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Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., on Capitol Hill ahead of her confirmation hearings. (Graeme Jennings/AP)
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Nearly all of President Trump's climate rollbacks have been challenged, and several are likely headed to the high court.

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A cheat sheet for what you need to know to cast your vote.

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Next Trump-Biden debates uncertain, though Oct. 22 is likely

With less than four weeks until Election Day and with millions of voters casting early ballots, pressure is building on Trump to turn around a campaign that is trailing Biden.

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Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the vice presidential debate with Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
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4 takeaways from the Pence-Harris vice presidential debate

Wednesday's debate between Pence and Harris, by 2020 standards, was normal. The candidates ignored questions, defended Biden's and Trump's records, but a fly created the buzz.

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Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
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Environmental groups to spend $2M to flip Pa. legislature

Several Pa. environmental groups plan to pour millions into closely contested State House and Senate races to flip the General Assembly in Democrats’ favor.

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Facebook vows to crack down on voter intimidation in election

Facebook announced new measures to prevent misinformation, threats and confusion surrounding the election, but let Trump Jr's call for an 'army of poll watchers' stand.

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listens as Vice President Mike Pence answers a question during the vice presidential debate Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)
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Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate

The first and only vice presidential debate of the 2020 election kicks off tonight in Salt Lake City, where incumbent Vice President Mike Pence meets Sen. Kamala Harris.

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Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui, seen here at the White House in May, says clinical trials of experimental COVID-19 vaccines will soon reveal if they work. Meanwhile, manufacture of the vaccines is picking up speed. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Latest COVID-19 vaccine timetable doesn’t include Election Day

Large-scale safety and efficacy trials of experimental vaccines in tens of thousands of volunteers are underway. Answers about the trials are likely to come late this year.

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington.   (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP)
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Delaware Sen. Chris Coons talks with Supreme Court nominee Barrett ahead of hearings

Ahead of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Senator Chris Coons asks one key question: “Why are we doing this?”

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a weekly news conference, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Pelosi out to block Trump if disputed election ends in House

Pelosi is openly working to block President Donald Trump's advantage if, as he has suggested, he ties up the results of the Nov. 3 election.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
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Krasner says anyone who tries to intimidate Philly voters will ‘find themselves in jail’

Krasner didn’t detail specific threats at Philly for Election Day, but the DA’s task force is deploying a month early and ready to prosecute cases of voter intimidation.

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Oct. 2, 2020: A mail-in ballot for the Nov. 3 election in a mailbox in Rutherford. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
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The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, pictured on Tuesday, is hosting the vice presidential debate on Wednesday.
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5 questions ahead of the Pence-Harris vice presidential debate

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In this May 5, 2020, file photo, absentee ballots to be counted are moved at City Hall in Garden City, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Delaware judge asked to allow counting of late mail ballots

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