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November 18, 2020 at 9:26 pm

Analysis: Trump’s bid to spread misinformation and sow doubt VIEW

President Donald Trump is trying to turn America's free and fair election into a muddled mess of misinformation, specious legal claims and baseless attacks on...

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November 10, 2020 at 9:10 pm

Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden’s legitimacy flourish

WASHINGTON (AP) — In backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud, Republicans risk leaving millions of Americans with the false impression that the...

November 7, 2020 at 2:12 pm

Analysis: Biden claims a mandate that will quickly be tested

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s bet on the 2020 race was a simple one: that a nation riven by deep partisanship was ready for a...

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October 31, 2020 at 5:34 am

After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a year of deep disruption, America is poised for a presidential election that renders a verdict on the nation's role in...

October 22, 2020 at 9:40 pm

Analysis: Debate is brief interlude of normalcy in 2020 race

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second and final presidential debate, it turns out, was actually a debate — a brief interlude of normalcy in an otherwise...

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October 15, 2020 at 7:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Americans critical of Trump handling of virus

Less than three weeks from Election Day, majorities of Americans are highly critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of both the coronavirus pandemic and his...

October 3, 2020 at 9:31 pm

Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare

WASHINGTON (AP) — One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump is facing a credibility crisis as yawning as his health crisis, at a moment...

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September 29, 2020 at 10:11 pm

Analysis: Trump leans on tone that turns off voters he needs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump needed to make the first general election debate about his rival, Democrat Joe Biden. Instead, as he so often...

September 28, 2020 at 9:26 pm

Analysis: In debate, a last chance for Trump to define Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a presidential candidate in 2016, Donald Trump seized control of the White House race and never let go. He masterfully defined...

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September 20, 2020 at 4:57 am

Analysis: US to hit 200K dead; Trump sees no need for regret

The question looming over Trump's presidency now, as Americans mourn 200,000 lives lost, is what the effects of his handling of the pandemic will be...