The Rotary Club of Fresno held a town hall debate on Tuesday between Fresno Councilmember Garry Bredefeld and incumbent Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau at the club’s downtown location. The candidates, positioned on opposite sides of the room, addressed audience questions and engaged in several exchanges. Both Bredefeld and Brandau...
Face to Face: Trump and Biden to Meet for Final Debate
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday, one of the last high-profile opportunities for the trailing incumbent to change the trajectory of an increasingly contentious campaign. Worried about losing the White House, some advisers are...
Possible COVID Exposure Postpones Costa-Cookingham Congressional Debate
The scheduled debate between Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Republican challenger Kevin Cookingham has been postponed because one of the candidates had possible exposure to COVID-19. The Costa campaign tells GV Wire℠that it was Cookingham who had the potential exposure. "My Republican opponent was exposed to COVID19. My prayers...
Dueling Town Halls for Trump, Biden After Debate Plan Nixed
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks Thursday night: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC...
Pence-Harris Debate to Unfold as Trump Recovers From Virus
SALT LAKE CITY — Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Sen. Kamala Harris, are set to face off in a debate that will offer starkly different visions for a country confronting escalating crises. The debate Wednesday night in Salt Lake City is the most highly anticipated vice...
Foreign Observers Wary of ‘Chaos,’ ‘Rancor’ in US Debate
GENEVA — “Chaos, interruptions, personal attacks and insults," one Chinese newspaper editor said of the U.S. presidential debate. An Australian counterpart said the debate was “swamped" by the “rancor engulfing America." Denmark's prime minister bemoaned the quarrelling and interruptions on display. The first debate pitting Republican President Donald Trump against...
Biden Releases 2019 Tax Returns Before 1st Debate With Trump
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden paid nearly $288,000 in federal income taxes last year, according to returns he released just hours before his Tuesday night debate with President Donald Trump. The move came following a report from The New York Times that Trump paid just $750 in income taxes in...
2020 Watch: How Much Do Debates Matter This Year?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we’re watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: Days to general election: 36 Days to first debate: 1 The Narrative The race is tightening somewhat in some states, but Joe Biden is maintaining a remarkably stable lead over President...
Takeaways: Trump’s Town Hall Offered Preview of Debates
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus cannot be wished away. Real people kept it real. Preparation — and the moderator — matters. President Donald Trump’s town hall in front of undecided Pennsylvania voters offered an intriguing preview of how he may approach his first debate against Democratic nominee Joe Biden in two weeks. Tuesday...
Dems Kick off Iowa Caucuses Amid Worry Over Beating Trump
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Democratic campaign that has cost more than $1 billion, dashed the ambitions of veteran politicians, forced conversations about race, gender and identity and prompted fierce debate over health care and taxes crests Monday in the Iowa caucuses. By day's end, tens of thousands of Democrats...