VP Debate Takeaways: Pandemic Looms Over A More Civil Fight
In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified.
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In normal times, vice presidential debates don’t matter much. But in an election year as wild as 2020, everything is magnified.
The vice presidential debate featured plexiglass barriers to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. They were no match for the night’s most talked-about intruder — a fly that briefly buzzed around the stage before landing and staying on Mike Pence’s head.
President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week’s debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced will take place virtually because of the president’s diagnosis of COVID-19.
Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the first and only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election, coming as the coronavirus sidelined President Donald Trump at the White House.
As the coronavirus sweeps through the upper reaches of government, Republican Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris face off Wednesday night in a debate highlighting the parties’ sharply conflicting visions for a nation in crisis.
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison.
North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Cal Cunningham is under investigation by the US Army Reserve following information that he may have had an extramarital affair.
In September WWE gave its wrestlers 30 days to stop all business relationships with third party companies such and Cameo, Twitch, and etc.
Less than 30 days until election day and Wednesday night vice president Mike Pence and senator Kamala Harris will go face to face in Salt Lake city - in the first and only vice presidential debate.
Eddie Van Halen, the guitar virtuoso whose blinding speed, control and innovation propelled his band Van Halen into one of hard rock’s biggest groups, fueled the unmistakable fiery solo in Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat It” and became elevated to the status of rock god, has died. He was 65.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on another round of COVID-19 relief until after the election.
Standing before Sen. Kamala Harris at a campaign event near a Raleigh barbershop, Marcus Bass asked the Democratic vice presidential nominee a pointed question: How would she and Joe Biden convince young Black voters their ticket isn’t simply the lesser of two evils?
Halloween traditions are set to look very different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic but Lowe's Home Improvement stores plan to keep the holiday spirit alive with curbside trick-or-treating.
Derek got a chance to talk with the stars of DC's Swamp Thing, Crystal Reed and Virginia Madsen ahead of Tuesday night's series premiere.
With the rise in coronavirus cases, many expectant mothers are now considering home births.
President Donald Trump says he’s leaving the hospital Monday evening after a three-day stay to treat symptoms of COVID-19.
The staggering scale of California’s wildfires reached another milestone Monday: A single fire surpassed 1 million acres.
Shares in the company that owns the Regal, Cineworld and Picturehouse movie theaters fell as much as 58% after it said it will temporarily close the venues because delays to the latest James Bond film left it with few blockbusters to attract customers during the pandemic.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes days after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level dropped suddenly on Saturday, but he “has continued to improve,” the White House physician said Sunday, adding a new layer of confusion to the president’s health status even as he sought to clarify contradictory statements from the day before.
