Democratic presidential nominee and former U.S. vice-president Joe Biden admitted on Thursday that it was a mistake to support a sweeping crime bill as a senator in the 1990s that has been blamed for high incarceration rates among Black Americans, saying the most damaging effects of the bill came through decisions made by individual states after its passage..

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Final Trump-Biden debate marked by clashes but less chaos

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After a raucous first debate led organizers to introduce a mute button, the second and final meeting between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden was a downright civil affair.Whether because of that button this time or the terrible reviews in the first debate — especially for Trump — the candidates interrupted each other far less frequently Thursday night, even as they clashed on issues including the coronavirus, crime and global warming.While Trump and Biden responded to the other's answers — shaking their heads disapprovingly or smiling, in the case of Biden — the two largely avoided speaking over each other.Trump, in particular, was on his best behavior, especially early on, and especially when it

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Presidential debate: Biden claims Trump wasn’t ‘joking’ about injecting bleach amid coronavirus pandemic

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Pennsylvania breaks past 9M voters at registration deadline

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Monday is the last day in Pennsylvania to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in which the presidential battleground state is playing a central role in the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.Voter registration in Pennsylvania has already hit a record high in this cycle.The total number of state voters has passed 9 million, state elections official said Monday.

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'So much work to do': How Biden is planning for transition

WASHINGTON – If Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump next month, he'll quickly face a new challenge: standing up a new administration to lead a divided nation through a series of historic crises.After making Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic a centerpiece of his campaign, Biden will have to show that his team can better handle the public health calamity.

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AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

WASHINGTON – Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden two weeks before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raised more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story.The origins of the story also trace back to Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who has repeatedly pushed unfounded claims about Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

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Sharon Stone says voting for Kamala Harris 'will save your families lives' amid ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Sharon Stone is pleading with voters. On Sunday, the 62-year-old Oscar nominee took to Instagram to send a special message to women voters in Florida ahead of the upcoming presidential election, imploring them to vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

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Will The Villages vote for Trump or Biden?

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – With Sumter County beginning its first day of early voting Tuesday, there are questions about which way the county will lean in the presidential election.In 2016, the retirement community of The Villages was a Republican stronghold, but despite recent stops by the Trump campaign, residents said they’ve also seen a lot of support for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.“I think it’s close here, I really do. I don’t even want to predict who I think will win,” Gilbert Windsor said.

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Former RNC chairman Michael Steele endorses Joe Biden

FILE - Michael Steele participates in a debate between chairmanship candidates of the RNC, co-sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform and the Daily Caller, at the National Press Club January 3, 2011 in Washington, DC.

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Barack Obama to campaign for Joe Biden in Philadelphia with drive-in rally Wednesday

Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the stage as he attends an Obama Foundation event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13 December 2019.

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For Biden, ambitious economic plans may wait on battle with coronavirus

Democratic party's sprawling presidential primary last spring offered a wide-open debate on economic policy ranging from the merits of wealth taxes and other ways to ease U.S. economic inequality to aggressive proposals for reducing reliance on fossil fuels.Yet even a "blue wave" victory next month giving Democrats control of the White House and both chambers of Congress may strand that sort of transformational economic thinking on the sidelines until the battle against the coronavirus is won.While an electoral victory by Democratic contender Joe Biden might shift the U.S.

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50 Cent says ‘vote for Trump’ in light of Biden's tax plan: 'IM OUT'

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 24: Rapper/actor Curtis James Jackson III aka 50 Cent On ABC's 'Good Morning America' at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on July 24, 2015 in New York City.

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Sharon Stone urges the women of Florida to vote for Joe Biden: 'Your COVID numbers are scaring me'

Sharon Stone urged the 'sexy' women of Florida to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a letter she penned on Monday.First, the 62-year-old Oscar nominee pointed out how she's visited Florida since she was a teenager and she filmed Luis Llosa's dismally-reviewed action flick The Specialist in Miami with Sylvester Stallone back in 1994.'I raised money for battered women there,' Sharon - who boasts 2.5M Instagram/Twitter followers - wrote. 'You're resilient, brave, fun, smart, and yes you are sexy': Sharon Stone urged the women of Florida to vote for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in a letter she penned Monday'What I know about you? You're resilient, brave, fun, smart, and yes you are sexy if I can be so bold.

