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-ELECTION SECURITY: Four weeks ahead of Election Day, senior national security officials provide fresh assurances about the integrity of the elections, putting them at odds with President Donald Trump’s efforts to discredit the vote. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 4 p.m.
ELECTION 2020: President Trump’s return to the White House will change the dynamics of the campaign in the final weeks as aides debate the wisdom of sending an infected president out on the campaign trail. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5p.
ELECTION 2020- DEBATE QUESTIONS: Five questions heading into Wednesday's vice presidential debate. UPCOMING: 900 words by 5p.
ELECTION 2020-DEBATE: Vice presidential debates rarely receive much attention. But that may be different this year as President Trump recovers from the coronavirus. UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 6p
SENT/DEVELOPING:
VIRUS OUTBREAK: Still sickened by COVID-19, President Donald Trump plunged back on Tuesday into playing down the disease that hospitalized him for three days and has so far killed more than 210,000 Americans. He compared it anew to the seasonal flu and signaled he plans to return soon to the campaign trail. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.
VIRUS-OUTBREAK-WHITE HOUSE: President Trump’s decision to return to the White House despite his continued illness is putting the focus on the people who could be further exposed if he doesn’t abide by strict isolation protocols. That includes custodians, ushers and members of the U.S. Secret Service who have continued to show up at work and now find themselves at even greater risk. SENT: 1130 words, photos:
ELECTION 2020 - VIRUS - TRUMP VOTERS: President Trump’s supporters are not shocked that he caught COVID-19. Some are praising him because he managed to dodge it so long and think it might help his reelection. Very few think he needs to reevaluate his approach to the deadly virus. SENT: 980 words, photos.
VIRUS OUTBREAK -TRUMP TWEET REACTION: Some survivors of COVID-19 and people who have lost loved ones to the pandemic are angry over Trump’s advice not to fear the disease. The world’s most prominent coronavirus patient tweeted that he’s feeling great and that people shouldn’t let COVID-19 dominate them. The virus has infected about 7.5 million Americans, leaving more than 210,000 dead and millions more unemployed. SENT: 900 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 – AMERICA DISRUPTED -SUBURBS: Once firmly in Republican control, suburbs are increasingly politically divided — a rare common ground shared by Republicans and Democrats. As such, they are poised to decide not just who wins the White House this year but also who controls the Senate and the contours of the debate over guns, immigration, work, schools, housing and health care. SENT: 1800 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020- OHIO: Joe Biden is expanding his ad buys into every corner of Ohio as early voting begins in the state. The push into traditionally Republican areas signals his campaign’s growing hopes that a state Donald Trump won easily four years ago may be within the former vice president’s grasp. SENT: 455 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 -HARRIS: Sen. Kamala Harris is pitching the Democratic presidential ticket’s message directly to Black voters in states like North Carolina and Michigan in the closing weeks of the campaign. But she’s still facing skepticism from some Black voters who question whether she and Joe Biden are committed and able to make meaningful change. SENT: 1100 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 -FLORIDA VOTERS: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is extending the state’s voter registration deadline after heavy traffic crashed the state’s online system and potentially prevented thousands of enrolling to cast ballots in next month’s presidential election. SENT:750 words, photos.
AP VIDEO:
AP Video is covering Joe Biden's speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at 4 p.m.
AP Video features analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments - with today’s focus on Trump, his latest condition and his campaign plans. Edits are expected by 4 p.m.
AP PHOTOS:
AP photos is covering Biden's speech in Pennsylvania and vice presidential debate preps underway in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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