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Trump to vote in Florida before hitting campaign trail, Biden heads to Pennsylvania
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will vote in his adopted home of Florida before holding campaign rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 53 millio...
Oct 23, 2020
Texas appeals court says state may not limit ballot drop-off sites
By Makini Brice (Reuters) - A Texas appeals court on Friday ruled the Republican governor cannot limit drop-off sites for mail ballots to one per county, a setback for U.S. President Donald Trump. Uph...
Oct 23, 2020
Democrats in U.S. drilling states push back against Biden oil remarks
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Democratic candidates in oil drilling states were quick to distance themselves on Friday from comments by their party's presidential candidate, Joe Biden, that indicated h...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. Postal Service returns 137 mail processing machines to service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service told a U.S. judge on Friday it has returned 137 mail processing machines to service since August as it works to deliver millions of ballots. U.S. Distric...
Oct 23, 2020
Heads of Facebook, Twitter could testify to U.S. Senate panel post-election, Sen. Graham says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is close to an agreement with Twitter head Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that would have them testify to the panel later this ...
Oct 23, 2020
Pennsylvania can not reject mail-in ballots due to signature discrepancy: state court
By Costas Pitas (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that mail-in ballots cannot be refused because a voter's signature does not appear to match the one on file, a decision that co...
Oct 23, 2020
Exclusive: Biden wins major union endorsement in final days of White House race
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - A major alliance of construction unions on Friday will endorse Joe Biden, giving the Democrat a boost from a crucial bloc of blue-collar voters in the ...
Oct 23, 2020
Pelosi, Trump trade blame on COVID-19 stimulus talks; Senate Republicans on sidelines
By Susan Cornwell and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday it still was possible to get another round of COVID-19 aid before the Nov. 3 election, but that...
Oct 23, 2020
Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The Louisiana National Guard was called in to stop a series of cyberattacks aimed at small government offices across the state in recent weeks, according to two people ...
Oct 23, 2020
More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in presidential election
(Reuters) - More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with 11 days to go in the campaign, a pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century...
Oct 23, 2020
