ballot, thanks to a bill that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this week. Coronavirus concerns have pushed to the forefront how officials will carry out elections safely in November. “Whether or not there’s a vaccine, there’s going to be a vote. And...

Democratic candidate for president Joe Biden ripped President Donald Trump’s leadership during the coronavirus pandemic while speaking at an event in Lancaster, Penn.

Voters in Louisville pounded on doors demanding to be allowed to vote in a primary election on Tuesday. After a court injunction, the doors were opened and they were allowed to cast their ballots.

Former President Barack Obama joined Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for a fundraiser on Tuesday, pledging support for his former vice president.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied that President Trump officially ordered a slowdown of coronavirus testing in response to the president saying at Saturday’s campaign rally that “When you do testing to that extent, you’re going to find more people, you’re going to find more cases, so I said to my people, ‘Slow the testing down,...

After President Trump used the slur “Kung Flu” to describe the coronavirus at a campaign rally on Saturday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany denied there being any racism behind the expression, saying, “What the president does do is point out that the origin of the virus is China. It’s a fair thing to point out.”

President Donald Trump has used his comeback rally to define the upcoming election as a stark choice between national heritage and left-wing radicalism

President Donald Trump says he will win the November election in part because of a “silent majority” of voters who are worried about sweeping cultural changes

NBC stations is tracking the number of delegates each candidate receives in primaries and caucuses leading up to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and breaking them down per primary and caucus

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during a speech in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. “Instead of leading the charge to defeat the virus [Trump] just basically waved a white flag and has retreated,” Biden said.

Shortly before Elizabeth Warren joined their virtual happy hour on a recent Friday afternoon, the five African American women co-hosting the #TheSipHour mused about calling her by her first name. The Massachusetts senator had her own moniker in mind.  “I was going to say I’m here today as an ally, but can we really just say co-conspirator?” laughed Warren,...

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed criticism that his upcoming campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, could contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, saying, “I can tell you on COVID or coronavirus or whatever you want to call it—plenty of names— tremendous progress is being made.”

Hundreds of protests over Black injustice have cropped up in small cities in rural areas across the upper Midwest and Rust Belt, many with their own lingering current of white supremacy and racial unrest.

Younger adults have led demonstrations and filled streets on a scale not seen since the 1960s to protest for racial justice after the death of George Floyd, but whether that energy translates to increased turnout in November is another question

Joe Biden won enough delegates on Saturday to become the Democratic presidential nominee in November’s showdown against President Donald Trump, NBC News projects. To win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on the first ballot at the party’s convention, a candidate must receive support from a majority of pledged delegates — at least 1,991 of the total 3,979 pledged delegates available….