Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden appears to lead President Donald Trump in certain swing states, in opinion poll conducted by Reuters and IPSOS, just less than a month ahead of voting.

US Election 2020: 'Joe Biden appears to lead President Donald Trump in certain swing states'

<p>Nearly four million people have voted in the US so far from the postal ballot system, a number that indicates that record voting can take place in the country.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Amid the pandemic that has worst hit the US, Americans are heavily relying on mail-in voting for the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">presidential election</a> to avoid the risk of contracting the virus by going to the polling station.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The US Elections Project, which makes data of early voting said that over 3.8 million people have cast their ballot so far, which greatly surpasses the nearly 75,000-mark that was touched during this time in 2016.</p>

<p>Michael McDonald of the University of Florida, who administers this project, believes that this massive rise in mail-in voting is because it's a safe process in view of coronavirus outbreak and since several people have decided <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump's</a> fate.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We've never seen this many people voting so far ahead of an election," he said, as quoted by news agency Reuters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"People cast their ballots when they make up their minds, and we know that many people made up their minds long ago and already have a judgment about Trump."</p>

<p>McDonald predicted that this spike in early voting could lead to an overall turnout of nearly 150 million, a record number since 1908.</p>

<p>He said these figures have arrived from the 31 US states out of the 50 that have started mail-in voting and added that the early voting will rise further after more states will start allowing it in the upcoming weeks.&nbsp;</p>


Nearly four million people have voted in the US so far from the postal ballot system, a number that indicates that record voting can take place in the country. Amid the pandemic that has worst hit the US, Americans are heavily relying on mail-in voting for the presidential election to avoid the risk of contracting the virus by going to the polling station.

Nearly four million people have voted in the US so far from the postal ballot system, a number that indicates that record voting can take place in the country. Amid the pandemic that has worst hit the US, Americans are heavily relying on mail-in voting for the presidential election to avoid the risk of contracting the virus by going to the polling station. Also read | 'We still have to make America great again': Trump promises to return soon to start US election campaign The US Elections Project, which makes data of early voting said that over 3.8 million people have cast their ballot so far, which greatly surpasses the nearly 75,000-mark that was touched during this time in 2016. Michael McDonald of the University of Florida, who administers this project, believes that this massive rise in mail-in voting is because it's a safe process in view of coronavirus outbreak and since several people have decided Donald Trump's fate. "We've never seen this many people voting so far ahead of an election," he said, as quoted by news agency Reuters. "People cast their ballots when they make up their minds, and we know that many people made up their minds long ago and already have a judgment about Trump." McDonald predicted that this spike in early voting could lead to an overall turnout of nearly 150 million, a record number since 1908. He said these figures have arrived from the 31 US states out of the 50 that have started mail-in voting and added that the early voting will rise further after more states will start allowing it in the upcoming weeks.

US Election 2020: About 4 million people already voted; record turnout likely

The Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, is preparing in Utah for the October 7 debate with Vice President Mike Pence at the University of Utah. Watch report

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<p>President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he had contracted the coronavirus upended the presidential race in an instant, leaving both sides to confront a wrenching set of strategic choices and unexpected questions that will help shape the final month before Election Day.</p>

<p>As the president boarded Marine One to fly to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment, his aides announced that they were suspending his campaign events and those of his family members, who are his most ubiquitous surrogates. Privately, his top advisers expressed shock at the turn of events and hoped that Trump’s symptoms would remain mild and he could at least begin appearing on television next week.</p>

<p>At the same time, Joe Biden, Trump’s Democratic rival, disclosed that he had tested negative for the virus and continued to campaign, beginning with a previously scheduled campaign trip Friday to Michigan.</p>

<p>With Biden already leading in the polls, and Trump’s electoral prospects dependent on his ability to campaign, the president has little time to change the trajectory of the race. The fate of his reelection bid increasingly seemed to hinge on his own health — and whether he would be able to overcome the disease and persuade voters to give him another four years.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-having-trouble-breathing-at-hospital-report-332269">Trump having 'trouble breathing' at hospital: Report</a></strong></p>

<p>The split-screen between the candidates Friday represented a striking reversal from the last few months, during which Trump pushed on with his rallies and belittled Biden for adhering to health protocols and running a “basement campaign.”</p>

<p>The former vice president was careful to avoid anything that could be perceived as exploiting the situation Friday; at an appearance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he did not criticize Trump for his handling of the virus and closed his remarks by calling on God to “protect the first family, and every family that is dealing with this virus.”</p>

<p>Biden’s campaign also moved to take down negative television commercials Friday that lashed Trump for his handling of the virus, according to a Democratic official familiar with the ad traffic. And Biden’s campaign manager, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, emailed the entire campaign urging its members to “refrain from posting about the situation on social media.”</p>

<p>Biden’s aides said he had no plans to step away from his travels — at least for now.</p>

<p>The president’s illness is certain to keep the coronavirus pandemic front and center in the remaining weeks before the election, a development that would appear to favor Biden, whose campaign message is focused on criticism of Trump’s stewardship of the deadly disease.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/over-several-days-and-events-the-virus-swirled-around-trump-332306">Over several days and events, the virus swirled around Trump</a></strong></p>

<p>In the White House, advisers to the president acknowledged that the positive test would remind voters of how dismissive Trump had been about the virus, not only with the neglect of his own safety but also in his overly rosy assessments about a pandemic that has killed more than 208,000 Americans. Trump’s recklessness, one adviser acknowledged, amounted to a political “disaster.”</p>

<p>As it became clear late Friday that a number of attendees at last week’s Rose Garden announcement of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination had also tested positive, the White House was also confronting accusations it had hosted a so-called “super spreader” event.</p>

<p>For all the drama 2020 has delivered, the presidential race has been largely impervious to even momentous events, whether it was impeachment, the virus, unrest over racism and severe economic distress. Biden has enjoyed a steady lead in the polls since effectively claiming the nomination in April.</p>

<p>But an incumbent president testing positive for a potentially deadly disease is of a greater order of magnitude.</p>

<p>Republicans worried Friday that Trump would have to remain in the hospital for a significant period of time, imagery they fear would be damaging at a moment when millions of Americans are already voting.</p>

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<p>GOP officials were also concerned that a race with very few undecided voters would freeze in place. Multiple party strategists said their polling in the two nights after the presidential debate had revealed substantial slippage, and not just at the top of the ticket.</p>

<p>“This limits Trump’s opportunity to turn this thing around and drive a winning message,” said Terry Sullivan, a Republican consultant. “He’s lost any ability to control the narrative.”</p>

<p>Should the final weeks of the campaign be dominated by the coronavirus, Trump’s challenge will be intensified by his casual approach to the disease and its deadliness.</p>

<p>The president spent months disregarding and mocking the basic precautions, such as wearing a mask, that his health advisers were urging Americans to take to protect themselves.</p>

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<p>Still, few Democrats had any degree of confidence on how the final weeks of the race would play out.</p>

<p>Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada said Biden should proceed. “I don’t see why he should quit campaigning unless something really bad happens,” Titus said. “And then all bets are off.”</p>

<p>What some Democrats feared, and Republicans hoped, is that there would be a rallying around Trump and he would garner sympathy from voters. Yet even the most optimistic Republican allowed that those sentiments wouldn’t automatically translate into votes.</p>

<p>At the very least, Republicans said they hoped Trump’s illness would prompt him to refrain from the inflammatory rhetoric that has alienated many voters and make the election less of a referendum on his behavior.</p>

<p>“Peace and calm helps him,” said Alex Castellanos, a longtime Republican strategist. “He is the polarizing element, not the direction he would like to take the country.”</p>

<p>Trump’s political fortunes will depend in large part on the severity of his illness. Other world leaders, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, have been sickened by the virus and returned to lead their countries.</p>

<p>The 74-year-old president is older than his counterparts who have contracted COVID-19, however, and they were not on the ballot when they tested positive.</p>

<p>In any event, the effect of even seemingly cataclysmic events on the race are hard to predict. After all, when the “Access Hollywood” video emerged just weeks before the election in 2016, it was widely thought that Trump’s boast of grabbing women’s genitals would effectively end his chances of winning.</p>

<p>Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged Biden to remain on the campaign trail and tailor his remarks to reflect the seriousness of the moment.</p>

<p>“It’s proof that we need to be vigilant and we need mature leadership,” said Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio. “He doesn’t even need to bring up Trump by name, just say it’s very serious, even the president can get it.”</p>

<p>While Biden aides are being careful not to appear publicly insensitive, they suspect that Trump had already contracted the virus by the time of his caustic performance in Tuesday’s debate, a campaign official said Friday. And they are angry that members of Trump’s family refused to wear masks in the debate hall and appeared to rebuff the efforts of an employee of the Cleveland Clinic to get them to wear one, the official said.</p>

<p>It is almost certain that the remaining two debates between Trump and Biden will be affected. The next one is scheduled for less than two weeks from now, on Oct. 15, and the president may be isolated until then.</p>

<p>The nature of the campaign will be disrupted as well. And after having gone forward with the large rallies he craves, despite rules against large gatherings in many states, Trump will not be able to leave Washington during a final, crucial stretch of the campaign.</p>

<p>Moreover, one of his central arguments against Biden, that the 77-year-old former vice president is enfeebled and unfit to lead the country, has now been undermined by questions about the president’s own health.</p>

