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May 15, 2020 172 days to Nov 03, 2020 Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images, and Getty Images Plus. 1. Florida We meet again, old foe.We’ve grown accustomed to a trend in election night coverage of Florida: The early results look great…

Former Vice President Joe Biden believes rent and mortgage payments should be forgiven during the coronavirus pandemic, he said in an interview published Wednesday morning, though his campaign was sparse on details about a proposal. Asked by journalist Peter Hamby whether it was possible for there to be “some kind…

Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for federal rent and mortgage forgiveness during the pandemic. In an interview on Snapchat's "Good Luck America" political show, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said rent and mortgage postponements weren't enough. He also proposed a $15,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Visit Business Insider's homepage for…

Joe Biden said Tuesday that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will serve on one of the policy task forces that his campaign is preparing to launch as he reaches out to supporters of Bernie Sanders and others on the left. In an interview with the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, Biden offered the…

Amy Lappos, a former congressional aide who accused former Vice President Joe Biden of inappropriate physical contact, said in an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media that he was still the "obvious choice" for president in 2020."Did I want to end up with Joe Biden, two white males in the election?…

Presumptions of guilt do not serve justice, they inevitably lead to false accusations and ruined lives.That's something Democrats are rediscovering now that Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, faces a sexual assault allegation.In the #MeToo era, "Believe Women" was meant to create a societal change that women would be…

Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer for then-Sen. Joe Biden who recently accused him of sexual assault, told Megyn Kelly in an exclusive interview that Biden said, "I want to f--- you," during the alleged assault in 1993."He said it low, and I was pushing away, and I remember my…

In today's fast-paced news environment, it can be hard to keep up. For your weekend reading, here are some of this week's top USA TODAY Opinion pieces, most of them dealing with aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. As always, thanks for reading, and for your feedback. And be safe.— USA TODAY Opinion editors1. Trump is our biggest…

(WASHINGTON) — Tara Reade, a former Senate staffer who alleged Joe Biden sexually assaulted her 27 years ago, is being represented by a prominent lawyer and political donor to President Donald Trump’s 2016 Republican campaign. Attorney Douglas Wigdor told The Associated Press he was not currently being paid for his…

Image copyright Family photo The Democrats' likely presidential candidate Joe Biden has demanded justice over the killing of an unarmed black man in the US state of Georgia.Mr Biden said his heart went out to the family of Ahmaud Arbery.Mr Arbery, 25, was jogging in February when confronted by an…