5 Republican candidates spar at debate, while Trump holds a rally nearby. Follow live updates
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamyโs final comments onstage at the third presidential debate hinted at far-flung conspiracy theories believed by some far-right Americans, including the idea that Joe Biden isnโt the real president.
Turning Point Action's student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymore
Student activists who assembled in Florida last year for Turning Point Actionโs annual summit were torn, wrestling with whether former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the Republican Partyโs best hope for 2024.
Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19, officials say
Donald Trump Jr., President Trumpโs oldest son, has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson said Friday that Trump Jr. contracted the virus earlier this week. President Trump himself contracted COVID-19 at the beginning of October. First lady Melania Trump also tested positive, the president said, and several others in the White House around that time. Related news: Michigan GOP lawmakers meet with President Trump at White House
Minority pushes Trump agenda largely unpopular among tribes
Native American dancers perform at a Donald Trump rally Oct. 15, 2020 at the rodeo grounds in Williams, Arizona. Lizer says Native American values - hard work, family and ranching - align more with the GOP than with Democrats. The Navajo Nation vice president says Native American values โ hard work, family and ranching โ align more with the GOP than with Democrats. But Native Americans may be more politically divided than assumed, though not evenly. โIndian Country is not blue, it's purple," Mullin, who is Cherokee and one of two Native American Republicans in Congress, told The Associated Press.
Takeaways from GOP Convention: Policy, Pompeo, more Trump
A EYE ON 2024The 2020 Republican National Convention is squarely focused on the election in 70 days. A RATINGS DISAPPOINTMENTRatings for the opening night of the convention trailed not just Trumps convention four years ago, but the Democrats convention last week. Foxs audience was up 238%, but Democratic convention viewership beat Republicans on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and MSNBC. While MSNBC and CNN combined had just under 10 million viewers for Bidens first night, they had 3.6 million for Trump, Nielsen said. Trump on Tuesday complimented CNN for carrying nearly the entirety of the Monday night convention, implicitly chiding his favored Fox News for repeatedly breaking away from the scripted programming to conduct live interviews.
Trump's national security adviser recovers from COVID-19
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's national security adviser, who tested positive for the coronavirus, returned to work Tuesday after recovering from a mild case of COVID-19, the White House said. Robert O'Brien has resumed his meetings with the president, said National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot. During his quarantine at home, Ambassador OBrien worked his normal duties. The administration said there was no risk of exposure to the president or Vice President Mike Pence. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said earlier that OBriens daughter also contracted the virus and that that is how officials think he was exposed.
The Latest: After lockdown, cases up in Australian state
(AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)MELBOURNE, Australia The hard-hit Australian state of Victoria has recorded 74 new coronavirus cases after announcing a record 108 new infections on Saturday. The agency says 43 of the newly reported cases were locally infected patients. ___BEIJING Chinese officials have reported eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases as a recent outbreak in Beijing appears to have largely run its course. ____AUSTIN, Texas Texas has reported its biggest daily increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases 8,258. Texas health officials on Saturday said the states total number of confirmed coronavirus cases is now at 191,790.