Election 2020, ADVISORY
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. Find the AP’s latest coverage in our Election 2020 hub. All times are Eastern.
UPCOMING:
ELECTION 2020 - LEGAL STRATEGY: President Trump’s reelection campaign and Republican allies are working the election referees - peppering some of the thousands of local elections offices around the country with a series of complaints and demands as voting begins in the presidential election. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.
TRUMP-RULE OF LAW: The Trump administration’s willingness to flout the law and undermine government institutions is emerging as a troubling trend in the leadup to an election where anxiety already is running high about whether the president will accept the results of the vote. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.
SENT/DEVELOPING:
ELECTION 2020 -TRUMP -MONEY: President Trump has been talking up the heaps of federal aid flowing to key constituency groups in the lead-up to the November election, but he rarely mentions Congress’ role in the appropriation of those dollars. SENT: 1073 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 -DEBATE-VOTERS: While Trump and Biden debated, Americans cringed. Voters across the country struggled for words to describe the display after one of the noisiest, most chaotic presidential debates in recent memory. SENT: 890 words, photos.
ELECTION -2020 -WISCONSIN -TRUMP: President Donald Trump appears to have canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city’s mayor and the state’s governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Anna Kelly did not immediately return a message seeking comment. SENT: 550 words.
ELECTION 2020 – TRUMP -FLIGHTS: Major donors to President Donald Trump’s campaign have found a way to gain influence beyond writing massive checks. They’re lending their private jets. SENT: 1180 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 - BIDEN -CANVASSING: After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic, Joe Biden’s campaign has decided to resume in-person canvassing efforts across several battleground states in the coming days. SENT: 890 words, photos.
FACEBOOK - ELECTION -ADS: With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud. SENT: 300 words, photos.
RACIAL JUSTICE - POLICE FUNDING: The racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd earlier this year prompted calls to “defund the police” in cities across the country, a priority for activists that has now become a central point in the presidential contest. A review by The Associated Press finds that while local governments have trimmed police budgets over the past four months, the cuts have been mostly modest. SENT: 1100 words, photos.
TRUMP -TAX RETURNS -DEDUCTIONS: Trump-Tax Returns-Deductions The massive losses Donald Trump claimed on tax returns were reportedly due at least in part to huge deductions he took against income his businesses had before and after he became president. A key question: Were those deductions reported by The New York Times excessive and possibly illegal? It would be up to the IRS to decide whether the deductions are legitimate. SENT: 900 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 - SENATE -SOUTH CAROLINA: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is getting campaign support from a third-party candidate who potentially brings with him a narrow margin of conservative backers who could propel Graham over his Democratic challenger in a tightening race. SENT: 425 words, photos.
JIMMY -CARTER-BIRTHDAY: Former President Jimmy Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office. Carter planned to celebrate at his home in Plains, Georgia, with his wife of 74 years, Rosalynn Carter, according to a spokeswoman for the Carter Center in Atlanta. SENT: 770 words photos.
AP VIDEO:
AP Video features analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments. Edits are expected by 4 p.m.
AP PHOTOS:
AP photos is traveling with President Trump to his closed fundraiser in New Jersey and is covering Vice President Pence who is in Iowa for a pair of afternoon campaign events.
INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:
ELECTION 2020-ADVANCE VOTING — Interactive guide. 2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day. AP is tracking these changes and has crafted an interactive guide giving you everything you need to know about early voting and mail-in ballots in each state. This guide will update dynamically as updated election rules and data are made available. Source: AP Election Services. Click for a preview.