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An 'angry' Trump enters last debate as staff hopes for some chill

After his abrasive debate performance in September, President Donald Trump walked off stage believing he had won. It was only in the ensuing hours, as he watched clips of his constant interruptions and irate demeanor play on television, that he recognized how poorly his conduct came across.

Covid-19 vaccine trials won't tell us if the shots save lives, expert notes

• Doctors say fall will bring the worst Covid-19 surge yet. Is the US prepared? • Coronavirus vaccine volunteer in Brazil's AstraZeneca trial dies -- but authorities say trial to continue

The Coronavirus Has Claimed 2.5 Million Years of Potential Life in the U.S., Study Finds

KATHERINE J. WU

A Harvard researcher added up the number of years that Americans who died from Covid-19 might have lived had they reached a typical life expectancy.

Senate Republicans defend Barrett against new report

Senate Republicans are defending Judge Amy Coney Barrett a day before her Senate Judiciary Committee vote against Democratic criticism of her record and a new report from the Associated Press that highlights her previous position on the board of an private Christian school system that the AP reports has anti-LGBTQ policies.

Kara Swisher speaks to Trevor Potter, former chairman of the Federal Election Commission and expert on American elections

Inside the intricate legal battle to make sure every vote counts in 2020.

Analyst: This tells me Trump's dragging down GOP senators

CNN's Harry Enten spells out how changes in states' congressional seats paint a clearer picture of the electorate in the presidential race.

Obama, in a moment of catharsis that doubled as a warning against Democratic complacency, blasted Trump in a speech dripping with ridicule

Trump and Biden's road to 270 | Report voting issues

Analysis: As rivalry with DC heats up, Beijing commemorates 'victory' in 'war to resist US aggression'

Seventy years ago this week, hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops began crossing into North Korea, in an intervention that would turn the tide of the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and eventually hold United Nations forces to an uneasy detente.

A Supreme Court decision has likely transformed election night -- but it comes with a warning

• Even with mute, the final presidential debate could be more hostile than the first • Debate commission co-chair reveals final debate plan • An 'angry' Trump enters final debate as advisers hope for some chill

Election speed read: 12 days to go

We're in the final stretch.

Election Updates: Campaigns Prep for Debate as Race Enters Final Leg

THE NEW YORK TIMES

President Trump and Joe Biden will face off for the last time in an election thoroughly reshaped by the pandemic. Here’s the latest.

Watch Barack Obama's full speech

During a speech in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama delivered a blistering account of his successor's first four years in office, arguing that President Donald Trump has proved he is "incapable of taking the job seriously" and has shown no interest in "helping anybody but himself and his friends."

'What were the ulterior motives?': Clapper questions news conference timing

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper questions the timing of Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe's news conference informing the public that both Iran and Russia have obtained US voter registration information in an effort to interfere in the election, including Iran posing as the far-right group Proud Boys to send intimidating emails to voters.

US designates six more Chinese media companies as foreign missions

The United States government has labeled six more Chinese media companies operating in the US as foreign missions in the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington over restrictions on journalists.

Senate GOP to push Barrett forward over Dem boycott of vote

Despite a Democratic boycott, Republicans are powering ahead to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by Election Day