It would be unprecedented for an incumbent president to put his own money toward winning a second term.
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House panel to investigate reports that DeJoy pressured employees to make campaign donations
Former employees say Louis DeJoy and his aides urged employees at his former North Carolina-based company to write checks and attend fundraisers on behalf of Republican candidates.
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COVID-19 vaccine latest flashpoint in White House campaign
The back-and-forth played out on Labor Day, the traditional start of the two-month sprint to the election.
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How to win an election during a pandemic: Candidates for local offices get creative
Many of the honored traditions of handshakes, door-knocking and group events carry a risk of transmitting coronavirus.
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Mnuchin says he and Pelosi have agreed on plan to avoid shutdown
Talks on economic relief legislation dissolved in August and have remained stalled.
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Trump’s alleged comments leave military leaders off balance
The president attacked the Atlantic article as ‘fake news.’
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Trump fixates on vaccine promise as key to reelection bid
Democratic strategists say a vaccine announcement could help the incumbent, but would be unlikely to reshape the race.
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Kamala Harris’ mostly virtual campaign to get Wisconsin road test
On Monday, she will travel to Milwaukee on her first traditional campaign trip.
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PAC spending on tires, clothing spurs complaint against state Republican leader
But it is unclear how the Maine Ethics Commission will come down on the complaint because rules governing political action committees are different than those for Clean Elections candidates.
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Biden slams Trump over alleged comments mocking U.S. war dead
A report in The Atlantic, dismissed by the president as a ‘fake story,’ opens a new political vulnerability for the incumbent less than two months from Election Day.