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Trump calls Fauci a 'disaster,' says people are tired of hearing about COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks as US President Donald Trump listens during the daily press briefing on the Coronavirus pandemic situation at the White House on March 17, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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Donald Trump mocks Joe Biden for 'listening to the scientists' on Covid-19

Donald Trump mocked his presidential rival Joe Biden’s cautious approach to Covid-19 mimicking the former Vice President saying he would “listen to the scientists.”

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COMMENTARY: Joe Biden’s ‘non-threatening’ identity has fired up the Democratic base

U.S. election.Some of the most effective anti-Trump advertising this year comes from the Lincoln Project, helmed by a group of prominent Republican strategists who have broken ranks and are campaigning against him.These prominent Republican desertions led some to wonder if it would spur a broader shift away from Trump among the party’s rank and file.

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Trump, Biden go on offense in states they're trying to flip

CARSON CITY, Nev. – President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden went on offense over the weekend, as both campaigned in states they are trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that is just over two weeks away.Trump began his Sunday in Nevada, making a rare visit to church before a fundraiser and an evening rally in Carson City.

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Coronavirus: Trump says U.S. would be in massive depression if he ‘listened totally to the scientists’

U.S. President Donald Trump mocked Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president Joe Biden during a rally in Carson City, Nev., on Sunday, for his calls to listen to science amid the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that if he had “listened totally to the scientists” the U.S.

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Trump, Biden are campaigning across country from each other

LAS VEGAS – President Donald Trump made a rare visit to church Sunday as he and Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country from one another in key states with the Nov. 3 election close at hand.Trump was attending services at the nondenominational International Church of Las Vegas before raising money in Newport Beach, California, and holding an evening rally in Carson City, Nevada.

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Twitter removes post from Trump coronavirus advisor Scott Atlas claiming masks don’t work

Twitter has removed a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump’s novel coronavirus advisor, Scott Atlas, suggesting wearing masks does not help stem the spread of the virus.In a tweet Saturday morning, Atlas shared an article suggesting face coverings do not help limit the spread of COVID-19.“Masks Work? NO,” he wrote.

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Newt Gingrich: Trump better able than Biden to lead US to economic recovery from coronavirus

The election now underway raises many questions for the American people. Many are philosophical about what kind of country we want to become — and those are critically important.

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Joe Biden transforms into Mr. Rogers during dueling town halls in ‘SNL’ cold open

Jim Carrey resumed the role of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, with the former vice-president transforming into Mr. Rogers and Bob Ross during the dueling town halls between Biden and U.S.

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‘SNL’ parodies dueling town halls with Trump-Guthrie wrestling match, Biden as Bob Ross

Saturday Night Live opened up once again with a spoof of the presidential race, this time recreating the “dueling town halls” between U.S.

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Fact check: A look at recent Trump, Biden claims on coronavirus, Supreme Court

Donald Trump sees in the pandemic what he wants to see. He seemed to acknowledge as much when he was challenged on stage a few days ago for repeatedly and thoroughly misrepresenting a study about masks.No, the study did not find that most people who wear masks get COVID-19.

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Giuliani’s risk to Trump in the spotlight again after Biden email saga

Joe Biden’s son has raised some red flags. One of the biggest involves the source of the emails: Rudy Giuliani.Giuliani has travelled abroad looking for dirt on the Bidens, developing relationships with shadowy figures, including a Ukrainian lawmaker who U.S.

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Coronavirus: Biden says pandemic is worsening, blames Trump

One day after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden won a TV ratings battle with US. President Donald Trump as the two held competing town halls with voters, Biden focused his campaign in Michigan on health care, blaming Trump for the increase in COVID-19 cases.

