5 questions heading into Trump and Biden's first debate

Each candidate has been trying to cast the other in a negative light and on Sept. 29, they will have a prime-time opportunity to debate the policies and rhetoric underlying those arguments.

Supreme Court vacancy likely to inflame presidential debate

Aides say Biden plans to forcefully make the case that Trump failed the American people on the coronavirus, wrecked the economy and is trying to steal an illegitimate Supreme Court nomination on his way to undermining the election.

President Trump's former campaign manager hospitalized amid threat to harm self

Florida police and campaign officials say President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been hospitalized after he threatened to harm himself.

Tax revelation could tarnish image that fueled Trump's rise to White House

The New York Times on Sunday revealed that President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and paid no income taxes in 10 of the previous 15 years.

'Everything was wrong': Trump calls New York Times report that he avoid paying taxes 'totally made up'

President Trump lambasted a New York Times report that said he paid no federal income taxes for 10 of the past 15 years, calling the story “fake news” and arguing that he paid large amounts of federal and state taxes.

Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, NY Times reports

President Donald J. Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, and $750 in federal income taxes in 2017, records obtained by the New York Times show. In most of the 15 years before that, he paid no federal income taxes, mostly because he lost a lot more money than he made, the Times reported.

Federal judge postpones Trump ban on popular app TikTok following emergency hearing

A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight.

TikTok fate in the balance as judge weighs Trump administration's app store ban

Lawyers for TikTok have pleaded with a U.S. judge to delay the Trump Administration’s ban of the video sharing program from app stores set to take effect at the end of Sunday.

Trump calls for Biden to take a drug test before upcoming presidential debate

President Trump said Sunday that he demanded his Democratic opponent Joe Biden take a drug test either directly before or after the upcoming presidential debate this week.

Republicans expecting Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Republicans are expecting President Donald Trump to choose Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Majority of Americans think election winner should pick SCOTUS nominee, poll finds

Of a random selection of 1,008 U.S. adults, 38% say Ginsburg's replacement should be nominated by Trump and confirmed by the current Senate, while 57% said the decision should be left to whoever wins the election.

Trump unveils 'Platinum Plan' for Black Americans at campaign event in Atlanta

President Donald Trump visited Atlanta on Friday for a campaign event and unveiled his plan to increase access to capital for Black Americans, the "Platinum Plan."

Amy Coney Barrett: Where Supreme Court pick has stood on key issues

Amy Coney Barrett, as a member of the highest court in the nation, could play a role in setting the precedent for American law for decades to come. Here is a look at her previous rulings.

Pair charged for plot to attack White House, Trump Tower

They were allegedly studying how to build car bombs, suicide belts and other explosives and discussed plans for attacks with other people over an encrypted messaging application.

With 'profound sorrow': Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at US Capitol

The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in state at the U.S. Capitol, the first woman in American history to do so, in commemoration of her extraordinary life.

Federal judge extends 2020 Census deadline

A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at month's end and suspended a year-end deadline for delivering the numbers needed to decide how many seats each state gets in Congress.

Trump with the edge over Biden in Arizona, Florida and Georgia battlegrounds: polls

The president holds a 1-point edge over the former vice president among likely voters in Arizona, according to ABC News/Washington Post public opinion surveys.

Washington high school student kicked out of Zoom class over pro-Trump flag, parents claim

A Washington state high school student was allegedly kicked out of a Zoom class for displaying a pro-Trump flag on the wall despite warnings from the teacher to take it down, according to a Tuesday report.