Budget deficit to hit record $3.3T, putting US debt on track to exceed GDP next year

The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger.

Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states

Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. 

US voter registration systems have not been hacked, federal and state officials say

Federal and state officials said this week they have seen no cyberattacks on voter registration systems nor “any systems involving voting” following reports about state voter data being posted on a Russian hacking forum.

House subpoenas Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over mail delays

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for records about widespread delays to mail delivery.

2020 presidential, vice presidential debate moderators announced

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced 2020’s presidential and vice presidential moderators Wednesday.

Joe Biden raises over $360 million in August for presidential campaign, shattering record

Former Vice President Joe Biden raised $364 million for his election effort in August, a record-shattering sum that will give the Democrat ample resources to compete in the final two months of the campaign. Biden struggled to raise money during the Democratic primary.

Old Navy will pay store employees to serve as poll workers on Election Day

Old Navy will compensate store associates who serve as poll workers with eight hours of pay, regardless if they are scheduled to work on Nov. 3.

In Kenosha, President Trump calls violence 'domestic terror,' 'anti-American'

Soon after arriving in Kenosha, a visit made over the objections of state and local leaders, President Trump toured the charred remains of a block besieged by violence and fire.

Court blocks release of Trump's tax records until appeal is heard

A federal appeals court has blocked the release of President Donald Trump's tax records to the Manhattan District Attorney while an appeal is heard.

Joe Biden hits campaign trail, blames Trump for inciting unrest

Joe Biden is forcefully condemning the violence at recent protests while also blaming President Donald Trump for fomenting the divide that’s sparking it.

Democrats seeking to push in-person election security briefings

Racing the political clock, Democrats are searching for way to force the Trump administration to continue briefing Congress in person about foreign attempts to interfere in the November election.

Election officials, experts and USPS urging voters not to wait until state deadlines to mail in ballots

With the USPS already concerned over the surge of mail in ballots ahead of this year’s election, election experts and the Postal Service are urging voters to mail as soon as possible.

Mitch McConnell campaign hires student from viral DC encounter

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has hired a Kentucky teenager known for his viral encounter with a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last year.