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FBI investigating if Hunter Biden email story tied to Russian disinformation effort

WASHINGTON - The FBI is investigating whether emails that were published this week by the New York Post related to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and his purported dealings in Ukraine are connected to a possible Russian influence operation in an effort to spread disinformation ahead of the 2020 presidential election, according to the Associated Press.The New York Post said Wednesday that it obtained "smoking-gun" emails about Hunter Biden and an alleged meeting between then-Vice President Joe Biden and an executive at a Ukrainian energy firm. A 2015 email published by the Post purported to show a top adviser for Burisma, the Ukraine gas company where Hunter Biden held a board seat, thanking Biden for giving him an opportunity to meet his father

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Trump duped by fake news story of Twitter going down to protect Biden

Donald Trump blamed Thursday’s global Twitter outage on a deliberate attempt by the company to protect Joe Biden, citing an obviously fake news story written in the style of “The Onion.”“Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread of Negative Biden News,” read the headline on the Babylon Bee, a Christian satire site. The fake story claimed that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had smashed up his servers on Thursday to censor an unverified New York Post story about the Democratic nominee for president and his son, Hunter.Twitter did limit the spread of the story on Thursday due to its policy around hacked materials.

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Twitter CEO says it was 'wrong' to block links to Biden story, announces new policy

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Trump shares fake story from satire website claiming Twitter shut down to help Biden

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday shared a fake story on Twitter from a satirical website that mockingly claimed Twitter shut down its network to slow the spread of negative news regarding Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.The article was published by The Babylon Bee — which bills itself as “the world’s best satire site” and uses the tagline, “fake news you can trust.”Trump shared the article, titled “Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News,” early Friday on his Twitter account.“Wow, this has never been done in history. This includes his really bad interview last night.

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Fact check: A look at claims Trump, Biden made during competing town halls

Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden faced inquisitive voters on separate stages in different cities in a substitute for the debate that was meant to be. Biden admits elements of past U.S.

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Trump Town Hall: President Says Position on Masks Has Not Changed Since Contracting COVID-19

President Trump said his position on wearing masks has not changed since he contracted COVID-19during his town hall on NBC on Thursday, timed to compete with presidential contender rival Joe Biden's on ABC. When moderator Savannah Guthrie asked whether Trump's feelings on masks altered after he fell ill, he responded,"No, because I was okay with the masks.

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Trump insists pandemic almost over, Biden says he did 'nothing'

US President Donald Trump delivered a combative defence at a town hall style event last night, while his Democratic rival Joe Biden - offering a glaring contrast in style in a rival town hall - accused him of doing "nothing" to end the pandemic.

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US Presidential debate: Trump pushes Biden on his son Hunter and dealings with Burisma

U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Tuesday during the first U.S.

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President says he will accept results of 'honest election'

President Trump and moderator Savannah Guthrie after an NBC News town hall event at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on October 15. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) MIAMI, Fla. - President Donald Trump appeared on NBC from Miami Thursday for a town hall after backing out of plans for a virtual presidential faceoff following his COVID-19 diagnosis.Savannah Guthrie hosted the event, during which the president discussed his recovery from the coronavirus, how he would react to election results, and when he last received a negative COVID-19 test result.Trump, less than two weeks after being diagnosed with COVID-19, dodged directly answering whether he took a test the day of the first debate with former Vice President Joe Biden, Sept.

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President Donald Trump says he did an “amazing job” handling coronavirus

Trump said Thursday he did an “amazing job" handling the coronavirus pandemic and defended his retweets of conspiracy theories while Democrat Joe Biden at the same moment was faulting the president’s leadership on the pandemic and stewardship of the economy.The two candidates -- who appeared in dueling televised town halls Thursday night -- contrasted sharply in style and substance, with Biden giving what amounted to a public policy seminar while Trump discussed topics including the far-right conspiracy theory movement QAnon’s views on pedophilia.“We saved 2 million people," Trump said on NBC in Miami, as he praised his handling of the coronavirus, which has killed more than 217,000 in the U.S.

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The Latest: Biden thanks GOP donors after record fundraising

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local):1:39 p.m.Joe Biden is thanking some Republican donors as he celebrates a record-breaking campaign fundraising haul from last month.The former vice president, in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee, raised $383 million in September, breaking the record for monthly contributions he set in August with $364 million.

