President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America’s response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial justice.
The battle for control of the Senate tightened Tuesday after Democrats picked up a seat in Colorado, but suffered a setback in Alabama, and Republicans held their own in high-profile races in South Carolina, Texas and Kansas, narrowing the political map.
Voters in Minnesota made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each have a path to win the White House. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016, and has put a handful of traditional Republican states, including Georgia and Arizona, in play. Trump can win by defending a wide swath of territory he won in 2016, but his hopes for reelection are heavily dependent on the swing states of Florida and Pennsylvania.
Many St. Thomas students have chosen to vote by mail instead of voting in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but for out-of-state students, that has always been the only option. Reporter Scout Mason has the story.
17 Million Americans have voted ahead of the general election, a new testing program has started in Hawaii, and the Minnesota State Senate passed a 1.9 billion dollar construction package. Photojournalist Grace Hahn has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump insist he is ready to resume campaign rallies, 51 people were arrested Wednesday night in Minneapolis and the University of St. Thomas reduce AARC capacity limits. Photojournalist Huda Alsomali has today’s News in :90.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon joins TommieMedia’s Emily Haugen in this episode of In Depth to discuss his Vote From Home initiative and the 2020 election.
The first Presidential Debate took place Tuesday night, Walt Disney Co. announced that it plans to lay off 28,000 employees and the St. Thomas Center for Well-Being reported 56 positive COVID-19 cases last week. Ad/PR Director Grace Hallen has today’s News in :90.
Candidates Joe Biden and Amy Klobuchar have both positioned themselves in relatively moderate stances, but it all depends on who you talk to. Columnist Grace Hallen argues the election of a radical democratic candidate will only splinter party lines further.
President Donald Trump held a rally in Minneapolis Thursday, the first since Democrats began proceedings two weeks ago to remove him from office. Trump was defiant in the face of an impeachment probe.
A study by Northeastern University senior Alex Frandsen found that female candidates were described more negatively in the media than male candidates. Columnist Kayla Mayer argues that the solution to this is that voters need to consider whether they dislike a candidate because their behavior is violating gender norms or because their platform is unpalatable.
Amy Klobuchar announces her run for President, a 16-year-old boy takes control of an airplane and women and rap win big at the Grammys. Ad Director Kleio Vrohidis has today’s News in :90.
