Do this math: USPS says it needs seven days to safely deliver ballots. We’re five days out from November 3. Bottom line: If you’ve got a mail-in ballot, you probably shouldn’t mail it. Some states will still let voters request absentee ballots. And some states will accept absentee ballots from voters days or even weeks…

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican defending her seat in a competitive reelection fight, said during a debate on Wednesday that she does not think that systemic racism is a problem in the state. “I do not believe systemic racism is a problem in the state of Maine,” Collins said at the debate hosted by…

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia said Wednesday she is “not familiar” with President Donald Trump’s widely reported comments boasting about sexually assaulting women that came to light during the 2016 campaign. Loeffler, who is in a tight Senate race, has campaigned on her alliance with Trump, touting that she has voted with the President…

“We had a shortage last night of beds for babies,” an official at the Office of Refugee Resettlement wrote to the agency’s director on November 11, 2017. “Overall, infant placements seem to be climbing over recent weeks, and we think that’s due to more separations from mothers by [Customs and Border Protection],” added Commander Jonathan…

Shortly after joining the White House as President Donald Trump’s pandemic adviser, Dr. Scott Atlas launched a quiet effort that seemed counterintuitive to some of his colleagues — encouraging officials to limit Covid-19 testing mainly to people experiencing symptoms. Atlas, a neuroradiologist, not an infectious disease expert, strongly supported a decision in August to revise…

The battle for Florida and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are at the forefront of the presidential race Thursday, with President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden holding dueling rallies in the marquee swing state that has seen a significant increase in cases since it re-opened one month ago. The stakes in Florida are highest…

The second highest ranking officer in the US Space Force has tested positive for coronavirus, the US Air Force said in a statement Wednesday. “General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations, tested positive today for COVID-19. He took the test today after learning that a close family member, with whom he had contact,…

President Donald Trump announced a two-page second-term vision for the Hispanic American community — the “American Dream Plan” — to rallygoers in Arizona on Wednesday, six days before Election Day. “Over the next four years, the American Dream Plan will bring more than 2 million new jobs to Hispanic communities, create over a half a…

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the counting of ballots in North Carolina received up to nine days after the election as long as the ballots are postmarked by Election Day, a victory for Democrats in another key state. Republicans and the Trump campaign had asked the court to reinstate a deadline set in June…

Several hospitals across the United States have been targeted in ransomware attacks in what appears to be an escalation and expansion of similar attacks previously launched on other hospitals and medical facilities. A Trump administration official told CNN that several hospitals have been targeted in the attacks over the past two days, and while it’s…

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday praised a ruling this week that affirmed his power to remove the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, saying the decision brings the city “into the 21st century.” “Richmond took an important step into the 21st century when a judge ruled in favor of…

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday night tweaked a line in his controversial opinion on Wisconsin mail-in voting this week, after he received criticism for incorrectly saying Vermont had not changed its election rules due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s a rare public correction by a justice that comes as the court is facing…