PORTLAND, Maine — Ranked choice voting will be used for the first time in a presidential race in the U.S. under a ruling Tuesday by the Maine Supreme Court, which concluded that a GOP-led petition drive intended to prevent its use came up short. The Supreme Judicial Court concluded the Maine Republican Party failed to…

Troye, who worked as an adviser to Pence on counterterrorism and homeland security issues before leaving the administration in August, appeared in an ad released last Thursday for the group Republican Voters Against Trump in which she recounted her experience on the taskforce. “It was shocking to see the president saying that the virus was…

The vote count in the Senate shows Republicans can squeak through a confirmation of President Trump’s Supreme Court pick, with anti-Trump leader Sen. Mitt Romney pledging to help advance the nominee. The move gives Mr. Trump the green light as he plans to unveil his pick Saturday to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.…

More than 90,000 recoveries confirmedCoronavirus testing (AP)The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 117,910 as of Tuesday, including 6,680 deaths, state officials report.Tuesday’s update represents 504 new cases and 15 additional deaths, including three from a Vital Records review. On Monday, the state totals were 117,406 cases and…

Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY Published 11:48 a.m. ET Sept. 22, 2020 | Updated 3:20 p.m. ET Sept. 22, 2020CLOSE The U.S. has reached 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus. Now experts are looking ahead, and the forecast for the fall and winter isn't good. USA TODAYThe USA reached yet another dark milestone Tuesday: 200,000 coronavirus deaths.As states…