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Jill Biden meets with small business leaders at Rizzo’s Malabar Inn in CrabtreeVideo
During a campaign stop Wednesday in Crabtree, Jill Biden told a small group of local Democrats and business leaders that areas such as Westmoreland County are an important part of her husband’s quest to win the presidency. As she and former Vice President Joe Biden traveled by train from Cleveland...
Debate commission will make changes after 1st meeting between Trump, Biden
NEW YORK — The presidential debate commission says it will soon adopt changes to its format to avoid a repeat of the disjointed first meeting between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden. The commission said Wednesday the debate “made clear that additional structure should be added to the format...
Joe Biden Express rolls into Western Pennsylvania for whistle-stop train tourVideo
An Amtrak passenger train carrying Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his campaign contingent rolled into Western Pennsylvania from Ohio on Wednesday, a day after a contentious televised debate with President Donald Trump. Campaign organizers said the “Build Back Better” train tour will highlight Biden’s plans to rebuild the economy...
Trump campaign threatens to sue over Philly election offices
HARRISBURG — President Donald Trump’s campaign has threatened a lawsuit by Wednesday afternoon if it does not gain access soon for its campaign officials to observe activity inside newly opened satellite election offices in Philadelphia, where people can register to vote, apply for mail-in ballots and fill them out. A...
5 takeaways from the presidential debate
So what did we learn from Tuesday night’s televised presidential debate? Not a whole lot. In a debate that figures to be remembered mostly for how much President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden insulted and talked over each other, what the candidates didn’t say and the opportunities...
Presidential campaign whistle-stop train tours punctuate Pennsylvania, U.S. political history
It’s back to Pennsylvania. Joe Biden on Wednesday begins his post-debate campaign with a whistle-stop foray into Pennsylvania. The former vice president chose Pittsburgh to kick off his campaign in April 2019, with an event at the Teamsters Local 249 banquet hall in Lawrenceville. While train travel has fallen by...
Chaotic first debate: Taunts overpower Trump, Biden visionsVideo
CLEVELAND (AP) — The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden deteriorated into bitter taunts and near chaos Tuesday night as Trump repeatedly interrupted his opponent with angry — and personal — jabs that sometimes overshadowed the sharply different visions each man has for a nation...
Debates 2020: Trump to woo suburban voters while Biden shows he’s more than ‘not Donald Trump’
President Trump told thousands of cheering supporters outside Pittsburgh International Airport that he’s looking forward to facing off with “Hidin’ Biden” on Tuesday. Speaking to a crowd outside a hangar in Moon Township, Trump mocked Democratic challenger Joe Biden for rarely being seen on the campaign trail without a face...
Biden to visit Pittsburgh, Westmoreland County on Wednesday as part of train whistle-stop tour
Former Vice President Joe Biden will visit Western Pennsylvania by train Wednesday, fresh off his first in-person 2020 election debate against President Trump. Locally, the Democratic nominee and his wife, Jill, will stop in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, Latrobe and New Alexandria. The tour is scheduled to culminate in a 7:30 p.m....
Debates 2020: Trump to woo suburban voters while Biden shows he’s more than ‘not Donald Trump’
President Donald Trump told thousands of cheering supporters outside Pittsburgh International Airport that he’s looking forward to facing off with “Hidin’ Biden” on Tuesday. Speaking to a mostly unmasked, tightly packed crowd outside a hangar in Moon Township, Trump mocked Democratic challenger Joe Biden for rarely being seen on the...
How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate
WASHINGTON — Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality and preparation. Trump has decided to skip any formal preparation. And while Biden’s team believes the significance of the debate may be...
Biden to Dems: Focus on health care, not court expansion
WILMINGTON, Del. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants voters to see Republicans’ push for a speedy Supreme Court confirmation as an end-run of Congress and the 2010 health care law. In remarks on Sunday, the former vice president sidestepped any talk of expanding the court to counter conservative gains...
Pennsylvania officials get naked to address the importance of secrecy envelopes in mail-in ballots
Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam wants to make sure every vote counts in the upcoming presidential election. So, she decided to get naked. Hallam and other elected officials this weekend launched a campaign featuring photos of them shirtless with graphics of mail-in ballots tastefully draped across their chests. The point...
