US election live updates: Trump launches intense campaign push, Biden hammers him on Covid
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 02, 2020, 23:21:57 IST
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US election live updates: Trump launches intense campaign push, Biden hammers him on Covid

Stay with TOI for all the latest developments on US elections 2020.
03:45 (IST) Oct 23
US sanctions three new Iranian organizations for alleged election disinformation
The United States Treasury has imposed sanctions on three new Iranian organizations in connection with an alleged disinformation campaign targeting the 2020 election, according to a statement issued late on Thursday. The Treasury said the Bayan Rasaneh Gostar Institute was being sanctioned for being "complicit in foreign interference in the 2020 U.S. presidential election."
02:43 (IST) Oct 23
US says Russian hackers targeted state, local governments ahead of election, stealing data from 2 servers
21:50 (IST) Oct 22
Biden says Covid-19 test negative before debate
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has tested negative for Covid-19 ahead of his debate with President Donald Trump.
21:18 (IST) Oct 22
Trump rejoices as Senate panel approves Barrett while Democrats boycott
The Republican-led US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court seat despite a Democratic boycott, clearing the way for a final Senate confirmation vote planned for Monday.
21:06 (IST) Oct 22
Obama is campaigning for us. Every time he speaks, people come over to our side. He didn’t even want to endorse Sleepy Joe. Did so long after primaries were over!: Trump
19:57 (IST) Oct 22
Fox News polls are totally FAKE, just like they were in 2016: Trump
19:35 (IST) Oct 22
The unanimous vote, with all Democrats absent, sets the stage for full Senate approval at the beginning of next week on Barrett, who will tilt the high court firmly to the right.
19:35 (IST) Oct 22
Senate committee approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott
The Senate Judiciary Committee pushed through US President Donald Trump's conservative pick for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett, Thursday as Democrats boycotted the vote saying it was too close to the November 3 election.
18:07 (IST) Oct 22
Ratcliffe made the announcements at a hastily arranged news conference on Wednesday that also included FBI Director Chris Wray. "We have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran, and separately, by Russia," Ratcliffe said.
18:07 (IST) Oct 22
The announcement two weeks before the November 3 election showed the level of alarm among top US officials that foreign actors were seeking to undermine Americans' confidence in the integrity of the vote and spread misinformation in an attempt to sway its outcome.
18:06 (IST) Oct 22
US intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to meddle in 2020 election
18:00 (IST) Oct 22
Discussions between the President and his senior aides have resulted from criticism that Wray and Attorney General William Barr have not fulfilled Trump's wish for an official investigation to be launched into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, The Hill reported, citing sources.
18:00 (IST) Oct 22
Trump plans to sack FBI director as he did not provide information that could benefit him in polls
United States President Donald Trump and his advisors have reportedly been considering the possibility of firing FBI Director Christopher Wray after Election Day as he did not provide him with information that would be politically beneficial in the final weeks before elections.
17:57 (IST) Oct 22
I will soon be giving a first in television history full, unedited preview of the vicious attempted “takeout” interview of me by Lesley Stahl of 60Minutes: Donald Trump
17:50 (IST) Oct 22
The debate is particularly important for Trump, who is trailing in most national and battleground state polls and whose performance at the first debate appeared to hurt his standing.
17:50 (IST) Oct 22
The debate will be televised on channels including ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News and MSNBC. Many news outlets, including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, Fox News and C-SPAN, will stream the debate on YouTube.
17:49 (IST) Oct 22
The announced topics include fighting the coronavirus, American families, race in the United States, climate change, national security and leadership.
17:49 (IST) Oct 22
Kristen Welker of NBC News will moderate the debate, which will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. It will begin at 9 pm Eastern( 6:30am IST) and run for 90 minutes
17:48 (IST) Oct 22
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden will meet on Thursday for their second and final presidential debate.