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Facebook, bracing for a highly contentious election, also said it would strengthen measures against posts that try to dissuade people from voting.Credit...Jim Wilson/The New York TimesFacebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on confusion about the November election on its service, rolling out sweeping changes to limit voter misinformation and prevent interference from President Trump…

President Trump heads to the Gulf Coast on Saturday to survey damage from Hurricane Laura, which has, like other storms, disproportionately devastated low-income minority neighborhoods. The president’s visit follows a Friday night campaign event in New Hampshire in which Trump darkly described Gotham-esque anarchy on the streets of American cities and said the country needed…

Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, stressed Monday that the November election is a choice between success or failure during his speech at the Republican National Convention. The ally of President Trump told Americans that Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden “knows failure.” “His own Defense Secretary said, ‘Biden has been wrong on every…

President Trump will hold a news conference Sunday night, on the eve of the opening night of the Republican National Convention. The president’s campaign released the lineup of speakers for this week, with members of Trump’s family scheduled to speak on each of the four nights.Former vice president Joe Biden’s campaign, meanwhile, continued to hammer…

President Trump is continuing to defend Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s changes to the U.S. Postal Service, which are resulting in mail delays, but says he can’t speak to the specifics of what DeJoy has done since taking office in June.“He’s a fantastic man. He wants to make the post office great again,” Trump said during…