Vice President Pence and Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) defended their septuagenarian running mates in a debate focused on President Trump’s record and Joe Biden’s plans.
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Kamala Harris came prepared to be interrupted. And Vice President Pence did not disappoint.
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Harris stretched the truth at times, too. Here are 15 claims that caught our attention.
Harris and Pence largely ignored moderator Susan Page, as well as her best efforts to enforce time limits.
The 11th-hour repositioning might not be enough to stave off defeat for a party that is growing alarmed about its political fate and confused by the president’s tweets and decision-making.
With the recovery slowing, the president and his congressional adversaries picked a bad time for gridlock. Failure now to agree on new aid risks a longer, slower road back to prosperity, economists said.
The White House refused to say when the president last tested negative for the coronavirus, leaving open the possibility that he may have exposed dozens of people before revealing his positive test.
Critics say the new guidance could undermine public confidence in the election result by allowing prosecutors to publicize cases of suspected fraud that they previously would have been barred from discussing.
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Jaime Harrison has highlighted the GOP incumbent’s reversal, from mocking Donald Trump in 2016 to becoming the president’s golfing partner and ally.
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