With Labor Day marking the final sprint to election day, your phone calls, texts, and tweets on Campaign 2020 featuring political reporters in key battleground states around the country.
Nebraska U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) and challenger Chris Janicek (D), met for a debate in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event was hosted by NET Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations. Senator Sasse was part of a group of Republican members of Congress who said they would not endorse or vote for Donald Trump in 2020. President Trump has labeled Sasse a RINO - Republican in name only.
Former White House chiefs of staff to the past four presidents discussed how they dealt with crises during their administrations, in a virtual event hosted by Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Affairs. Mack McLarty, Andy Card, Denis McDonough and Mick Mulvaney talked with students about dealing with 9/11, the Benghazi attack, Ebola, the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Labor Day marking the final sprint to election day, your phone calls, texts, and tweets on Campaign 2020 featuring political reporters in key battleground states around the country.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered remarks and answered reporters' questions at a virtual event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. At the start, he talked about the progress of the labor movement and efforts of the AFL-CIO to elect Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. In addition, Mr. Trumka was asked about voter outreach to union members, police reform, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic
The Tampa Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society held a discussion over Zoom on Thursday afternoon. They hosted Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee, who discussed election security.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency in remarks delivered at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California. Administrator Wheeler spoke about the establishment of the agency in 1970 by President Nixon and talked about his vision for the agency's future, which he said focused on protecting air and water while cutting environmental regulations. The administrator was introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA).
Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza discussed combatting racism in a virtual event hosted by the Texas Tribune Festival. She talked about this summer's Black Lives Matter protests, police brutality, solutions to systemic racism, and community engagement with local governments.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden met with four union members and veterans in a residential backyard in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The event was one of two campaign stops he made to mark the Labor Day holiday. During the discussion, Mr. Biden talked with the workers about their military service and their experience with their labor unions and apprenticeship programs run by the unions.
Vice President Pence delivered remarks at a Labor Day campaign event at the Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Introducing the vice president was the company's top executive Brent Ridge, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia. During his remarks, Vice President Pence thanked workers for their contributions, and talked about a variety of topics, including a recent spate of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the shooting of a civilian by police. After his remarks, the vice president met and greeted some of those in attendance.
A Senate Commerce subcommittee examined the various scams that have surfaced during the coronavirus pandemic. Witnesses included federal and state officials who offered recommendations on how to protect the public, especially the senior population. Several questions were posed to officials on contact tracing apps, false claims of curing the coronavirus, stringent enforcement laws, and working with sellers, like Amazon, on taking down false products from their websites.
Former White House chiefs of staff to the past four presidents discussed how they dealt with crises during their administrations, in a virtual event hosted by Georgetown University's Institute of Politics and Public Affairs. Mack McLarty, Andy Card, Denis McDonough and Mick Mulvaney talked with students about dealing with 9/11, the Benghazi attack, Ebola, the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nebraska U.S. Senate candidates, incumbent Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) and challenger Chris Janicek (D), met for a debate in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event was hosted by NET Nebraska's PBS and NPR Stations. Senator Sasse was part of a group of Republican members of Congress who said they would not endorse or vote for Donald Trump in 2020. President Trump has labeled Sasse a RINO - Republican in name only.
With Labor Day marking the final sprint to election day, your phone calls, texts, and tweets on Campaign 2020 featuring political reporters in key battleground states around the country.
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka delivered remarks and answered reporters' questions at a virtual event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. At the start, he talked about the progress of the labor movement and efforts of the AFL-CIO to elect Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. In addition, Mr. Trumka was asked about voter outreach to union members, police reform, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic
The Tampa Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society held a discussion over Zoom on Thursday afternoon. They hosted Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee, who discussed election security.
EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Environmental Protection Agency in remarks delivered at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California. Administrator Wheeler spoke about the establishment of the agency in 1970 by President Nixon and talked about his vision for the agency's future, which he said focused on protecting air and water while cutting environmental regulations. The administrator was introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA).
Vice President Pence delivered remarks at a Labor Day campaign event at the Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Introducing the vice president was the company's top executive Brent Ridge, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia. During his remarks, Vice President Pence thanked workers for their contributions, and talked about a variety of topics, including a recent spate of protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the shooting of a civilian by police. After his remarks, the vice president met and greeted some of those in attendance.
2020 vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) spoke to reporters in Milwaukee following a roundtable with workers and business leaders on Labor Day. She was joined in speaking by a local business owner and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D-WI). The visit to Wisconsin marked Senator Harris's first solo campaign event since accepting the Democratic Party's nomination to run for vice president.
President Trump held a Labor Day news conference at the White House. He discussed the recent jobs numbers, the economy, the election and the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that there could be a vaccine as early as October. He remarked on the story in The Atlantic which said the president referred to dead American soldiers as "losers" and "suckers.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden met with four union members and veterans in a residential backyard in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The event was one of two campaign stops he made to mark the Labor Day holiday. During the discussion, Mr. Biden talked with the workers about their military service and their experience with their labor unions and apprenticeship programs run by the unions.