'Remember what this country can be': Obama stumps for Biden in swing state Pennsylvania – live

Biden ahead of Trump in Pennsylvania while the two are tied in TexasTrump cuts short interview as Covid stimulus bill moves closerReport: Trump paid nearly $200,000 in taxes to ChinaFlorida accused of sowing confusion with voting changesVideo: how Trump failed OhioSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 12.17am BST Florida’s top election official is facing accusations of voter suppression after two last-minute moves critics say will lead to intimidation and confusion.Alarm bells went off last week after the office of Florida’s secretary of state, Laurel Lee, abruptly notified election officials the state was beginning to flag voters for potential removal from the voter rolls if they owed money related to a felony conviction. In a second letter, the state offered an extremely restrictive view on how localities needed to operate ballot drop boxes, which voters are increasingly turning to this year amid United States Postal Service delays. Related: Florida accused of sowing confusion with last-minute voting changes 11.55pm BST Lindsey Graham, the Senate judiciary committee chair, responded to Democrats’ decision to boycott Thursday’s vote on Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the supreme court. “Judge Barrett deserves to be on the supreme court and she will be confirmed,” he wrote in a statement. “As to my Democratic colleagues’ refusal to attend the markup, that is a choice they are making. I believe it does a disservice to Judge Barrett who deserves a vote, up or down.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/oct/21/donald-trump-joe-biden-nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-covid-19-us-election-live-updates #donald_trump #joe_biden #us_elections_2020 #us_politics #us_news #world_news #coronavirus