<p>“Trump is now in the position of becoming exhibit No. 1 for the failure of his leadership on coronavirus, and he runs the risk that his supporters will feel misled by his dismissiveness of the virus and the need for precautions,” said Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster.</p>

<p>The president was already lagging in the polls in part because of his difficulties with older voters, a constituency that leans Republican but is also at the highest risk from the virus.</p>

<p>Some of Trump’s aides began the day Friday discussing ways for him to be seen by the public. But it became clear by the afternoon that was not possible, and they released a statement from his doctor acknowledging he was fatigued and was taking an experimental antibody drug combination.</p>

<p>In private conversations, members of his staff were also candid that the president had some underlying conditions that could make him more susceptible to a severe bout of the virus.</p>

<p>No modern president has publicly endured a health crisis this close to a reelection attempt. Ronald Reagan was shot and convalesced in 1981, just over two months after he was first sworn in. And Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while in office, but it was more than a year before he faced the voters for a second time.</p>

<p>Some Republicans hoped his ill-fated June rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he couldn’t come close to filling the arena and some of his own staff members got the virus, would serve as a wake-up call.</p>

<p>But while the event put an end to his rallies for a period, it did not make Trump more sober about the threat of the virus.</p>

<p>The president restarted the rallies during the Democratic convention in August. The events have been mostly, but not always, outdoors, often in hangars at smaller airfields. Yet his supporters, journalists, White House staff members, security workers and others are around one another for hours at the rallies. And many of those who attend, including Trump and members of his staff, have not worn masks.</p>


President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he had contracted the coronavirus upended the presidential race in an instant, leaving both sides to confront a wrenching set of strategic choices and unexpected questions that will help shape the final month before Election Day.

President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he had contracted the coronavirus upended the presidential race in an instant, leaving both sides to confront a wrenching set of strategic choices and unexpected questions that will help shape the final month before Election Day. As the president boarded Marine One to fly to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for treatment, his aides announced that they were suspending his campaign events and those of his family members, who are his most ubiquitous surrogates. Privately, his top advisers expressed shock at the turn of events and hoped that Trump’s symptoms would remain mild and he could at least begin appearing on television next week. At the same time, Joe Biden, Trump’s Democratic rival, disclosed that he had tested negative for the virus and continued to campaign, beginning with a previously scheduled campaign trip Friday to Michigan. With Biden already leading in the polls, and Trump’s electoral prospects dependent on his ability to campaign, the president has little time to change the trajectory of the race. The fate of his reelection bid increasingly seemed to hinge on his own health — and whether he would be able to overcome the disease and persuade voters to give him another four years. Also Read | Trump having 'trouble breathing' at hospital: Report The split-screen between the candidates Friday represented a striking reversal from the last few months, during which Trump pushed on with his rallies and belittled Biden for adhering to health protocols and running a “basement campaign.” The former vice president was careful to avoid anything that could be perceived as exploiting the situation Friday; at an appearance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he did not criticize Trump for his handling of the virus and closed his remarks by calling on God to “protect the first family, and every family that is dealing with this virus.” Biden’s campaign also moved to take down negative television commercials Friday that lashed Trump for his handling of the virus, according to a Democratic official familiar with the ad traffic. And Biden’s campaign manager, Jennifer O’Malley Dillon, emailed the entire campaign urging its members to “refrain from posting about the situation on social media.” Biden’s aides said he had no plans to step away from his travels — at least for now. The president’s illness is certain to keep the coronavirus pandemic front and center in the remaining weeks before the election, a development that would appear to favor Biden, whose campaign message is focused on criticism of Trump’s stewardship of the deadly disease. Also Read | Over several days and events, the virus swirled around Trump In the White House, advisers to the president acknowledged that the positive test would remind voters of how dismissive Trump had been about the virus, not only with the neglect of his own safety but also in his overly rosy assessments about a pandemic that has killed more than 208,000 Americans. Trump’s recklessness, one adviser acknowledged, amounted to a political “disaster.” As it became clear late Friday that a number of attendees at last week’s Rose Garden announcement of Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination had also tested positive, the White House was also confronting accusations it had hosted a so-called “super spreader” event. For all the drama 2020 has delivered, the presidential race has been largely impervious to even momentous events, whether it was impeachment, the virus, unrest over racism and severe economic distress. Biden has enjoyed a steady lead in the polls since effectively claiming the nomination in April. But an incumbent president testing positive for a potentially deadly disease is of a greater order of magnitude. Republicans worried Friday that Trump would have to remain in the hospital for a significant period of time, imagery they fear would be damaging at a moment when millions of Americans are already voting. Also Read | Internet explodes with memes after Trump, who called COVID-19 a 'hoax', tests positive GOP officials were also concerned that a race with very few undecided voters would freeze in place. Multiple party strategists said their polling in the two nights after the presidential debate had revealed substantial slippage, and not just at the top of the ticket. “This limits Trump’s opportunity to turn this thing around and drive a winning message,” said Terry Sullivan, a Republican consultant. “He’s lost any ability to control the narrative.” Should the final weeks of the campaign be dominated by the coronavirus, Trump’s challenge will be intensified by his casual approach to the disease and its deadliness. The president spent months disregarding and mocking the basic precautions, such as wearing a mask, that his health advisers were urging Americans to take to protect themselves. × Still, few Democrats had any degree of confidence on how the final weeks of the race would play out. Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada said Biden should proceed. “I don’t see why he should quit campaigning unless something really bad happens,” Titus said. “And then all bets are off.” What some Democrats feared, and Republicans hoped, is that there would be a rallying around Trump and he would garner sympathy from voters. Yet even the most optimistic Republican allowed that those sentiments wouldn’t automatically translate into votes. At the very least, Republicans said they hoped Trump’s illness would prompt him to refrain from the inflammatory rhetoric that has alienated many voters and make the election less of a referendum on his behavior. “Peace and calm helps him,” said Alex Castellanos, a longtime Republican strategist. “He is the polarizing element, not the direction he would like to take the country.” Trump’s political fortunes will depend in large part on the severity of his illness. Other world leaders, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, have been sickened by the virus and returned to lead their countries. The 74-year-old president is older than his counterparts who have contracted COVID-19, however, and they were not on the ballot when they tested positive. In any event, the effect of even seemingly cataclysmic events on the race are hard to predict. After all, when the “Access Hollywood” video emerged just weeks before the election in 2016, it was widely thought that Trump’s boast of grabbing women’s genitals would effectively end his chances of winning. Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged Biden to remain on the campaign trail and tailor his remarks to reflect the seriousness of the moment. “It’s proof that we need to be vigilant and we need mature leadership,” said Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio. “He doesn’t even need to bring up Trump by name, just say it’s very serious, even the president can get it.” While Biden aides are being careful not to appear publicly insensitive, they suspect that Trump had already contracted the virus by the time of his caustic performance in Tuesday’s debate, a campaign official said Friday. And they are angry that members of Trump’s family refused to wear masks in the debate hall and appeared to rebuff the efforts of an employee of the Cleveland Clinic to get them to wear one, the official said. It is almost certain that the remaining two debates between Trump and Biden will be affected. The next one is scheduled for less than two weeks from now, on Oct. 15, and the president may be isolated until then. The nature of the campaign will be disrupted as well. And after having gone forward with the large rallies he craves, despite rules against large gatherings in many states, Trump will not be able to leave Washington during a final, crucial stretch of the campaign. Moreover, one of his central arguments against Biden, that the 77-year-old former vice president is enfeebled and unfit to lead the country, has now been undermined by questions about the president’s own health. “Trump is now in the position of becoming exhibit No. 1 for the failure of his leadership on coronavirus, and he runs the risk that his supporters will feel misled by his dismissiveness of the virus and the need for precautions,” said Geoff Garin, a Democratic pollster. The president was already lagging in the polls in part because of his difficulties with older voters, a constituency that leans Republican but is also at the highest risk from the virus. Some of Trump’s aides began the day Friday discussing ways for him to be seen by the public. But it became clear by the afternoon that was not possible, and they released a statement from his doctor acknowledging he was fatigued and was taking an experimental antibody drug combination. In private conversations, members of his staff were also candid that the president had some underlying conditions that could make him more susceptible to a severe bout of the virus. No modern president has publicly endured a health crisis this close to a reelection attempt. Ronald Reagan was shot and convalesced in 1981, just over two months after he was first sworn in. And Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while in office, but it was more than a year before he faced the voters for a second time. Some Republicans hoped his ill-fated June rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he couldn’t come close to filling the arena and some of his own staff members got the virus, would serve as a wake-up call. But while the event put an end to his rallies for a period, it did not make Trump more sober about the threat of the virus. The president restarted the rallies during the Democratic convention in August. The events have been mostly, but not always, outdoors, often in hangars at smaller airfields. Yet his supporters, journalists, White House staff members, security workers and others are around one another for hours at the rallies. And many of those who attend, including Trump and members of his staff, have not worn masks.

