Trump encourages supporters to monitor polling places — a federal crime
What President Trump is urging his supporters to do differs from the duties certified poll watchers are tasked with.
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What President Trump is urging his supporters to do differs from the duties certified poll watchers are tasked with.
Many viewers were turned off by the negative tone of the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Professor Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, joins CBSN to analyze the evening.
The two debated in Cleveland in the first of three debates before the presidential election.
After the debate, in the Proud Boys' Telegram channel, members boasted of Mr. Trump's reaction to "stand back and stand by."
The first presidential debate left a majority of viewers feeling "annoyed," according to a new CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN to discuss the key takeaways from Tuesday's debate.
The latest CBS News Battleground Tracker polls show how Americans are responding to the first presidential debate. CBS News Elections and Surveys Director Anthony Salvanto joined CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red and Blue" to discuss the results.
Immediately after the debate, the CBS News Battleground Tracker interviewed likely voters nationwide who watched the debate in order to get their reaction.
The first presidential debate between Trump and Biden featured a chaotic series of bitter exchanges and interruptions.
"In tonight's presidential debate the President said the 'Portland Sheriff' supports him. As the Multnomah County Sheriff I have never supported Donald Trump and will never support him," Sheriff Mike Reese tweeted.
"Right now, from the White House on down, folks are working to keep people from voting, especially communities of color," he said.
The president at that time continued to publicly assert he was weighing up to five candidates and had yet to make his decision.
From Biden calling Trump a "clown," to Trump mocking Biden's mask – the nominees did not mince words.
Mr. Trump attacked Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden, in one of the most contentious exchanges of the first presidential debate.
"I think masks are OK," the president said during the first debate.
CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto discusses how Americans responded to the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. Watch his remarks here.
CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett fact-checked some of the comments made during the first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. Watch his report here.
Following the first presidential debate, Joe Biden's running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, said President Trump "denigrated the office" with his performance. Watch her full reaction here.
In an interview with CBS News, Donald Trump Jr. explained the president's aggressive debate stance by saying he's "a fighter" and that "he hasn't been treated fairly." Watch his remarks here.
At the first presidential debate on Tuesday night, Joe Biden criticized President Trump's alleged comments calling fallen soldiers "losers," saying his late son Beau Biden, who served in Iraq, was "not a loser." Mr. Trump tried to respond with attacks on Biden's other son, Hunter Biden, saying "I don't know Beau."
Presidential debate moderator Chris Wallace asked President Trump about a New York Times report that he only paid $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017. Mr. Trump would not say exactly how much he paid, but claimed he paid "millions of dollars."
At the first presidential debate, Joe Biden slammed President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying "he has no plan." Mr. Trump defended his decisions, touting his decision to restrict travel to China at the end of January, claiming it saved lives.
Just 6% of likely viewers of the first 2020 presidential debate say they're tuning in because they're still undecided about who to vote for. That may sound small, but 13 states saw margins smaller than 6% in 2016. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion join CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss the stakes for the first debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.
The vast majority of 2020 voters already have their mind made up about who they're casting their ballot for, so why are they tuning in to the first debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. CBS News director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss why people are watching.
At the first presidential debate, President Trump tried to say Joe Biden would be "dominated" by "socialists" in the Democratic party on health care. Biden replied "I am the Democratic party right now."
President Trump and Joe Biden go head-to-head in Cleveland on Tuesday night for the first presidential debate. Lanhee Chen, a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and former policy director to the Romney-Ryan 2012 campaign as well as a senior adviser to Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential bid, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" with his analysis on how to prep for debate night.