No long lines for Washington voters. Your ballot arrived by mail and, while you have until election day to vote, if you’re ready to vote now, The Bellingham Herald’s 2020 Voter Guide can help inform you about local and state candidates and measures. First, your deadlines. Ballots were mailed Oct. […]

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering France’s bid to avoid a lockdown, competing town halls ahead of the U.S. election and Boris Johnson’s play for time. France’s half measures against coronavirus France thought it had beaten the coronavirus. But a roaring second […]

CLOSE A mailer paid for by the Committee to Elect Paul Anderson. (Photo: PROVIDED/Marshay Smith) A political mailer sent out by a white Sparks City Council candidate portrays his opponent, who is Black, with darkened skin, sparking allegations of racism. Sparks City Council Ward 3 candidate Paul Anderson approved a mailer that shows Anderson […]

Far-right groups are planning online to monitor polling sites on Election Day, some of them armed, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times. Stewart Rhodes, the leader of a far-right group called Oath Keepers, said his members would draw their weapons if needed. Rhodes said he wanted to […]

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Florida voters have until Monday, Oct. 5, to register to vote (if not already registered) for the 2020 general election on Nov. 3. Florida voters can update their name or address any time. For those who still need to register to vote, the simplest way to […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The coronavirus has upended everyday life in ways big and small. What happens when those disruptions overlap with voting? Thousands of state and local election officials across the U.S are sharing ideas and making accommodations to try to ensure that voters and polling places are safe […]

Trump is up for re-election in November – Reuters The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track an experimental coronavirus vaccine from the UK for use in America ahead of the presidential election, according to people briefed on the plan. The Financial Times is reporting that one option […]

Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images Mar-a-Lago was the place to see and be seen for guests who paid thousands of dollars for the privilege on New Year’s Eve. Diamonds and furs abounded on the red carpet. When Donald Trump arrived at his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in high spirits and […]

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) John Raoux AP ORLANDO, Fla. Taking the stage for the first time since leaving office, former President Donald Trump called for GOP unity, even as he exacerbated intraparty […]