Trump’s positive coronavirus test upends campaign in final stretch

<p>The US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;and his wife Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday and had been in quarantine since then.</p>

<p>However, now, in order to make sure the President's health remains steady, he has been airlifted to a military hospital outside Washington on Friday.</p>

<p><strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>will be staying at the hospital for the "next few days" and will undergo treatment for <strong>COVID-19</strong>, the <strong>White House</strong> reported.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-has-the-coronavirus-what-risks-does-he-face-332026"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Trump has the coronavirus. What risks does he face?</strong></a></p>

<p>The move to the Walter Reed Hospital has been declared as just a precautionary step.&nbsp;"At the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said.</p>

<p>He<strong>&nbsp;</strong>was now spotted wearing a mask&nbsp;and did not take any questions from the journalists. However, the onlookers and the local media confirmed that&nbsp;<strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>was able to walk unassisted.</p>

<p><strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>also issued a video message on his Twitter account&nbsp;where he thanked everyone for their support and assured that he is doing very well.&nbsp;"I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support," he said.</p>

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<p>"I am going to Walter Reed hospital. I think I am doing very well. But we are going to make sure that things work out," <strong>Trump</strong> said.</p>

<p>"The First Lady is doing very well," he added.</p>

<p><strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>will be carrying out his presidential duties from the&nbsp;presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days now.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, his close ades Mike pence and Mike Pompeo have tested negative. His&nbsp;emocratic rival&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;and his running mate <strong>Kamala Harris</strong>, too, have tested negative for the novel <strong>coronavirus</strong>. Once mocked by&nbsp;<strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>for staying indoors,&nbsp;<strong>Biden&nbsp;</strong>is the only <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;candidate who is still able to campaign now.</p>

<p>A lot of questions are being raised on whether or not the next two presidential debates willtake place, considering&nbsp;<strong>Trump's</strong>&nbsp;health — second debate is scheduled for&nbsp;October 15 in Miami, and the third is set for October 22 in Nashville.</p>

<p>As per the statement issued by the White House physician Sean Conley, not everything seems to be "great". For now, Conley has given&nbsp;<strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>a single dose of Regeneron's antibody cocktail, a treatment undergoing clinical trials but not yet approved by regulators.</p>

<p>"He's being evaluated by a team of experts, and together we'll be making recommendations to the President and First Lady in regards to next best steps," Conley wrote.</p>


The US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday and had been in quarantine since then. However, now, in order to make sure the President's health remains steady, he has been airlifted to a military hospital outside Washington on Friday.

The US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday and had been in quarantine since then. However, now, in order to make sure the President's health remains steady, he has been airlifted to a military hospital outside Washington on Friday. Trump will be staying at the hospital for the "next few days" and will undergo treatment for COVID-19, the White House reported. Also read: Trump has the coronavirus. What risks does he face? The move to the Walter Reed Hospital has been declared as just a precautionary step. "At the recommendation of his physician and medical experts, the president will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days," press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said. He was now spotted wearing a mask and did not take any questions from the journalists. However, the onlookers and the local media confirmed that Trump was able to walk unassisted. Trump also issued a video message on his Twitter account where he thanked everyone for their support and assured that he is doing very well. "I want to thank everybody for the tremendous support," he said. pic.twitter.com/B4H105KVSs — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020 × "I am going to Walter Reed hospital. I think I am doing very well. But we are going to make sure that things work out," Trump said. "The First Lady is doing very well," he added. Trump will be carrying out his presidential duties from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days now. Thank you for the love you are sending our way. I have mild symptoms but overall feeling good. I am looking forward to a speedy recovery. — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 2, 2020 × Meanwhile, his close ades Mike pence and Mike Pompeo have tested negative. His emocratic rival Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris, too, have tested negative for the novel coronavirus. Once mocked by Trump for staying indoors, Biden is the only US election candidate who is still able to campaign now. A lot of questions are being raised on whether or not the next two presidential debates willtake place, considering Trump's health — second debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami, and the third is set for October 22 in Nashville. As per the statement issued by the White House physician Sean Conley, not everything seems to be "great". For now, Conley has given Trump a single dose of Regeneron's antibody cocktail, a treatment undergoing clinical trials but not yet approved by regulators. "He's being evaluated by a team of experts, and together we'll be making recommendations to the President and First Lady in regards to next best steps," Conley wrote.

Trump airlifted to military hospital for COVID treatment; releases video message

<p>The Mexican&nbsp;President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado has ordered for the national army to be deployed along its southern border to put a stop to the incoming migrant caravan.</p>

<p>This decision was announced as&nbsp;thousands of mostly Honduran migrants were traveling through Guatemala, heading for the United States via Mexico.</p>

<p>Obrado has balmed the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US election</a>&nbsp;for this sudden movement.&nbsp;"It seems very strange to us. It's very strange that this caravan leaves on the eve of the election in the United States," he told reporters.</p>

<p>"It has to do with the election in the United States. I don't have all the elements but I think there are indications that it was put together for this purpose," Lopez Obrador added.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/thousands-of-us-bound-migrants-surge-into-guatemala-331883"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Thousands of US-bound migrants surge into Guatemala</strong></a></p>

<p>These migrants were mainly young men and were seen across the border from Honduras into Guatemala. The area is under strict regulations right now due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Majority&nbsp;of these migrants were spotted without a face mask.</p>

<p>Asking the migrants to "respect the immigration law",&nbsp;Francisco Garduno, the head of the Mexican migration authority, told reporters that the migrants are "not going to cross". However, he also assured that the government wants to avoid any confrontation and solve the mater peacefully.</p>

<p>Hundreds of military and immigration personnel have been deployed across the border on an emergency basis.</p>

<p>Some migrants returned to their country after the Guatemalan government ordered them to be detained and deported.</p>

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<p>The surge in migrants travelling across the border came after the&nbsp;US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;threatened steep tariffs on Mexico if it fails to restrict the flow of undocumented migrants travelling into the US. Mexico, however, deployed nearly 26,000 troops across the border as a response to the threat.</p>

<p>Trump's administration on Thursday announced the US will admit a record low of 15,000 refugees in the coming year.</p>


The Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado has ordered for the national army to be deployed along its southern border to put a stop to the incoming migrant caravan.

The Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado has ordered for the national army to be deployed along its southern border to put a stop to the incoming migrant caravan. This decision was announced as thousands of mostly Honduran migrants were traveling through Guatemala, heading for the United States via Mexico. Obrado has balmed the US election for this sudden movement. "It seems very strange to us. It's very strange that this caravan leaves on the eve of the election in the United States," he told reporters. "It has to do with the election in the United States. I don't have all the elements but I think there are indications that it was put together for this purpose," Lopez Obrador added. Also read: Thousands of US-bound migrants surge into Guatemala These migrants were mainly young men and were seen across the border from Honduras into Guatemala. The area is under strict regulations right now due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Majority of these migrants were spotted without a face mask. Asking the migrants to "respect the immigration law", Francisco Garduno, the head of the Mexican migration authority, told reporters that the migrants are "not going to cross". However, he also assured that the government wants to avoid any confrontation and solve the mater peacefully. Hundreds of military and immigration personnel have been deployed across the border on an emergency basis. Some migrants returned to their country after the Guatemalan government ordered them to be detained and deported. × The surge in migrants travelling across the border came after the US President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs on Mexico if it fails to restrict the flow of undocumented migrants travelling into the US. Mexico, however, deployed nearly 26,000 troops across the border as a response to the threat. Trump's administration on Thursday announced the US will admit a record low of 15,000 refugees in the coming year.

Mexico deploys military to block migrant caravan; blames US election

<p>As US President Donald <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-to-remove-content-that-wishes-trumps-death-by-covid-reports-332183">Trump</a>,74, was admitted in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday after getting infected with coronavirus, reports said the president was having "trouble breathing".</p>

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<p>According to American TV news network CNN, Trump is having "trouble breathing". CNN in its report said the president is feeling "very, very fatigued", according to a campaign source.</p>

<p>"I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out," Trump had said earlier in a &nbsp;video message on Twitter. There are other members in the White House who have also contacted the virus after Trump infected on Friday including former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and Republican Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-airlifted-to-military-hospital-for-covid-treatment-releases-video-message-332132">Also Read:&nbsp;Trump airlifted to military hospital for COVID treatment; releases video message</a></p>

<p>Meanwhile, According to Global Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to the US President and First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday in which he and his wife Peng Liyuan hoped the presidential couple make an early recovery from COVID-19.</p>

<p>Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany had said that Trump "will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days" even as White House physician Sean Conley said that the president was "fatigued but in good spirits".</p>

<p>McEnany said the US President was receiving anti-viral drug remdesivir after consultation with specialists. The president was "not requiring any supplemental oxygen," she added in a statement.</p>

<p>According to the US health agency CDC, as a 74-year-old man, Trump is "at higher risk for severe illness".</p>


As US President Donald Trump,74, was admitted in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday after getting infected with coronavirus, reports said the president was having "trouble breathing".

As US President Donald Trump,74, was admitted in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on Saturday after getting infected with coronavirus, reports said the president was having "trouble breathing". Watch: According to American TV news network CNN, Trump is having "trouble breathing". CNN in its report said the president is feeling "very, very fatigued", according to a campaign source. "I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out," Trump had said earlier in a video message on Twitter. There are other members in the White House who have also contacted the virus after Trump infected on Friday including former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway and Republican Senators Mike Lee and Thom Tillis. Also Read: Trump airlifted to military hospital for COVID treatment; releases video message Meanwhile, According to Global Times, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to the US President and First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday in which he and his wife Peng Liyuan hoped the presidential couple make an early recovery from COVID-19. Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany had said that Trump "will be working from the presidential offices at Walter Reed for the next few days" even as White House physician Sean Conley said that the president was "fatigued but in good spirits". McEnany said the US President was receiving anti-viral drug remdesivir after consultation with specialists. The president was "not requiring any supplemental oxygen," she added in a statement. According to the US health agency CDC, as a 74-year-old man, Trump is "at higher risk for severe illness".