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A Biden presidency could have a ‘remarkable’ impact on science policy—but also face hurdles

David MalakoffIf former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidential election, he will face high expectations from the U.S. scientific community.

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Facebook reducing distribution of Hunter Biden story in New York Post

New York Post about a purported email between Hunter Biden and an adviser to a Ukrainian energy company.The 2015 email indicates that Vadym Pozharskyi, an adviser to Burisma, thanked Biden for "giving an opportunity" to meet former Vice President Joe Biden.The former vice president has previously said he has "never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings."RELATED: Zuckerberg rejects claim that Facebook is 'right-wing echo chamber'In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Hunter Biden, son of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, addresses the virtual convention on August 20, 2020.

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Why a story about Joe Biden, his son Hunter and Ukraine is being blocked online

Donald Trump and his campaign have seized on a story in the New York Post that alleges to contain new information about Joe Biden, his son Hunter, and the Ukraine controversy that partially led to Trump’s impeachment.In the hours after the unverified story was published Wednesday morning, Twitter and Facebook both moved to limit its distribution on both social media platforms. Clicking the link on Twitter led to a page warning the story was “potentially harmful,” while allowing viewers to click through to the story if they wished.According to the Trump campaign, Twitter also locked the personal account of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who shared the article multiple times.

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Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town hall meetings instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia.

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AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story

WASHINGTON – Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden 20 days before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. But the story in the New York Post raises more questions than answers, including about the authenticity of an email at the center of the story.

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Trump and Biden vying for battleground North Carolina

With the U.S. presidential election just weeks away, both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are honing in on a battleground state.

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Trump, Biden to hold dueling town halls Thursday instead of originally scheduled debate

MIAMI - President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will compete Thursday night on different networks by holding separate town hall events, instead of the second presidential debate. Trump will hold a one-hour town hall event in Miami, moderated by anchor Savannah Guthrie and airing on NBC News. Guthrie will moderate a conversation between Trump and a group of Florida voters.This combination of pictures shows President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on Sept.

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Trump's handling of Covid-19 pandemic 'erratic' just like his presidency: Biden

coronavirus pandemic has been "erratic" just like his presidency, his Democratic challenger Joe Biden has said, terming the US president's leadership as "chaotic and divisive" that has cost Americans far too much.The former vice president said Trump was playing games with people's lives and “the only senior Donald Trump seems to care about" is himself."His handling of this pandemic has been erratic just like his presidency.

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Longtime friends with different political views spread message of unity during contentious election season

(Photos courtesy: Patrick Underwood) HINESVILLE, Ga. - Two longtime friends in Georgia are proving that people on either side of the political aisle can still get along during a heated election season.Patrick Underwood says he and Frank Scozzafva have been friends for 30 years. They met when Underwood was a child and his dad was stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia, WJCL reports.The two are now neighbors, and frequently talk about the upcoming election.

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Trump, Biden trips illustrate Electoral College calculations

WASHINGTON – With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast cast potentially decisive ballots.Biden was in Florida courting seniors, betting that a voting bloc that buoyed Trump four years ago has become disenchanted with the White House's handling of the coronavrius pandemic.

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The Latest: Biden says Obama is 'doing enough' for campaign

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local): 11:25 a.m.Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama “will be out on the trail” and is “doing well.”The Democratic nominee did not offer more details but told reporters Tuesday ahead of a campaign trip to Florida that he thinks Obama is “doing enough” for the campaign.Biden mentioned his service as Obama’s vice president often during the Democratic primaries but has not emphasized those ties as frequently as he makes his closing arguments against President Donald Trump.Obama delivered a blistering critique of Trump during the Democratic National Convention in August, and he’s headlined large grassroots fundraisers for Biden and Democrats this year.But the 44th

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‘Illegitimate committee process’: Biden, Harris target Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris weighed in on the first day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee for Supreme Court nominee and President Donald Trump pick, Amy Coney Barrett, on Monday.

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Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to support past U.S. crime bill

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