Election 2020, ADVISORY
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 4 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- TRUMP: President Trump participates in a televised town hall with uncommitted voters, a warm up of sorts for upcoming presidential debates. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 5 p.m. Will be updated with ABC's town hall which airs at 9 p.m.
ELECTION 2020-HARRIS: Kamala Harris will visit California on Tuesday to assess wildfire damage in her home state, her first time back since she was named the Democratic vice presidential nominee. She’ll be joined by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a day after he met with President Trump. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 6:30 p.m.
SENT/DEVELOPING:
UNITED STATES-MIDEAST: President Donald Trump presided over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and give him a boost ahead of the November election. SENT: 1000 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 - BIDEN: Joe Biden is making his first trip to Florida as the Democratic presidential nominee, while his campaign is acknowledging concerns about his appeal with Latinos. That voting bloc could be key to victory in a close race against President Donald Trump in a pivotal battleground state. SENT: 750 words, photos. Will be updated with events in FL.
ELECTION 2020 -HARRIS -POLICING: Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris is drawing on her past as the U.S. faces a reckoning over policing. As a San Francisco prosecutor, Harris declined to seek the death penalty against a young officer’s killer. But as she rose through politics, allies say she’s understood the need to build productive relationships with law enforcement. SENT: 1060 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 -CONGRESS: House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy has rolled out Republicans’ priorities of tax breaks and police funding for 2021. It’s the GOP’s calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in the November election. SENT: 420 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 - MEDIA: The pandemic has forced news organizations to rethink how they cover the presidential campaign — and some journalists say that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Being off the road has made organizations redeploy resources and be more enterprising, and able to respond when the question of voting access became a major issue. SENT: 1130 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 - WISCONSIN -ABSENTEES: Election clerks in Wisconsin are rushing to mail absentee ballots less than 24 hours after the state Supreme Court lifted its temporary freeze on sending them while it considered a legal challenge. SENT: 460 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 -DELAWARE PRIMARY: Voters have a unique opportunity in Delaware’s primary elections to upset the political status quo and change the trajectory of the Democratic Party in solid-blue Delaware. Tuesday’s election features seven General Assembly races in which Democratic incumbents face challengers. That’s more than double the three incumbent Democrats challenged in the 2018 primary. SENT: 500 words, photos. Will be updated with voting results. In-person polls close at 8 p.m.
ELECTION 2020 -PA -MAIL-IN VOTING: With concerns rising in Pennsylvania that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots will be discarded in the presidential election over technicalities, officials in the battleground state told counties that they cannot reject a ballot solely because an election official believes a signature doesn’t match the signature in the voter’s file. SENT: 680 words, photos.
AP VIDEO:
AP Video covered President Trump at the White House diplomatic signing ceremony. AP video is also covering Joe Biden's visit to Florida and Kamala Harris' trip to California. Broadcast and online edits are planned.
AP Video will also feature analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments. Broadcast edits are expected by 4 p.m.
AP PHOTOS:
AP Photos covered President Trump at the White House signing ceremony and is also with Biden in Florida and Harris in California.
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.