Trump having 'trouble breathing' at hospital: Report

<p>A famous Youtuber&nbsp;David Dobrik decided to use his status of internet influencer for the right reasons and took it upon himself to urge Amercans to register to vote in the upcoming <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US election</a>.</p>

<p>Dobrik has more than 5.5 million followers on Twitter, 14.3 million followers on Instagram and nearly 8.06 million YouTube subscribers. He is known for heading several giveaways of big and famous brands.</p>

<p>This time, he decided to start a Tesla giveaway for a cause. He posted a video on his TikTok account and uploaded a post on Instagram as well as Twitter where he promised to give Tesla cars to the people who register to vote in the upcoming&nbsp;<strong>US elections.</strong></p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CFu4_mKMYYm/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Hi!! HeadCount and I are giving away 5 Teslas to you guys!! All you have to do is share this to your story, tag a friend in the comments and make sure you’re good to vote at my link in bio!! Winners will be announced Monday. Good luck!! @headcountorg No purchase or reg necessary. Exclusions apply. Terms and conditions here:http://bit.ly/345p93f #join2020vote #GoodToVote</a></p>

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<p>He started the campaign with HeadCount organisation. Dobrik's posts blew up on the internet and people started registering to vote with the help of the details provided. As a result of this wild spread of the post, within 24 hours, over 100,000 Americans had registered to vote, and counting as&nbsp;the contest is open till Sunday.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">In 24 hours, over 100,000 Americans have registered to vote through our Tesla giveaway led by YouTube creator <a href="https://twitter.com/DavidDobrik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DavidDobrik</a>. It's extra inspiring to know that David is a "Dreamer" (DACA recipient) who can't vote in the U.S, but has used his platform to help others. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodToVote?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoodToVote</a> <a href="https://t.co/1g9OXiYtlY">pic.twitter.com/1g9OXiYtlY</a></p>
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<p>To win the Tesla cars, his followers had to like the Instagram post, share it on their story and tag a friend’s handle in the comments section and make sure they register to vote through HeadCount organisation.</p>

<p>The interesting thing about this specific campaign is that Dobrick, himself, is not registered to vote. The influencer was&nbsp;born in Slovakia and was brought over to the US in his early childhood. This makes him a DACA recipient, or Dreamer.</p>

<p>The US elections are scheduled for November 03 with the&nbsp;US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;re-running for the post against Democratic rival&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>.</p>


A famous Youtuber David Dobrik decided to use his status of internet influencer for the right reasons and took it upon himself to urge Amercans to register to vote in the upcoming US election.

A famous Youtuber David Dobrik decided to use his status of internet influencer for the right reasons and took it upon himself to urge Amercans to register to vote in the upcoming US election. Dobrik has more than 5.5 million followers on Twitter, 14.3 million followers on Instagram and nearly 8.06 million YouTube subscribers. He is known for heading several giveaways of big and famous brands. This time, he decided to start a Tesla giveaway for a cause. He posted a video on his TikTok account and uploaded a post on Instagram as well as Twitter where he promised to give Tesla cars to the people who register to vote in the upcoming US elections. View this post on Instagram Hi!! HeadCount and I are giving away 5 Teslas to you guys!! All you have to do is share this to your story, tag a friend in the comments and make sure you’re good to vote at my link in bio!! Winners will be announced Monday. Good luck!! @headcountorg No purchase or reg necessary. Exclusions apply. Terms and conditions here:http://bit.ly/345p93f #join2020vote #GoodToVote A post shared by DAVID DOBRIK (@daviddobrik) on Sep 29, 2020 at 12:45pm PDT × He started the campaign with HeadCount organisation. Dobrik's posts blew up on the internet and people started registering to vote with the help of the details provided. As a result of this wild spread of the post, within 24 hours, over 100,000 Americans had registered to vote, and counting as the contest is open till Sunday. In 24 hours, over 100,000 Americans have registered to vote through our Tesla giveaway led by YouTube creator @DavidDobrik. It's extra inspiring to know that David is a "Dreamer" (DACA recipient) who can't vote in the U.S, but has used his platform to help others. #GoodToVote pic.twitter.com/1g9OXiYtlY — HeadCount (@HeadCountOrg) October 1, 2020 × To win the Tesla cars, his followers had to like the Instagram post, share it on their story and tag a friend’s handle in the comments section and make sure they register to vote through HeadCount organisation. The interesting thing about this specific campaign is that Dobrick, himself, is not registered to vote. The influencer was born in Slovakia and was brought over to the US in his early childhood. This makes him a DACA recipient, or Dreamer. The US elections are scheduled for November 03 with the US President Donald Trump re-running for the post against Democratic rival Joe Biden.

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<p>Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start promoting content from public Facebook Groups in users' news feeds and in search engine results, defying calls by watchdog groups to limit algorithmic recommendations ahead of US&nbsp;elections next month.</p>

<p>In a blog post, Facebook app chief Fidji Simo said the company would surface recommendations in news feeds by showing "related discussions" from public groups next to a link or post. Facebook Groups are communities that form around shared interests, and public groups' posts can be viewed by any user.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/technology/big-tech-companies-may-be-handling-data-of-hong-kong-users-to-china-331385"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Big tech companies may be handling data of Hong Kong users to China</strong></a></p>

<p>Simo said Facebook would also start showing conversations from public groups outside the app, such as in web searches.</p>

<p>Facebook declined to specify when the changes would be rolled out, with a spokesman saying only that US tests would begin "in a very limited capacity" in the coming weeks.</p>

<p>The company, which made groups a strategic priority last year, also said it was adding new moderation tools for the more than 70 million people running those communities to help them reject posts, lead discussions and arrange paid sponsorships.</p>

<p>According to an internal memo seen by The Verge, the groups push this year has been a success for engagement on the Facebook app, with posts up 31.9% year over year as of August.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/expansive-study-finds-consistent-facebook-usage-linked-to-ill-being-330948"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Expansive study finds consistent Facebook usage linked to ill-being</strong></a></p>

<p>At the same time, the company has faced a series of scandals over extremist activity within groups, including the spread of thousands of Boogaloo, QAnon and militia groups and communities promoting health misinformation.</p>

<p>Facebook has gradually removed some such groups and limited recommendations to others.</p>

<p>Its new groups push comes days after Accountable Tech and a dozen other advocacy organisations called on Facebook to pause its use of group recommendations altogether until the results of the November&nbsp;3 elections are formally certified.</p>

<p>The coalition accused Facebook of prioritising groups despite red flags from researchers, warning the tools have become "hidden breeding grounds for disinformation campaigns and organizing platforms for extremists."</p>

<p>Adam Conner, a former Facebook executive who now leads technology policy at the left-leaning Center for American Progress, said the company's decision risked accelerating those dynamics.</p>

<p>"Giving content from those groups wider distribution and easier discovery is a dangerous choice right before a contentious election during a pandemic," said Conner.</p>


Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start promoting content from public Facebook Groups in users' news feeds and in search engine results, defying calls by watchdog groups to limit algorithmic recommendations ahead of US elections next month.

Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start promoting content from public Facebook Groups in users' news feeds and in search engine results, defying calls by watchdog groups to limit algorithmic recommendations ahead of US elections next month. In a blog post, Facebook app chief Fidji Simo said the company would surface recommendations in news feeds by showing "related discussions" from public groups next to a link or post. Facebook Groups are communities that form around shared interests, and public groups' posts can be viewed by any user. Also read: Big tech companies may be handling data of Hong Kong users to China Simo said Facebook would also start showing conversations from public groups outside the app, such as in web searches. Facebook declined to specify when the changes would be rolled out, with a spokesman saying only that US tests would begin "in a very limited capacity" in the coming weeks. The company, which made groups a strategic priority last year, also said it was adding new moderation tools for the more than 70 million people running those communities to help them reject posts, lead discussions and arrange paid sponsorships. According to an internal memo seen by The Verge, the groups push this year has been a success for engagement on the Facebook app, with posts up 31.9% year over year as of August. Also read: Expansive study finds consistent Facebook usage linked to ill-being At the same time, the company has faced a series of scandals over extremist activity within groups, including the spread of thousands of Boogaloo, QAnon and militia groups and communities promoting health misinformation. Facebook has gradually removed some such groups and limited recommendations to others. Its new groups push comes days after Accountable Tech and a dozen other advocacy organisations called on Facebook to pause its use of group recommendations altogether until the results of the November 3 elections are formally certified. The coalition accused Facebook of prioritising groups despite red flags from researchers, warning the tools have become "hidden breeding grounds for disinformation campaigns and organizing platforms for extremists." Adam Conner, a former Facebook executive who now leads technology policy at the left-leaning Center for American Progress, said the company's decision risked accelerating those dynamics. "Giving content from those groups wider distribution and easier discovery is a dangerous choice right before a contentious election during a pandemic," said Conner.

