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A man photographs himself depositing his ballot in an official ballot drop box outside of Philadelphia City Hall on Oct. 27. Misinformation about voting has been spreading online

How to Spot Disinformation Around Election Day—And What to Do About It

Be prepared for uncertainty on Election Day

A man exits the Municipal Services Building as National Guard members monitor activity around Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 30, 2020.

America Is On-Edge As Election Day Nears

Inside its sprawling stores across America, Walmart employees began pulling...

Inside its sprawling stores across America, Walmart employees began pulling thousands of guns and ammunition boxes from retail shelves this week in a pre-election precautionary move to guard against mass looting amid social unrest. Meanwhile,...

Doug Emhoff, who is the husband of Senator Kamala Harris, speaks to the crowd during his visit Michigan to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Harris on Oct. 12, 2020 in Lansing, Mich.

Michigan Voters Have a History of Voting for Change. Why Joe Biden Is Bullish in this Battleground

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This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Trump spent most of 2016 in a one-way fight...

When Joe Biden said he'd transition away from the oil industry at the final presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn. on Oct. 22, Donald Trump celebrated, thinking the comment would hurt him electorally.

How Joe Biden May Have Outmaneuvered Donald Trump On Energy, Climate, and the Economic Recovery

President Donald Trump thought he had hit the jackpot during the final pres...

President Donald Trump thought he had hit the jackpot during the final presidential debate when his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, declared that he would "transition away from the oil industry." “Oh, that’s a...

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden takes off his face mask before speaking during a drive-in campaign rally in Atlanta on October 27, 2020.

Here’s What We Know About Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Plan

Biden has a seven-point plan for stopping the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts sa...

Biden has a seven-point plan for stopping the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say it's a good plan but needs detail

Emma, a human trafficking survivor from China, in a hotel room in Gaithersburg, MD on Feb. 25, 2020.

'I Thought I Was Going to Die.' How Donald Trump’s Immigration Agenda Set Back the Clock on Fighting Human Trafficking

Trump said fighting human trafficking a top priority, but his Administratio...

Trump said fighting human trafficking a top priority, but his Administration made it harder to protect victims

Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf speaks during a press conference on the actions taken by Border Patrol and Homeland Security agents in Portland during continued protests at the US Customs and Border Patrol headquarters in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2020.

In Last-Minute Swing through Key States, DHS and ICE Are Making the Case for Donald Trump’s Re-Election

As Nov. 3 nears, DHS and ICE have launched a highly unusual publicity blitz...

As Nov. 3 nears, DHS and ICE have launched a highly unusual publicity blitz in battleground states on immigration crackdowns