10/1/20: Red and Blue
Trump walking back White Supremacist comments; Fmr. Pres. Jimmy Carter turns 96
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Trump seeks to divide Biden, Sanders supporters
At several points during the first presidential debate Tuesday night, President Trump tried to drive a wedge between the Democratic Party's centrist and left wings. Sean Sullivan, a CBSN political contributor and national politics reporter for the Washington Post, spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano about why the strategy to pull votes away from Biden doesn't seem to be working.
2020 Daily Trail Markers: Republicans are narrowing voter registration gaps in swing states
There are still more people registered as Democrats than Republicans in the battleground states of Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Trump tries to walk back debate comment
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized President Trump for his failure to denounce a far-right extremist group known as The Proud Boys during the first presidential debate. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to discuss fallout.
Debate organizers to make changes
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced it will make changes after the first event Tuesday night was marred by constant interruptions. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News political director Caitlin Conant joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with analysis of last night's debate.
Candidates resume campaigning after debate
President Trump and Joe Biden returned to the campaign trail after a chaotic first presidential debate. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe wraps up the key takeaways from the event, then CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and CBS News political contributor Joel Payne join CBSN's Tanya Rivero with analysis.
Detroit pastor on Biden's Black outreach
Rev. Charles Williams of Detroit's King Solomon Baptist Church believes Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden needs to offer more outreach to the Black community in his city. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns spoke with Rev. Williams and joined CBSN to discuss his thoughts on the Biden campaign and President Trump's efforts at voter intimidation.
House Dems slam ICE for detention conditions
House Democrats are demanding reform of an ICE-contracted detention facility in Ocilla, Georgia, where some female immigrants have accused a doctor of performing gynecological procedures without their consent. Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán is one of the lawmakers who visited that facility and she joined CBSN to discuss the actions she wants taken, as well as what she'd like to hear about immigration from President Trump and Joe Biden on the campaign trail.
Report: Biden gaining ground in Midwest
A new report from Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics shows several Midwestern states favoring Joe Biden. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, joined CBSN with more on this, and what key states to watch ahead of November.
Facebook's efforts to prevent election meddling
After Russia successfully used Facebook to spread misinformation during the 2016 campaign, Facebook has changed policies and ramped up security efforts to prevent a repeat in 2020. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the latest.
Debates commission plans to cut off mics if Trump or Biden break rules
The announcement from the Commission on Presidential Debates comes after the first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden spiraled into chaos.
Trump holds rally in Minnesota
President Trump on Wednesday held a rally in Duluth, Minnesota. One day after the first presidential debate, in which the president was criticized for repeatedly interrupting the moderator and opponent Joe Biden, Mr. Trump told rallygoers “The verdict is in and they say that we, we, all of us, won big last night.”
9/30/20: Red and Blue
Debate commission to change event format; Andrew Weissman says he has not been subpoenaed
Commission promises changes after chaotic first debate
After a debate full of insults and interruptions, the Commission on Presidential Debates said changes will be coming to "ensure a more orderly discussion" at the next two matchups between President Trump and Joe Biden. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Debate commission could cut mics to limit interruptions
As the Commission on Presidential Debates is promising an updated format, an informed source tells CBS News that could include controlling the candidates' microphones. Major Garrett has more.
Biden's message to Proud Boys is "cease and desist"
In Tuesday night's debate, President Trump told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."
Debates commission plans changes to presidential debate format
One key change it plans to implement: Cutting off the microphones of Trump and Biden if they break the rules, according to a source familiar with the commission's deliberations.
How social media is amplifying conspiracies
Social media amplified conspiracy theories and far-right groups during the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. CNET senior producer Dan Patterson joins CBSN to discuss the impact it could have on the upcoming election.
Trump and Biden clash in first debate
President Trump and Joe Biden faced off in Ohio during their first presidential debate. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News Washington correspondent Nikole Killion, and CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett join CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" for a breakdown of the debate's biggest moments.
Breaking down the first presidential debate
CBS News political analyst and former Trump White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and CBS News political contributor and Democratic strategist Joel Payne join "CBS This Morning" to discuss how the first debate could impact the presidential race with just 34 days until Election Day.
Biden uses sarcastic Arabic phrase to mock Trump during debate
Muslim Americans and others immediately began their own debate on whether the former vice president had used one of the most widespread phrases in the Arab world.
Political expert on "incoherent" 1st debate
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.
Fact-checking Trump and Biden's claims at the first presidential debate
The two debated in Cleveland in the first of three debates before the presidential election.
Trump and Biden clash in chaotic first debate
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.
Misleading claims during first debate
In their first debate Tuesday night, President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden clashed over issues like mail-in voting and how to handle the California wildfires and the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joins CBSN to set the record straight on some of their claims.
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