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<p>This year the famous and traditional&nbsp;Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, an annual Catholic event that is known for giving the opponents a chance to keep politics aside for a night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The dinner, which is arranged by the Catholic Church in New York, usually includes a guest list of the big names from the country and aims to raise money for the charity while having a hearty laugh.</p>

<p>However, this year's dinner shifted online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the air was a little grim due to the ongoing feud between the two candidates.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-trump-says-will-not-allow-debate-rules-to-change-331845"><strong>Also read|&nbsp;US election 2020: Trump says will not 'allow' debate rules to change</strong></a></p>

<p>The US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;and his Democratic rival&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;addressed the dinner virtually and mainly stuck to talking about politics, rather than sharing anecdotes like in the past.</p>

<p>Talking about how "these are difficult times",<strong>&nbsp;Biden </strong>mainly talked about the grim situation in the country caused by the novel coronavirus and blamed&nbsp;<strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>for the loss of&nbsp;more than 200,000 Americans.</p>

<p>"I know there is disappointment that the dinner tonight couldn't continue as normal, for us to sit together and put politics aside for the night," Biden said.</p>

<p>However,&nbsp;<strong>Trump</strong>, who is infamous for downplaying coronavirus and claiming — then denying — that the pandemic will end soon, did just the same yet again and said that end of the pandemic "is in sight".&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">President <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> thanks New Yorkers at the Al Smith Dinner for the "grit, tenacity, courage, and selflessness" needed to combat the Coronavirus <a href="https://t.co/L40V48Po8C">pic.twitter.com/L40V48Po8C</a></p>
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<p>He also reminded the attendees that he once offered monetary help to the Catholic schools. "It was my great honor to help the Catholic church with its schools. They needed hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide and I got it for 'em, nobody else, I got it for 'em. I hope you remember that on November 3rd," he said.</p>

<p>To lighten up the mood of the otherwise grim dinner,&nbsp;Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan joked about a smooth transition of the&nbsp;microphone from <strong>Biden</strong> to <strong>Trump</strong>. "See Mr. President, that wasn't so hard was it?," he laughed.</p>


This year the famous and traditional Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, an annual Catholic event that is known for giving the opponents a chance to keep politics aside for a night.

This year the famous and traditional Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner, an annual Catholic event that is known for giving the opponents a chance to keep politics aside for a night. The dinner, which is arranged by the Catholic Church in New York, usually includes a guest list of the big names from the country and aims to raise money for the charity while having a hearty laugh. However, this year's dinner shifted online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the air was a little grim due to the ongoing feud between the two candidates. Also read| US election 2020: Trump says will not 'allow' debate rules to change The US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden addressed the dinner virtually and mainly stuck to talking about politics, rather than sharing anecdotes like in the past. Talking about how "these are difficult times", Biden mainly talked about the grim situation in the country caused by the novel coronavirus and blamed Trump for the loss of more than 200,000 Americans. "I know there is disappointment that the dinner tonight couldn't continue as normal, for us to sit together and put politics aside for the night," Biden said. However, Trump, who is infamous for downplaying coronavirus and claiming — then denying — that the pandemic will end soon, did just the same yet again and said that end of the pandemic "is in sight". President @realDonaldTrump thanks New Yorkers at the Al Smith Dinner for the "grit, tenacity, courage, and selflessness" needed to combat the Coronavirus pic.twitter.com/L40V48Po8C — Team Trump (Text VOTE to 88022) (@TeamTrump) October 1, 2020 × He also reminded the attendees that he once offered monetary help to the Catholic schools. "It was my great honor to help the Catholic church with its schools. They needed hundreds of millions of dollars nationwide and I got it for 'em, nobody else, I got it for 'em. I hope you remember that on November 3rd," he said. To lighten up the mood of the otherwise grim dinner, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan joked about a smooth transition of the microphone from Biden to Trump. "See Mr. President, that wasn't so hard was it?," he laughed.

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<p>The US President <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;and his Democratic rival <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a>&nbsp;participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with <strong>Chris Wallace</strong> as the moderator.</p>

<p>However, the debate did not go as planned with&nbsp;<strong>Donald Trump&nbsp;</strong>constantly interrupting&nbsp;<strong>Biden&nbsp;</strong>while&nbsp;<strong>Chris Wallace&nbsp;</strong>tried to take control of the situation. Additionally,&nbsp;<strong>Biden&nbsp;</strong>resorted to name-calling and ask the President to "shut up".</p>

<p>After the debate, a long debate was sparked worldwide on whether or not this could have been handled in a better way.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Considering the same, the Debate Commission announced that would be making changed for the next debate. "Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement.</p>

<p>However,&nbsp;<strong>Trump</strong>, who has declared himself to be a winner, took to Twitter to oppose any changes and said he would not 'allow' any such thing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?," he tweeted.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?</p>
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<p>Since the end of the debate,&nbsp;<strong>Trump&nbsp;</strong>has been chest-beating claiming the won and using unidentified polls to prove his point. However, majority of the US media has disagreed with him and declared&nbsp;<strong>Biden </strong>to be the frontrunner — in debate and election polls.</p>

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<p>The White House&nbsp;spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, too, has also claimed that the only changes that will be 'allowed' by the President for the next debate will be&nbsp;"changing the moderator and a change in the Democratic nominee."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/moderator-of-us-elections-debate-snaps-at-trump-for-speaking-out-of-time-331319"><strong>Also read|&nbsp;Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time</strong></a></p>

<p>"He doesn't want rules that cover for a certain candidate's inability to perform well."</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Wallace has also expressed his frustration about the debate. Calling it a probable equivalent of a "beautiful, delicious cake", he said "I felt like I had gotten together all of the ingredients. Then, frankly, the president put his foot in it. And that was frustrating."</p>

<p><strong>Biden</strong>&nbsp;proposed taking questions from the audience instead.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We have an opportunity to respond to the questions from the people in the audience," he told reporters.</p>

<p>"I think it's appropriate that when a person, a constituent, some considering how they’re going to vote this year, when they ask a question, of whomever they ask that question, gets an opportunity to answer it fully."</p>

<p>The second presidential debate, which will be in a town hall format with audience members putting questions, is scheduled for October 15 in Miami. The third is set for October 22 in Nashville.</p>


The US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with Chris Wallace as the moderator.

The US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate on September 29 with Chris Wallace as the moderator. However, the debate did not go as planned with Donald Trump constantly interrupting Biden while Chris Wallace tried to take control of the situation. Additionally, Biden resorted to name-calling and ask the President to "shut up". After the debate, a long debate was sparked worldwide on whether or not this could have been handled in a better way. Also read| US elections 2020: Debate Commission promises 'orderly' debate next time Considering the same, the Debate Commission announced that would be making changed for the next debate. "Last night's debate made clear that additional structure should be added to the format of the remaining debates to ensure a more orderly discussion of the issues," the Commission on Presidential Debates said in a statement. However, Trump, who has declared himself to be a winner, took to Twitter to oppose any changes and said he would not 'allow' any such thing. "Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time?," he tweeted. Why would I allow the Debate Commission to change the rules for the second and third Debates when I easily won last time? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2020 × Since the end of the debate, Trump has been chest-beating claiming the won and using unidentified polls to prove his point. However, majority of the US media has disagreed with him and declared Biden to be the frontrunner — in debate and election polls. The White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany, too, has also claimed that the only changes that will be 'allowed' by the President for the next debate will be "changing the moderator and a change in the Democratic nominee." Also read| Moderator of US elections debate snaps at Trump for speaking out of time "He doesn't want rules that cover for a certain candidate's inability to perform well." Meanwhile, Wallace has also expressed his frustration about the debate. Calling it a probable equivalent of a "beautiful, delicious cake", he said "I felt like I had gotten together all of the ingredients. Then, frankly, the president put his foot in it. And that was frustrating." Biden proposed taking questions from the audience instead. "We have an opportunity to respond to the questions from the people in the audience," he told reporters. "I think it's appropriate that when a person, a constituent, some considering how they’re going to vote this year, when they ask a question, of whomever they ask that question, gets an opportunity to answer it fully." The second presidential debate, which will be in a town hall format with audience members putting questions, is scheduled for October 15 in Miami. The third is set for October 22 in Nashville.

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<p>The Republican governor of Texas has announced that voters will only have one place per county to drop off mail-in ballots across the vast US state.</p>

<p>The action by Governor Greg Abbott, a Trump supporter, restricts access to the common practice of mail-in voting that is expected to become much more popular due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>

<p>"These enhanced security protocols will ensure greater transparency and will help stop attempts at illegal voting," Abbott said in a statement Thursday.</p>

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<p>Texas has some of the most populous counties in the country. More than 2.3 million voters live in Harris County, which includes Houston, but 11 of its 12 drop-off points are scheduled to close under the governor's order.</p>

<p>"This isn't security, it's suppression," senior county official Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat, said on Twitter.</p>

<p>"Mail ballot voters shouldn't have to drive 30 miles to drop off their ballot or rely on a mail system that's facing cutbacks."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Harris County is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and we're supposed to have 1 site? This isn't security, it's suppression. Mail ballot voters shouldn't have to drive 30 miles to drop off their ballot, or rely on a mail system that’s facing cutbacks. <a href="https://t.co/IeKwzdB0Hb">https://t.co/IeKwzdB0Hb</a></p>
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<p>Abbott's move is in line with views expressed by President Donald Trump, who frequently claims without evidence that postal ballots are a source of massive vote fraud.</p>

<p>Mail-in votes can be dropped off at dedicated ballot boxes as an alternative to using the under-pressure postal service.</p>

<p>The practice is seen as safer for the elderly and others at higher risk from Covid-19 if they go to a polling station.</p>

