U.S. billionaires are $1 trillion wealthier since pandemic

Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos received the biggest boost in personal wealth, with a gain of $90 billion, a study says.

• Oct 20, 2020

Trump wades into expensive House rematch in New Mexico

Democrat Xochitl Torres Small is defending her seat against a challenge by Yvette Herrell in a district that heavily favors Trump but still elected her in 2018.

• Oct 20, 2020

Trump has 87% chance of reelection, stock market guru says

History suggests the rise of the stock market in the past three years bodes well for the president's reelection chances.

• Oct 20, 2020

Poll worker fired for turning away voters with "Black Lives Matter" shirts

"That was pretty bad," a county election commission spokeswoman said. "They were not supposed to be turned away."

• Oct 20, 2020

What is fascism? And what does it mean in 2020 America?

The touchy term is making the rounds this year… but are you using it correctly?

• Oct 20, 2020

Workers being laid off twice as COVID ripples through economy

As PPP business loans run out, economists see a second wave of layoffs. "It feels completely arbitrary," said one worker made jobless.

• Oct 20, 2020

Ohio voters "exhausted" by politics as election looms

At a youth flag football game in Kettering, Ohio, it was pretty clear people have been watching the news.

• Oct 20, 2020

Ballot drop box fire prompts investigation for suspected arson

More than 200 ballots were in the damaged ballot box, the mayor of Baldwin Park said.

• Oct 20, 2020

U.S. borders with Mexico, Canada to remain closed

The travel restrictions will remain in place until November 21.

• Oct 20, 2020

Debate Commission says it will mute mics at final debate

Trump called it "very unfair" that the debate topics chosen by the moderator will deviate from the traditional focus on foreign policy to include domestic issues.

• Oct 20, 2020

SCOTUS nixes motion against Pennsylvania mail ballot extension

The court split 4-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts taking liberals' side.

• Oct 20, 2020

Exxon on hypothetical Trump call: "It never happened"

The statement came after Mr. Trump said "I'll use a company," and then suggested that he could call the "head of Exxon" and ask for campaign donations in exchange for a "couple of permits."

• Oct 20, 2020

Trump calls Fauci a "disaster" but says it would be "a bigger bomb to fire him"

The president blasted the nation's top infectious diseases expert in a campaign call and said if the White House had listened to Fauci, the U.S. would have 700,000 to 800,000 deaths.

• Oct 20, 2020

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Trump says in campaign call that Fauci is a "disaster"

Mr. Trump said Fauci is a "very nice man" but "loves being on TV" and that he has "made a lot of bad calls."

• Oct 19, 2020

Trump sent officials to Syria to try to negotiate Austin Tice's release

Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn't make a deal.

• Oct 20, 2020

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