Congressman Conor Lamb, GOP challenger Sean Parnell spar over ACA, civil unrest in WPXI debate
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb and Republican challenger Sean Parnell sparred Saturday night over the Trump administration’s push to gut the Affordable Care Act in their first in-person debate. “My opponent favors overturning that law that protects you,” Lamb, 34, D-Mt. Lebanon, told viewers during the debate hosted by Trib news...
Probe into ‘discarded’ ballots in Pa. becomes campaign outrage fuel
HARRISBURG — The news release from a U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania was provocative: Nine mailed-in military ballots had been “discarded” by the local election office in a swing county of one of the most important presidential battleground states. All of them were marked for President Donald Trump, it said. Then...
How to vote in Election 2020: A user’s guide
This guide will be updated as Election Day approaches. If you have questions not addressed here, please contact Tribune-Review staff writer Julia Felton at jfelton@triblive.com. Editor’s note: An earlier version contained incorrect information about mail-in ballots. Voters sign the back of the mailing envelope, not the ballot itself. The basics...
Congressman Conor Lamb to debate Trump-backed challenger Sean Parnell on Saturday night
U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, faces off against Trump-backed Republican challenger Sean Parnell in an in-person, televised debate airing Saturday night. Lamb, 36, and Parnell, 39, who recently moved from Cranberry to Ohio Township, have several things in common beyond vying to represent the 17th Congressional District, which includes...
Rejecting Trump, both parties’ leaders see orderly electionVideo
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the election drew swift blowback Thursday from both parties in Congress, and lawmakers were already turning to unprecedented steps to ensure he can’t ignore the vote of the people. Congressional leaders, including Senate...
What are ‘naked ballots’ and why they could determine the presidential election outcome in Pa.
HARRISBURG — Democrats are launching a digital ad targeting Pennsylvanians voting by mail to explain how to correctly fill out and return the ballots, hoping to avert worried predictions that 100,000 votes or more could be invalidated because the ballots aren’t put in the proper envelope. The so-called naked ballots...
New poll shows Biden still leading, but little change in presidential race among Pennsylvania voters
Nearly a month into the official 2020 general election campaign, with their camps moving full steam ahead and frequent rallies in Pennsylvania, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have done little to move the needle among Keystone State voters, a new poll shows. A Franklin & Marshall College...
Trump plays to strengths in crowd-pleasing stop at Pittsburgh International Airport
President Trump stepped off Air Force One on Tuesday evening to the loud cheers of thousands of people packed outside a private hangar at Pittsburgh International Airport. After a quick nod to the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, Trump told the crowd at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township: “Forty-two days from...
Joe Biden slams Trump on jobs, economy ahead of president’s visit to Western Pa.
Former Vice President Joe Biden went on the offensive Tuesday, attacking President Donald Trump on jobs and the economy as the president prepared to travel to the Pittsburgh region for his fourth visit to Pennsylvania in the past four weeks. “Four years ago, candidate Donald Trump promised the hardworking people...
In battleground states, Catholics are a pivotal swing vote
For decades, Roman Catholic voters have been a pivotal swing vote in U.S. presidential elections, with a majority backing the winner — whether Republican or Democrat — nearly every time. How they vote in the battleground states this year could well decide the outcome, and the rival campaigns are targeting...
Evangelicals in Trump’s base hope for Pennsylvania repeat
HARRISBURG — President Trump’s homestretch push to repeat his razor thin victory in Pennsylvania four years ago won’t happen without white evangelicals, and there are signs that critical component of his coalition hasn’t lost the faith. It’s a group that has often made the difference for Republicans on the Pennsylvania...
Allegheny County to open new elections offices for ballot drop-offs, voting help
Allegheny County voters now have more options to vote early and submit ballots without relying on the mail or visiting a polling place on Election Day, officials announced Thursday. Concerns raised about voting during the covid-19 pandemic prompted the county’s Board of Elections to unanimously approve a proposal to open...