<p>Apart from isolated incidents, no serious study has reported major fraud related to postal ballots in a US election.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Voting by mail was widespread during the 2016 presidential race, where nearly a quarter of the votes (33 million) were mailed in.</p>


The Republican governor of Texas has announced that voters will only have one place per county to drop off mail-in ballots across the vast US state. The action by Governor Greg Abbott, a Trump supporter, restricts access to the common practice of mail-in voting that is expected to become much more popular due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Republican governor of Texas has announced that voters will only have one place per county to drop off mail-in ballots across the vast US state. The action by Governor Greg Abbott, a Trump supporter, restricts access to the common practice of mail-in voting that is expected to become much more popular due to the coronavirus pandemic. "These enhanced security protocols will ensure greater transparency and will help stop attempts at illegal voting," Abbott said in a statement Thursday. ALso read: Trump and wife Melania test positive for coronavirus; world leaders wish speedy recovery Texas has some of the most populous counties in the country. More than 2.3 million voters live in Harris County, which includes Houston, but 11 of its 12 drop-off points are scheduled to close under the governor's order. "This isn't security, it's suppression," senior county official Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat, said on Twitter. "Mail ballot voters shouldn't have to drive 30 miles to drop off their ballot or rely on a mail system that's facing cutbacks." Harris County is bigger than the state of Rhode Island, and we're supposed to have 1 site? This isn't security, it's suppression. Mail ballot voters shouldn't have to drive 30 miles to drop off their ballot, or rely on a mail system that’s facing cutbacks. https://t.co/IeKwzdB0Hb — Lina Hidalgo (@LinaHidalgoTX) October 1, 2020 × Abbott's move is in line with views expressed by President Donald Trump, who frequently claims without evidence that postal ballots are a source of massive vote fraud. Mail-in votes can be dropped off at dedicated ballot boxes as an alternative to using the under-pressure postal service. The practice is seen as safer for the elderly and others at higher risk from Covid-19 if they go to a polling station. Apart from isolated incidents, no serious study has reported major fraud related to postal ballots in a US election. Voting by mail was widespread during the 2016 presidential race, where nearly a quarter of the votes (33 million) were mailed in.

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<p>Interruptions, cross talk and what not marked the first US Presidential Debate. US President Donald Trump was seen by many to be the aggressor as he took on his Democratic Party rival Joe Biden.</p>

<p>"Joe Biden was certainly saying things that were not accurate," said Lt Steven Roger, who is working with Donald Trump's re-election campaign.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He said when you are trying to elect a person for the most important office in the US, it was unfair that the candidates were given little time to express their viewpoints.</p>

<p>"I think the President did pretty good in articulating law and order issue, the healthcare issue and also the issue whether Joe Biden really controls the party," he said.</p>

<p>At one point during the debate, Joe Biden told Donald Trump to "shut up".</p>

<p>"This debate was a complete disaster for Donald Trump," said Bernard Whitman, Democratic strategist. He had some strong words for the incumbent president.</p>

<p>"Everybody knows that Donald Trump is a bully, he cannot be trusted, that he is a liar and that he is not likable," said Whitman. He opined that Joe Biden put forth his opinions quite assertively and that Trump was not fit to run the country.</p>

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<p>"It was petty, non-substantive," said Arvin Vohra of the Libertarian Party. He felt that the debater did not stress enough on real issues that the USA faced.</p>

<p>"Half the time they were speaking about Joe Biden's son," said Vohra.</p>

<p>"I thought it was a horror-show," said Reena Shah, a political analyst. She said that it was hard to get true positions from the candidates during the debate.</p>

<p>The first presidential debate was characterised by Donald Trump repeatedly interrupting Joe Biden and even the moderator of the debate.</p>

<p>"Trump had no self-control", said Shah.</p>

<p>The moderator even had to remind Trump that he was not abiding by the rules.</p>

<p>"He is not just a toddler-in-chief he is a gaslighter-in-chief," said Reena Shah. She slammed Trump for continuously trying to set-up a false narrative. She particularly noted that Trump's behaviour during the presidential debate was a disservice to Joe Biden.</p>

<p>A count of Donald Trump's interruptions revealed that he interrupted speakers 73 times in the 90-minute debate.</p>

<p>Lt Steven Roger, who is involved with Donald Trump's re-election campaign conceded that the interruptions did lead the debate astray but he defended Trump by saying that he had many plans for the betterment of the country.</p>

<p>"Joe Biden supports higher taxes, he supports putting people out of work, he supports socialist agenda," said Roger.</p>

<p>Experts seemed to agree that this was the "worst debate" in history. David Whitman opined that Joe Biden won the debate while Lt. Steven Roger said that there was no winner, there was no loser.<br />
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Interruptions, cross talk and what not marked the first US Presidential Debate. US President Donald Trump was seen by many to be the aggressor as he took on his Democratic Party rival Joe Biden.

Interruptions, cross talk and what not marked the first US Presidential Debate. US President Donald Trump was seen by many to be the aggressor as he took on his Democratic Party rival Joe Biden. "Joe Biden was certainly saying things that were not accurate," said Lt Steven Roger, who is working with Donald Trump's re-election campaign. He said when you are trying to elect a person for the most important office in the US, it was unfair that the candidates were given little time to express their viewpoints. "I think the President did pretty good in articulating law and order issue, the healthcare issue and also the issue whether Joe Biden really controls the party," he said. At one point during the debate, Joe Biden told Donald Trump to "shut up". "This debate was a complete disaster for Donald Trump," said Bernard Whitman, Democratic strategist. He had some strong words for the incumbent president. "Everybody knows that Donald Trump is a bully, he cannot be trusted, that he is a liar and that he is not likable," said Whitman. He opined that Joe Biden put forth his opinions quite assertively and that Trump was not fit to run the country. × "It was petty, non-substantive," said Arvin Vohra of the Libertarian Party. He felt that the debater did not stress enough on real issues that the USA faced. "Half the time they were speaking about Joe Biden's son," said Vohra. "I thought it was a horror-show," said Reena Shah, a political analyst. She said that it was hard to get true positions from the candidates during the debate. The first presidential debate was characterised by Donald Trump repeatedly interrupting Joe Biden and even the moderator of the debate. "Trump had no self-control", said Shah. The moderator even had to remind Trump that he was not abiding by the rules. "He is not just a toddler-in-chief he is a gaslighter-in-chief," said Reena Shah. She slammed Trump for continuously trying to set-up a false narrative. She particularly noted that Trump's behaviour during the presidential debate was a disservice to Joe Biden. A count of Donald Trump's interruptions revealed that he interrupted speakers 73 times in the 90-minute debate. Lt Steven Roger, who is involved with Donald Trump's re-election campaign conceded that the interruptions did lead the debate astray but he defended Trump by saying that he had many plans for the betterment of the country. "Joe Biden supports higher taxes, he supports putting people out of work, he supports socialist agenda," said Roger. Experts seemed to agree that this was the "worst debate" in history. David Whitman opined that Joe Biden won the debate while Lt. Steven Roger said that there was no winner, there was no loser.

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<p>President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role.</p>

<p>Pressed repeatedly in Tuesday night's debate, Trump gave one of his fullest accountings yet of what scientists say is an escalating climate crisis threatening every aspect of life. Pushed by moderator Chris Wallace, and at one point by rival Joe Biden, Trump also pushed back on scientific findings that his environmental rollbacks would increase climate-damaging pollution.</p>

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<p>The climate change exchange represented a rare microburst of policy discussion from Trump in a loud, nerve-abrading debate. And it ever so lightly nailed down the position of the Republican president on climate change.</p>

<p>''It is a sad statement about the President's history on climate change, but it is a major development to see him clearly acknowledge a role of greenhouse gases from human emissions,''&nbsp;said Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.</p>

<p>''It's still outright denial of the science, in addition to denial of the devastating impacts,&nbsp;such as the record wildfires once again forcing evacuations in the Western US,'' said Michael Mann, a Pennsylvania State University climate researcher and a veteran in scientists' battle to make ordinary people and leaders face facts on global warming.</p>

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<p>Trump said Tuesday that humans ''their tailpipe exhaust, oil and gas production, and smokestack fumes''&nbsp;are just one of many culprits for the weather-disrupting deterioration of Earth's atmosphere.</p>

<p>''You believe that human pollution, gas, greenhouse gas emissions contributes to the global warming of this planet?&nbsp;Wallace asked.</p>

<p>''I think a lot of things do, but I think to an extent, yes,''&nbsp;Trump finally responded after Wallace's third question pressing on the point.</p>

<p>Trump had evaded a direct answer to Wallace's previous two questions, instead responding with his administration's standard lines: It wants clean water and clean air, it supports planting trees and it blames worsening wildfires on Western states' failure to rake dead leaves, branches and trees on forest floors. Trump's eventual answer still dodged the key point, which is that burning oil, gas and coal is damaging the climate.</p>

<p>''Humans more than account for all of the climate change over the last 50 years (when the vast amount of the changes have occurred),''&nbsp;Donald J. Wuebbles, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois, said in an email.</p>

<p>Wuebbles, a lead author in the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment in 2017-18, said because of a change in energy from the sun, Earth had been on a slight cooling trend before human-made heat-trapping gases kicked in.</p>

<p>Trump's attacks on climate scientists and repeated attempts to undo rules and laws reining in fossil-fuel emissions speak ''louder than any reluctant admissions about our changing climate,''&nbsp;said Kim Cobb, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.</p>

