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More from 2020 election: announcements, news, and updates

Suburban women have had their lives upended by Covid-19. Trump might pay the price.
Explainers

How Trump organized a grassroots army of suburban women against him.

By Ella Nilsen
Money
Sorry, you probably can’t wear a Biden shirt or MAGA hat when you voteSorry, you probably can’t wear a Biden shirt or MAGA hat when you vote
Money

You likely shouldn’t take ballot selfies either.

By Terry Nguyen
Politics
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots can’t be rejected over mismatched signaturesPennsylvania Supreme Court rules mail-in ballots can’t be rejected over mismatched signatures
Politics

It’s a blow for Republicans who challenged the state’s guidance that different-looking signatures shouldn’t be disqualifying.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Explainers
Your voting precinct might have a poll watcher. Here’s what to know.Your voting precinct might have a poll watcher. Here’s what to know.
Explainers

Trump’s rhetoric has intensified fears around voter intimidation.

By Jen Kirby
Technology
A Joe Biden fundraiser offers a new clue into how he might regulate Big TechA Joe Biden fundraiser offers a new clue into how he might regulate Big Tech
Technology

Elizabeth Warren and some of Big Tech’s most vocal critics are hosting the event for Biden, who has been difficult to pin down on tech issues.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
“They’re all Americans”: What Biden gets about the pandemic that Trump doesn’t“They’re all Americans”: What Biden gets about the pandemic that Trump doesn’t
Politics

When we treat the coronavirus like a state problem, America loses.

By Emily Stewart
Undecided voters explain themselves
Explainers

There are fewer undecided voters in 2020 than there were in 2016. It doesn’t mean they can’t make a difference.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Obama delivers a blistering critique of Trump in his first stump speech of the 2020 cycleObama delivers a blistering critique of Trump in his first stump speech of the 2020 cycle
Politics

“Character matters.”

By Jerusalem Demsas
The fight is for democracy
Politics

The stakes of this election are so high because the system itself is at stake.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump’s presidential campaign is Too OnlineTrump’s presidential campaign is Too Online
Politics

President Trump’s campaign is shaped by, and aimed at, an audience largely existing on Twitter.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
Trump’s team is pushing for a debate on foreign policy. That could backfire.Trump’s team is pushing for a debate on foreign policy. That could backfire.
Politics

Trump’s foreign policy record may be his strongest. But will anyone care?

By Alex Ward
Montana’s Senate race was supposed to be easy for Republicans. It’s a dead heat.
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Democrats are within reach of a second Senate seat in Montana.

By Ella Nilsen
Explainers
How Biden — or Trump — could win 270 electoral votesHow Biden — or Trump — could win 270 electoral votes
Explainers

Here are the most promising paths to victory for each candidate.

By Andrew Prokop
Technology
The many ways we know 2020 will be a banner year for votingThe many ways we know 2020 will be a banner year for voting
Technology

There are lots of reasons besides voter registration to believe voter turnout will be high.

By Rani Molla
Why Trump could bring down Joni Ernst in the Iowa Senate race
The stakes of the Senate, explained

How Ernst went from future star to an incumbent on the ropes in 2020.

By Dylan Scott
5 winners and 3 losers from the dueling Trump-Biden town halls
Politics

Winner: Savannah Guthrie. Loser: Trump.

By Dylan Scott, Zack Beauchamp and 4 more
Politics
The delightful boringness of Joe BidenThe delightful boringness of Joe Biden
Politics

If you didn’t watch it, you didn’t miss much — that’s kind of nice!

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The next presidential debate is the last one. Trump needs to make up a lot of ground.The next presidential debate is the last one. Trump needs to make up a lot of ground.
Politics

The final presidential debate of 2020 is set for October 22, less than two weeks before Election Day.

By Dylan Scott
Explainers
The battle over a Texas order limiting ballot drop-off locations, explainedThe battle over a Texas order limiting ballot drop-off locations, explained
Explainers

A federal appeals court has ruled Texas’s restrictions can remain in place.

By Jen Kirby
The 2020 election calendar
Whose vote counts?

A full schedule of all the key dates in the 2020 presidential election: debates, conventions, and more.

By Cameron Peters, Hannah Brown and 1 more
A former Republican could win the Kansas Senate race for the Democrats
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Barbara Bollier is making the Kansas Senate race more competitive than many imagined.

By Ella Nilsen and Dylan Scott
The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: Barbara Bollier is making the Kansas Senate race competitive for DemocratsThe Vox Senate interview: Barbara Bollier is making the Kansas Senate race competitive for Democrats
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Bollier, a former Republican, is running primarily on affordable health care and expanding Medicaid.

By Ella Nilsen and Dylan Scott
Politics
New national polls are disastrous for Trump — and state polls aren’t much betterNew national polls are disastrous for Trump — and state polls aren’t much better
Politics

Joe Biden’s polling lead has gotten huge. But Trump could still make up a lot of ground.

By Dylan Scott
Technology
A crashed voter registration website is Floridians’ latest obstacle to the right to voteA crashed voter registration website is Floridians’ latest obstacle to the right to vote
Technology

The state extended the voting registration deadline, but that won’t solve all of its issues.

By Sara Morrison
What a Democratic Senate wants
Explainers

Democrats could take back the Senate in 2020. They have a massive to-do list.

By Dylan Scott, Ella Nilsen and 1 more