Trump again avoids test question, Biden signals openness to court-packing at dueling town halls

Savannah Guthrie gave Trump one of the toughest grillings he has faced as president, with questions about white supremacy, covid-19 deaths and his taxes.

Takeaways from the town halls: Trump is called out repeatedly for spreading falsehoods, while Biden had the steady night he needed.

U.S. intelligence agencies warned the White House last year that Trump’s personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani was the target of an influence operation by Russian intelligence, according to four former officials familiar with the matter.

Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), Biden’s running mate, has canceled travel plans until Monday after two people involved with the campaign tested positive for the coronavirus.

The high volume of voters who turned out in Georgia to cast their ballots early this week initially overloaded the computer system used to check them in at the polls, contributing to hours-long wait times, officials said.

Biden leads Trump by 11 percentage points nationally, 53 percent to 42 percent, according to an average of national polls since Oct. 1. Biden’s margin is smaller in key states: eight points in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, seven in Michigan, and six in Arizona and Florida.