<p>The position Trump took Tuesday is more conservative than that of many lawmakers in his party. Some Republican members of Congress became more outspoken on human-made climate change after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats demanding aggressive action on global warming triumphed in 2018 midterms.</p>

<p>Trump's response Tuesday came under pressure, but he did take a position and acknowledge a human role. That compares to past statements from 2012 on in which Trump dismissed the science behind global warming as a 'concept'&nbsp;invented by China to hurt the United States, a 'hoax'&nbsp;and a 'money-making industry'.</p>

<p>&nbsp;As recently as mid-September, he told California leaders struggling with the worsening wildfires associated with global warming that the climate would ''start getting cooler,&nbsp;again. You just watch,''&nbsp;he added.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, after Trump nodded at a human role in climate change, Wallace asked him why he then had undone the Clean Power Plan. That was a legacy Obama administration climate change effort intended to move US&nbsp;Utilities away from the dirtiest fossil-fuel plants.</p>

<p>''Because it was driving energy prices through the sky,''&nbsp;Trump responded.</p>

<p>That's an exaggeration. The US&nbsp;Energy Information Administration projects electricity prices would have averaged 2 per cent&nbsp;higher through 2030 with Obama's emissions-cutting power plan, mainly from the initial costs of adding more solar, wind and natural gas production to the electricity mix.</p>

<p>Biden jumped in with his own question, asking Trump why he was axing President Barack Obama's other major climate effort ? much tougher mileage standards that would have boosted electric cars.</p>

<p>The Obama administration said its move would have cut 6 billion metric tons in greenhouse gases. Trump's answers didn't address the climate damage, and he claimed to have given ''big incentives''&nbsp;for electric cars. In fact, Trump had vowed to eliminate some tax credits boosting electric vehicles, and the White House has said it wants to do away with all incentives supporting renewables as well.</p>

<p>Wallace pressed Biden on his $2 trillion proposal to wean the United States off fossil fuels, citing Trump's claims that the plan would ?tank? the economy and cost jobs. Biden responded by describing massive investments in more efficient buildings, transportation and power plants that he said would produce millions of jobs.</p>

<p>Biden appeared to stumble at one point as he spoke of his plan, and Wallace and Trump pressed him on the left's more ambitious Green New Deal, with Biden saying the Green New Deal,&nbsp;rather than his plan, would ''pay for itself''.&nbsp;Biden specified a couple seconds later, ''No, I don't support the Green New Deal.''</p>


President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role.

President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that humans bear some blame for climate change, but scientists say the president still isn't dealing with the reality of our primary role. Pressed repeatedly in Tuesday night's debate, Trump gave one of his fullest accountings yet of what scientists say is an escalating climate crisis threatening every aspect of life. Pushed by moderator Chris Wallace, and at one point by rival Joe Biden, Trump also pushed back on scientific findings that his environmental rollbacks would increase climate-damaging pollution. Also read: US elections: Debate Commission promises 'orderly' debate next time The climate change exchange represented a rare microburst of policy discussion from Trump in a loud, nerve-abrading debate. And it ever so lightly nailed down the position of the Republican president on climate change. ''It is a sad statement about the President's history on climate change, but it is a major development to see him clearly acknowledge a role of greenhouse gases from human emissions,'' said Chris Field, director of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University. ''It's still outright denial of the science, in addition to denial of the devastating impacts, such as the record wildfires once again forcing evacuations in the Western US,'' said Michael Mann, a Pennsylvania State University climate researcher and a veteran in scientists' battle to make ordinary people and leaders face facts on global warming. Also read: Biden's 'inshallah' in response to Trump during debate lights up Twitter Trump said Tuesday that humans ''their tailpipe exhaust, oil and gas production, and smokestack fumes'' are just one of many culprits for the weather-disrupting deterioration of Earth's atmosphere. ''You believe that human pollution, gas, greenhouse gas emissions contributes to the global warming of this planet? Wallace asked. ''I think a lot of things do, but I think to an extent, yes,'' Trump finally responded after Wallace's third question pressing on the point. Trump had evaded a direct answer to Wallace's previous two questions, instead responding with his administration's standard lines: It wants clean water and clean air, it supports planting trees and it blames worsening wildfires on Western states' failure to rake dead leaves, branches and trees on forest floors. Trump's eventual answer still dodged the key point, which is that burning oil, gas and coal is damaging the climate. ''Humans more than account for all of the climate change over the last 50 years (when the vast amount of the changes have occurred),'' Donald J. Wuebbles, a professor of atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois, said in an email. Wuebbles, a lead author in the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment in 2017-18, said because of a change in energy from the sun, Earth had been on a slight cooling trend before human-made heat-trapping gases kicked in. Trump's attacks on climate scientists and repeated attempts to undo rules and laws reining in fossil-fuel emissions speak ''louder than any reluctant admissions about our changing climate,'' said Kim Cobb, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The position Trump took Tuesday is more conservative than that of many lawmakers in his party. Some Republican members of Congress became more outspoken on human-made climate change after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats demanding aggressive action on global warming triumphed in 2018 midterms. Trump's response Tuesday came under pressure, but he did take a position and acknowledge a human role. That compares to past statements from 2012 on in which Trump dismissed the science behind global warming as a 'concept' invented by China to hurt the United States, a 'hoax' and a 'money-making industry'. As recently as mid-September, he told California leaders struggling with the worsening wildfires associated with global warming that the climate would ''start getting cooler, again. You just watch,'' he added. On Tuesday, after Trump nodded at a human role in climate change, Wallace asked him why he then had undone the Clean Power Plan. That was a legacy Obama administration climate change effort intended to move US Utilities away from the dirtiest fossil-fuel plants. ''Because it was driving energy prices through the sky,'' Trump responded. That's an exaggeration. The US Energy Information Administration projects electricity prices would have averaged 2 per cent higher through 2030 with Obama's emissions-cutting power plan, mainly from the initial costs of adding more solar, wind and natural gas production to the electricity mix. Biden jumped in with his own question, asking Trump why he was axing President Barack Obama's other major climate effort ? much tougher mileage standards that would have boosted electric cars. The Obama administration said its move would have cut 6 billion metric tons in greenhouse gases. Trump's answers didn't address the climate damage, and he claimed to have given ''big incentives'' for electric cars. In fact, Trump had vowed to eliminate some tax credits boosting electric vehicles, and the White House has said it wants to do away with all incentives supporting renewables as well. Wallace pressed Biden on his $2 trillion proposal to wean the United States off fossil fuels, citing Trump's claims that the plan would ?tank? the economy and cost jobs. Biden responded by describing massive investments in more efficient buildings, transportation and power plants that he said would produce millions of jobs. Biden appeared to stumble at one point as he spoke of his plan, and Wallace and Trump pressed him on the left's more ambitious Green New Deal, with Biden saying the Green New Deal, rather than his plan, would ''pay for itself''. Biden specified a couple seconds later, ''No, I don't support the Green New Deal.''

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In a socially distanced 1st #PresidentialDebate2020, Donald Trump & Joe Biden expressed their acrid contempt for each other. Tuesday night's debate became a spectacle of utter ignorance of the traditional parameters & trampled down debate decorum.

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<p>The short-video sharing app TikTok has joined the other social media platforms in fighting the spread of misinformation and fake news during the upcoming&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US elections</a>, that are scheduled for November 3.</p>

<p>After fighting the US President&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>&nbsp;over a nationwide ban on the popular app, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/tiktok">TikTok</a>&nbsp;has launched a&nbsp;US election guide to ensure people get the facts and real news, and stop the spread of misinformation.</p>

<p>Through this guide, <strong>TikTok</strong> is hoping to establish the app as a platform where authentic information can be found. "Our goal is to keep <strong>TikTok</strong> a place where authentic content can thrive, and our elections guide reflects our ongoing efforts to protect the integrity of our platform and the US elections," the&nbsp;head of US public policy Michael Beckerman said.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hours-before-court-hearing-judge-rejects-bid-to-delay-tiktok-ban-330573"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Hours before court hearing, Judge rejects bid to delay TikTok ban</strong></a></p>

<p>The guide will be available at the&nbsp;bottom of all election-related videos and all content posted by the verified accounts of political figures and parties. It will also be available on the&nbsp;Discover page in the <strong>TikTok</strong> app.</p>

<p>"On TikTok we're seeing how people, especially younger voters, are passionate about important issues and are ready to make their voices heard," BallotReady chief executive Alex Niemczewski said in the release.</p>

<p>"Younger voters often do not realize everything that will appear on their ballot, and we believe that TikTok can help them vote their entire ballot."</p>

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<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;MediaWise at the Poynter Institute, has announced plans of releasing short videos on the app to make the first-time voters about how to vote and how to spot fake news related to the <strong>US elections</strong>.</p>

<p>"We are excited to partner with TikTok to help teach their community how to sort fact from fiction online," program manager Katy Byron said.</p>


The short-video sharing app TikTok has joined the other social media platforms in fighting the spread of misinformation and fake news during the upcoming US elections, that are scheduled for November 3.

