The Minnesota Department of Health is reporting three Covid-19 outbreaks related to Trump campaign events held in the state in September. At least 21 cases have been traced to outbreaks occurring at rally events in Bemidji on September 18, a speech held by Vice President Mike Pence on September 24 in Minneapolis, and another rally…… MORE
The top commanding general at Fort Hood army base in Texas has taken the unusual step of posting a message on Facebook asking seven anonymous noncommissioned officers (NCOs) to give him details of misconduct allegations they described in a news article. The allegations were published late last week by The Intercept. The article describes the…… MORE
Amy Coney Barrett is preparing to join the Supreme Court as the justices are ready to take action on a number of important petitions before them, including several related to next week’s election. Barrett will solidify a 6-3 conservative majority on the high court and will be able to participate in the court’s action on…… MORE
Two of the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement agencies are preparing for the possibility of more civil unrest amid a contentious election, according to officials, part of a concerted effort by federal and local authorities to prepare for large-scale protests. The Trump administration’s deployment of federal officers to US cities came under scrutiny this…… MORE
Less than two weeks before Election Day, a new Trump campaign ad scheduled to air in Pennsylvania misleadingly portrays former Vice President Joe Biden’s stance on fracking, a drilling method used to extract oil or natural gas. Interspersed with a testimonial from a fracking technician, the ad claims Biden will end fracking, and features among…… MORE
President Donald Trump has claimed over and over in the past week — at campaign rallies, on Twitter and in an interview with “60 Minutes” — that the US is only seeing so many coronavirus cases because the country is doing so much testing. “Cases up because we TEST, TEST, TEST. A Fake News Media…… MORE
Vice President Mike Pence, despite flouting public health guidelines by still campaigning after being exposed to people testing positive with coronavirus, is taking some precautions on the road. At least five people on his staff, including his bodyman and Marc Short, his chief of staff, tested positive, but Pence insists on maintaining an aggressive campaign…… MORE
Sen. Kelly Loeffler has tested negative for Covid-19 after two of her staffers tested positive, and the Georgia Republican plans to attend the vote on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Loeffler’s office released a statement on Saturday saying, “On Friday, Senator Loeffler was tested for COVID-19 after…… MORE
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was reported by the Center for Responsive Politics and CNN. Donations from women to Democrat Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign surged as he picked California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate — widening the gap in political giving between Biden and President Donald Trump, according to a new analysis by the…… MORE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is under investigation for potentially violating a federal law that forbids federal employees from engaging in political activity while on duty or while inside federal buildings over his address to the Republican convention in August. The Office of the Special Counsel, an independent federal investigative agency, launched a probe into…… MORE
