Jerry Harris of ‘Cheer’ Arrested on Child Pornography Charge

The same boy said Mr. Harris asked him for oral sex in a bathroom at a cheerleading competition they both attended. Officials said that in the Monday interview, Mr. Harris admitted to asking the boy for explicit photos, sending photos of himself and requesting oral sex, and said he knew …...Read More

Biden continues a run of strong state polls, as Democrats get good news in the Senate.

Another good day for Biden in Wisconsin: An ABC News/Washington Post poll Wednesday found Joseph R. Biden Jr. up by six points among likely voters in Wisconsin, putting him in a strong position in the state, hovering at or above 50 percent with a consistent lead in an unusual number …...Read More

Drinking in America, One Distinctive Cocktail at a Time

Back in 2019, when a person didn’t have to quarantine for two weeks each time he crossed a state border, the author and bar owner Brian Bartels cashed in all his vacation time and spent a few months visiting 44 of the 50 states. On some long weekends, he’d hit …...Read More

Ex-felons in Florida got back the right to vote, but then state Republicans gutted the effort.

MIAMI — Jeff Gruver voted for the first time ever in March, casting an enthusiastic ballot for Bernie Sanders in Florida’s presidential primary. He planned to vote for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in November until he found out on Friday he could not vote at all. A federal appeals court …...Read More

Amy Dorris Alleges Trump Sexually Assaulted Her at US Open

In a statement, the Trump campaign denied Ms. Dorris’s account. “The allegations are totally false,” Jenna Ellis, a legal adviser to the Trump campaign, said in a statement. “We will consider every legal means available to hold The Guardian accountable for its malicious publication of this unsubstantiated story. This is …...Read More

Biden and Kelly have the edge in a new Monmouth poll of likely voters in Arizona.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. holds a four-point edge over President Trump among registered voters in Arizona, though that advantage fades when the sample focuses only on likely voters, according to a Monmouth University poll released Thursday. When assuming relatively high turnout, the poll found that Mr. Biden had 48 percent …...Read More

Disasters on Two Coasts: How to Help

As wildfires continue to blaze through Oregon, California and Washington State, thousands of people have been displaced, millions of acres have been burned and state leaders are struggling to help survivors who have lost their homes and loved ones. At the same time, Hurricane Sally, which made landfall in Alabama …...Read More

The Biden campaign punches back at Trump over the economy.

As President Trump ramps up advertising claiming that Joe Biden will raise taxes and destroy the economy, Biden campaign officials are punching back, describing Mr. Trump as a president who “looks down on working people.” “Joe Biden sees this election as Park Avenue versus Scranton,” Kate Bedingfield, Mr. Biden’s deputy …...Read More

Boris Johnson, bracing for possible Biden presidency, defends Brexit plan.

Though Joseph R. Biden Jr. holds no official government position, the Democratic nominee is fast becoming a factor in calculations by foreign leaders eyeing the possibility of a return to pre-Trump diplomatic norms. Case in point: Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, was forced to respond to concerns from Mr. …...Read More

How Republicans Undermined Ex-Felon Voting Rights in Florida

And even those who can pay face a Catch-22: Because there is no central database of court fines and fees, it is difficult or impossible to establish how much anyone owes. As of May, the state had failed to process any of the more than 85,000 voting registration applications submitted …...Read More