The short-video sharing app TikTok has joined the other social media platforms in fighting the spread of misinformation and fake news during the upcoming US elections, that are scheduled for November 3. After fighting the US President Donald Trump over a nationwide ban on the popular app, TikTok has launched a US election guide to ensure people get the facts and real news, and stop the spread of misinformation. Through this guide, TikTok is hoping to establish the app as a platform where authentic information can be found. "Our goal is to keep TikTok a place where authentic content can thrive, and our elections guide reflects our ongoing efforts to protect the integrity of our platform and the US elections," the head of US public policy Michael Beckerman said. Also read: Hours before court hearing, Judge rejects bid to delay TikTok ban The guide will be available at the bottom of all election-related videos and all content posted by the verified accounts of political figures and parties. It will also be available on the Discover page in the TikTok app. "On TikTok we're seeing how people, especially younger voters, are passionate about important issues and are ready to make their voices heard," BallotReady chief executive Alex Niemczewski said in the release. "Younger voters often do not realize everything that will appear on their ballot, and we believe that TikTok can help them vote their entire ballot." × Meanwhile, MediaWise at the Poynter Institute, has announced plans of releasing short videos on the app to make the first-time voters about how to vote and how to spot fake news related to the US elections. "We are excited to partner with TikTok to help teach their community how to sort fact from fiction online," program manager Katy Byron said.

TikTok launches guide on fighting misinformation during US elections

President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will face each other live on TV for the first time in Cleveland, Ohio for the first presidential debate.

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<p>Frontrunner Joe Biden and an increasingly struggling Donald Trump traded jabs Tuesday hours ahead of a first presidential debate that promised to be as nasty and unpredictable a clash as American voters have ever seen.<br />
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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-releases-tax-returns-just-hours-ahead-of-tv-debate-with-trump-331276"><strong>Also read | Biden releases tax returns just hours ahead of TV debate with Trump</strong></a></p>

<p>Before they'd even met on the stage in Cleveland for the first of three 90-minute live television showdowns, Biden made public his tax returns to capitalize on revelations that the billionaire Trump avoided paying almost any federal income taxes for years.</p>

<p>Trump's reported mastery of loopholes to pay just $750 in federal tax during the first year of his presidency has given Biden an opening to paint the Republican as a phony when he says he represents America's working classes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>By contrast, Biden's returns show that he and his wife Jill paid a hefty $299,346 in federal income taxes for 2019.</p>

<p>While Biden tees up what is likely to be a central weapon in the debate, Trump's team leaned in on its lurid narrative that the Democratic challenger is senile and needs help to get through the debate.</p>

<p>Trump has repeatedly demanded that Biden take a test for performance enhancing drugs.</p>

<p>And on Tuesday, his campaign, echoed by Trump-friendly Fox News, launched into new conspiracy theory territory by loudly demanding that Biden be checked for a secret earpiece -- presumably to give him answers in the debate.</p>

<p>"Joe Biden's handlers several days ago agreed to a pre-debate inspection for electronic earpieces but today abruptly reversed themselves and declined," Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director, said in a statement.</p>

<p>Biden's deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield called this "absurd" and shot back with her own bit of rumor mongering, claiming that Trump's team had tried unsuccessfully to ensure that the debate moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace, would never mention the number of US deaths from Covid-19.</p>

<p>"See how easy that was to try to throw up a distraction?" she was quoted as saying by Politico.</p>

<p><strong>Covid and taxes</strong></p>

<p>As Trump landed in Cleveland ahead of the debate, a senior official on Air Force One told reporters that "he's ready to go."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The official said Trump was bringing former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani -- now a controversial lawyer for the president -- and mixed martial arts fighter Colby Covington as guests.</p>

<p>The pre-game trash talk gave a flavor of what the two camps are trying to achieve.</p>

<p>Trump, behind in national and swing state polls, is considered a master at deflection and stirring outrage.</p>

<p>Biden arrived in Cleveland on a new campaign plane decorated with his name and that of running mate Kamala Harris.</p>

<p>He wants to keep the debate firmly fixed on Trump's biggest liabilities -- the more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths and the tax avoidance uproar.</p>

<p>Covid-19 restrictions will give the debate a streamlined look with a smaller audience. Naturally, there won't be the once standard -- even if forced -- show of goodwill in shaking hands.</p>

<p>What Americans will get, however, is a chance finally to see Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, side by side.</p>

<p>And Trump, who fancies his skills as a verbal pugilist, is expected to hit hard and low.</p>

<p><strong>Supreme Court silver bullet?</strong></p>

<p>The president arguably has little to lose: his hardcore support is already baked in and Americans are by now almost incapable of feeling shocked by his convention-wrecking insults and well documented torrent of exaggerations or outright lies.</p>

<p>But he also goes to Cleveland with what he hopes will be a silver bullet -- his nomination of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court.</p>

<p>If Barrett is quickly confirmed, as the Republican-led Senate expects, Trump will have tilted the highest court firmly to the right for years to come.</p>

<p>Democrats are crying foul over the rushed timing but Trump expects the power play to energize conservatives.</p>

<p>The president is also sure to go heavy on previous claims that Biden's son Hunter was involved in corruption in Ukraine. Last year Trump was impeached for using the power of his office to try to pressure the Ukrainian government into publicly backing that theory.</p>

<p>But should Trump attack Hunter or Biden's other children, including son Beau who died of cancer in 2015, "it will backfire," said Biden spokesman Andrew Bates.</p>

<p>Biden, as frontrunner, wants to stay steady, but he has a reputation for losing his cool when challenged in public. Many Americans are keen to see whether the would-be president can stand the heat of a Trump firestorm.</p>

<p>But Biden will also go after Trump in a personal way, painting him as a spoiled playboy who only poses as a friend of the white working class that helped him get elected in 2016.</p>


Frontrunner Joe Biden and an increasingly struggling Donald Trump traded jabs Tuesday hours ahead of a first presidential debate that promised to be as nasty and unpredictable a clash as American voters have ever seen.

Frontrunner Joe Biden and an increasingly struggling Donald Trump traded jabs Tuesday hours ahead of a first presidential debate that promised to be as nasty and unpredictable a clash as American voters have ever seen. Also read | Biden releases tax returns just hours ahead of TV debate with Trump Before they'd even met on the stage in Cleveland for the first of three 90-minute live television showdowns, Biden made public his tax returns to capitalize on revelations that the billionaire Trump avoided paying almost any federal income taxes for years. Trump's reported mastery of loopholes to pay just $750 in federal tax during the first year of his presidency has given Biden an opening to paint the Republican as a phony when he says he represents America's working classes. By contrast, Biden's returns show that he and his wife Jill paid a hefty $299,346 in federal income taxes for 2019. While Biden tees up what is likely to be a central weapon in the debate, Trump's team leaned in on its lurid narrative that the Democratic challenger is senile and needs help to get through the debate. Trump has repeatedly demanded that Biden take a test for performance enhancing drugs. And on Tuesday, his campaign, echoed by Trump-friendly Fox News, launched into new conspiracy theory territory by loudly demanding that Biden be checked for a secret earpiece -- presumably to give him answers in the debate. "Joe Biden's handlers several days ago agreed to a pre-debate inspection for electronic earpieces but today abruptly reversed themselves and declined," Tim Murtaugh, Trump 2020 communications director, said in a statement. Biden's deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield called this "absurd" and shot back with her own bit of rumor mongering, claiming that Trump's team had tried unsuccessfully to ensure that the debate moderator, Fox News' Chris Wallace, would never mention the number of US deaths from Covid-19. "See how easy that was to try to throw up a distraction?" she was quoted as saying by Politico. Covid and taxes As Trump landed in Cleveland ahead of the debate, a senior official on Air Force One told reporters that "he's ready to go." The official said Trump was bringing former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani -- now a controversial lawyer for the president -- and mixed martial arts fighter Colby Covington as guests. The pre-game trash talk gave a flavor of what the two camps are trying to achieve. Trump, behind in national and swing state polls, is considered a master at deflection and stirring outrage. Biden arrived in Cleveland on a new campaign plane decorated with his name and that of running mate Kamala Harris. He wants to keep the debate firmly fixed on Trump's biggest liabilities -- the more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths and the tax avoidance uproar. Covid-19 restrictions will give the debate a streamlined look with a smaller audience. Naturally, there won't be the once standard -- even if forced -- show of goodwill in shaking hands. What Americans will get, however, is a chance finally to see Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, side by side. And Trump, who fancies his skills as a verbal pugilist, is expected to hit hard and low. Supreme Court silver bullet? The president arguably has little to lose: his hardcore support is already baked in and Americans are by now almost incapable of feeling shocked by his convention-wrecking insults and well documented torrent of exaggerations or outright lies. But he also goes to Cleveland with what he hopes will be a silver bullet -- his nomination of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court. If Barrett is quickly confirmed, as the Republican-led Senate expects, Trump will have tilted the highest court firmly to the right for years to come. Democrats are crying foul over the rushed timing but Trump expects the power play to energize conservatives. The president is also sure to go heavy on previous claims that Biden's son Hunter was involved in corruption in Ukraine. Last year Trump was impeached for using the power of his office to try to pressure the Ukrainian government into publicly backing that theory. But should Trump attack Hunter or Biden's other children, including son Beau who died of cancer in 2015, "it will backfire," said Biden spokesman Andrew Bates. Biden, as frontrunner, wants to stay steady, but he has a reputation for losing his cool when challenged in public. Many Americans are keen to see whether the would-be president can stand the heat of a Trump firestorm. But Biden will also go after Trump in a personal way, painting him as a spoiled playboy who only poses as a friend of the white working class that helped him get elected in 2016.

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