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Donald Trump warns that Joe Biden would turn Minnesota into a ‘refugee camp’

President Trump told Minnesota voters Friday night that Democrat Joseph R. Biden would turn the state "into a refugee camp" of evacuees from predominantly Muslim countries, declaring "I am your wall between the American dream and chaos."

September 18, 2020

Trump won’t voice confidence in FBI’s Wray after dispute over elections, Antifa

President Trump declined several times Friday to say whether he has confidence in FBI Director Christopher Wray after they clashed on foreign interference in the presidential election and the threat posed by Antifa.

September 18, 2020

Trump calls on federal judges to stop universal mail-in balloting

President Trump warned on Friday that widespread mail-in voting "is going to be the scam of all time" and said he's counting on federal judges to stop it.

September 18, 2020

Trump vows to win Virginia as early voting starts

President Trump said Friday that he'll win Virginia, a state not considered in play this year, due to Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's policies on guns and abortion.

September 18, 2020

Trump gives $11.6 billion in federal aid to Puerto Rico for years-old hurricane damage

The Trump administration announced $11.6 billion in aid to Puerto Rico on Friday to help it recover from Hurricane Maria three years ago, as the president's reelection campaign battles with Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden for Puerto Rican voters in Florida.

September 18, 2020

Trump campaign ad blasts Biden’s plan to increase refugee admissions

The Trump campaign aired a new ad Friday warning voters in Minnesota and Michigan about Democrat Joseph R. Biden's plan to increase refugee admissions by 700 percent.

September 18, 2020

Donald Trump says Michael Bloomberg ‘looking for a job’ in Biden administration with cash donation

President Trump said Friday that former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg is "looking for a job" in a Biden administration with his pledge of $100 million to help the Democratic nominee win in Florida.

September 18, 2020

Trump jabs at Christopher Wray, says China bigger threat than Russia to election

President Trump told FBI Director Christopher Wray Thursday night that China is a much greater threat to interfere in the presidential election than Russia, after Mr. Wray testified to Congress that Moscow is "very active" in trying to influence the race.

September 17, 2020

Trump takes aim at cancel culture, calls 1619 Project and Critical-Race Theory ‘ideological poison’

President Trump said Thursday that the Left's "cancel culture," including so-called Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project of The New York Times, are "toxic propaganda" that Americans must eliminate from the workplace and from schools for the sake of national unity.

September 17, 2020

Trump campaign releases new ads on ‘defining issue’ of the economy, says Biden would kill recovery

Months after President Trump's campaign turned away from the economy as his strength during the depth of the coronavirus shutdowns, his team launched a multimillion-dollar TV ad blitz Thursday in 10 states that signaled a renewed focus on the economic recovery as the defining issue of the final six weeks of the race.

September 17, 2020

Israel deal bolsters Trump bid to expand Jewish support

The Trump campaign unveiled a new coalition on Wednesday to win over more Jewish voters, believing the president's record on Israel and anti-Semitism will galvanize American Jews and drive a wedge in their traditional alliance with the Democratic Party over the anti-Semitic rhetoric of Rep. Ilhan Omar and others.

September 16, 2020

Trump, campaign hail return of Big Ten sports in key swing states

President Trump's "October surprise" may have come a bit early on Wednesday when the Big Ten athletic conference announced its return to the field late next month -- in time to satisfy rabid college football fans before Election Day across a swath of swing states that the president needs to win.

September 16, 2020

Trump tweets fake video of Biden playing anti-police song

President Trump tweeted out a manipulated video of rival Joseph R. Biden Wednesday that falsely makes it appear the Democrat is grooving to the rap song "F-- Tha Police" by the hip-hop group N.W.A.

September 16, 2020

Trump hosts signing of historic accord with Israel and two Arab states

President Trump's fresh approach to one of the world's most intractable and dangerous problems, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, culminated Tuesday in the signing of historic agreements with Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain to normalize their diplomatic relations.

September 15, 2020

Trump tells Hispanic voters in Arizona to vote for GOP to gain ‘the American dream’

President Trump courted Hispanic voters on Monday in Arizona, telling them that a vote for Republicans in November "is a vote for the American dream" of a strong economy, safe streets and opportunity for people who fled oppression in Latin America.

September 14, 2020

Gavin Newsom tells Trump climate change making wildfires worse

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told President Trump on Monday that "climate change is real" as the president received an emergency briefing on more than 90 wildfires that have burned millions of acres in three western states.

September 14, 2020

Trump appeals to Nevada Hispanics, blasts Biden as ‘not a strong person’

President Trump made an appeal to Hispanic voters in Nevada on Sunday, warning them that Democratic rival Joseph R. Biden "is not a strong person" to fight crime and that he would stop the economic recovery in its tracks.

September 13, 2020

Trump signs executive order to lower Medicare drug prices

President Trump said he signed an executive order on Sunday to lower certain Medicare drug prices by tying them to prices paid in other developed countries.

September 13, 2020

Biden campaign ads run on 9/11 despite pledge to suspend them

The Biden campaign and a Democratic super PAC were still airing TV ads on Friday, despite the campaign's pledge to halt political ads in observance of the 9/11 anniversary.

September 11, 2020

Trump praises ‘supreme sacrifice’ of troops at 9/11 commemoration

President Trump attended a somber 9/11 commemoration Friday at the Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, saying America owes an "immeasurable debt" to the more than 7,000 military service members who have given their lives around the world since the terrorist attacks 19 years ago.

September 11, 2020