Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden is expected to announce his running mate imminently in a joint virtual fundraiser.
President Donald Trump meanwhile claims that he could have beaten founding father George Washington in an election. He also incorrectly described his polls as 'going up like a rocket ship'. The latest Monmouth University poll has him trailing former vice president Biden by 10 points — outside the margin of error.
The president also once again claimed on Tuesday that Covid-19 tests produced “more cases” as he denounced criticism over the so-called “China Plague!”, which he admitted had altered his relationship with Chinese president Xi Jinping in an interview with Fox Sports Radio.
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Also out with their first Biden/Harris-themed ad — The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project, the political action group of anti-Trump Republicans, didn't waste any time either getting their first ad out.
Reminder: The vice presidential candidate debate is scheduled for 7 October in Utah, per the previously announced debate schedule.
Trump campaign fires out first ad: 'Meet phony Kamala Harris'
"With Harris as Joe Biden's ‘political living will,’ he is surrendering control of our nation to the radical mob with promises to raise taxes, cut police funding, kill energy jobs and open our borders."
Candidates' spouses ready to go
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to deliver remarks in Delaware
On Wednesday, 12 August, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on working together to restore the soul of the nation and fight for working families to move the country forward.
Time: TBD
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
Former vice president Joe Biden has chosen California senator Kamala Harris as his running mate — the first woman of colour to run as vice president on a major political party's ticket.
Read our profile of Kamala Harris below.
More to follow.
From a California prosecutor to potential Vice President pick, the making of Kamala Harris
California senator could become the first woman of colour to run as vice president on a major political party's ticketNew report that Stacey Abrams was informed today that she is not the pick.
Profile: Karen Bass
Karen Bass has reportedly been told by Joe Biden that she is not his pick for running mate. Here's our profile on the California congresswoman.
How Karen Bass defended her past with Cuba to earn potential vice president nod
'I'm not a socialist. I'm not a communist. I've belonged to one party my entire life and that's the Democratic Party,' California congresswoman saysReport that Joe Biden has not chosen Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer as his running mate.
Is there polling on this?
CNN reports that Joe Biden is calling those potential candidates he did not pick to be his running mate and that Karen Bass has received such a call.
The president may find that his executive order stunt backfires, particularly if he annoys his own party, says Andrew Feinberg.
No Big Ten football this fall
The Big Ten won’t be playing football this fall because of concerns about Covid-19.
The move comes six day after the conference that includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State had released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential Covid-19 disruptions.
(Associated Press)
There'll definitely be one disappointed fan at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, per yesterday's tweet.
The Big Ten won’t be playing football this fall because of concerns about Covid-19.
The move comes six day after the conference that includes historic programs such as Ohio State, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State had released a revised conference-only schedule that it hoped would help it navigate a fall season with potential Covid-19 disruptions.
(Associated Press)
There'll definitely be one disappointed fan at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, per yesterday's tweet.
We may have to wait a little longer...
Reportedly no event today, but that doesn't necessarily rule out an announcement or leak.
Susan Rice could be Biden’s VP pick, but is her Benghazi connection a problem?
Susan Rice, the potential Democratic pick for vice president, is considered one of the country’s leading experts on foreign policy. But while her experience will count in her favour, it will also give Republicans a clear plan of attack leading up to the election in November.
The foreign policy expert was nominated as the ambassador of the United Nations by President Barack Obama, a nomination the Senate at the time unanimously confirmed.
But her time as ambassador of the United Nations – from 2009 to 2013 – and then later national security adviser to Mr Obama, until 2017, has been called into question by Republicans – specifically her role in the Benghazi attacks.
Danielle Zoellner reports.
Why choosing Susan Rice may come back to haunt the Biden campaign
She was ambassador to the United Nations when four US citizens died in attacks in Libya
Trump's ex-FDA chief says he 'wouldn't take' Russia's reported Covid-19 vaccine
Citing misinformation spread by the Kremlin, Scott Gottlieb says Vladimir Putin’s vaccine announcement ‘may be another effort to stoke doubts or goad US into forcing early action on our vaccines’Biden VP announcement to happen at Delaware hotel?
The New York Times reports that an event production crew is hard at work setting up equipment including large screens in a ballroom at a Delaware hotel.
Workers for companies that are known to have worked for the Biden campaign have been seen at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington.
Joe Biden announced his 1972 Senate candidacy at the hotel and celebrated his victory there. It is also where he held his last in-person campaign event before the coronavirus pandemic.
There are a number of potential events the setup could be used for — the announcement of Mr Biden’s running mate, expected imminently; pre-taping speeches for next week’s convention; or the former vice president formally accepting the Democratic Party nomination, which he will be doing from Delaware.
A Biden spokesperson did not comment on Tuesday.
