It has been clear for months that it is unlikely a winner in the presidential election will be declared on election night this year, as many battleground states expect unprecedented surges in mail-in ballots, which take much longer to process, certify and tabulate than traditional in-person voting. But two tweets …...Read More
Election results will take longer, but not because of ‘unsolicited ballots,’ despite Trump’s claims
Lindsey Graham says Comey will testify before a Senate committee the day after the first presidential debate.
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday night that James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, would testify before the committee on Sept. 30 without a subpoena. “The day of reckoning is upon us when it comes to Crossfire Hurricane,” Mr. Graham …...Read More
Deal Reached in N.J. for ‘Millionaires Tax’ to Address Fiscal Crisis
New Jersey officials agreed on Thursday to make the state one of the first to adopt a so-called millionaires tax to alleviate shortfalls caused by the pandemic, intensifying a national debate over whether to increase taxes on the rich to help address widening income gaps. Gov. Philip D. Murphy, a …...Read More
Obama is publishing the first half of his memoir right after the election.
Former President Barack Obama’s long literary struggle is over. Well, half over. On Thursday, Crown Publishing announced that the first half of Mr. Obama’s long-anticipated presidential memoir — “The Promised Land” — would be released on Nov. 17, after the election and in time for the holidays. The first book, …...Read More
Wildfires Are Among 4 Recent Disasters Costing at Least $1 Billion
Firefighters were making progress against several significant wildfires on Thursday, the authorities in Oregon and California said, and residents of the Bay Area were able to enjoy smoke-free skies for the first time in weeks. A storm arriving Thursday night will help to improve air quality in western Oregon and …...Read More
Taking Stock After a Historic Month of Fire
[Track the biggest fires and air quality.] Whenever I’ve covered wildfires in the past, it always felt like there was a bit of a disconnect between the block-by-block reality of the damage and the kind of large-scale devastation you see on the maps. Is that different this year? How so? …...Read More
Coronavirus Vaccine: Moderna and Pfizer Reveal Secret Blueprints Trials
Pfizer’s plan does not appear to estimate when its results could be available. Its chief executive has said repeatedly that the company hopes to have an answer as early as October. Moderna has said only that it could have a result before the end of the year. Moderna’s 135-page plan, …...Read More
Expect vote-by-mail fireworks today as the postmaster general talks with dozens of secretaries of state.
Just weeks before Election Day, officials in both parties are preparing for an extraordinary flood of mail-in ballots — and increasingly toxic politics over voting. A private telephone conference scheduled today between dozens of secretaries of state from around the country and Louis DeJoy, the postmaster general, is expected to …...Read More
McClatchy’s 30 newspapers probably won’t be endorsing this year.
Readers of newspapers like The Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star will probably have to choose a presidential candidate in November without the help of their local editorial boards, according to a memo circulated by the company that owns the newspapers, McClatchy. McClatchy’s 30 papers will be permitted to …...Read More
Does Biden need a higher gear? Some Democrats think so.
In July, as the coronavirus pandemic raged, Joseph R. Biden Jr. made one trip to a battleground state. In August, he again visited just one swing state. And on the second weekend in September, less than eight weeks before Election Day, Mr. Biden’s only activity was going to church near …...Read More
