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Campaigning for the 2020 presidency: These photos tell the story
Read full article: Campaigning for the 2020 presidency: These photos tell the story(2020 Getty Images)President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at iG Flight Services on Oct. 26, 2020 in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania. (2020 Getty Images)Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at a voter mobilization center on Oct. 26, 2020 in Chester, Pennsylvania. (2020 Getty Images)Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks to reporters while visiting a voter mobilization center on Oct. 26, 2020 in Chester, Pennsylvania. (2020 Getty Images)President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport on Oct. 24, 2020 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (2020 Getty Images)Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in campaign rally at Dallas High School on Oct. 24, 2020 in Dallas, Pennsylvania.
Fly lands on Vice President Pence’s head during debate, distracting internet
Read full article: Fly lands on Vice President Pence’s head during debate, distracting internetThere was briefly another participant swooping into Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate. For several minutes, a fly landed in Vice President Mike Pence’s hair, not moving as he answered questions about racial injustice and whether justice has been done in the death of Breonna Taylor. Conversation about the fly briefly dominated corners of Twitter, where debate watchers discussed their distraction and inability to focus on Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris' answers. Wednesday night’s intruder wasn’t the first to take center stage at an election-year debate. In 2016, a fly briefly landed between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s eyes during a town hall-style debate with now-President Donald Trump.
Tears in my eyes.: Houston and Texas leaders react to Biden-Harris run in 2020 election
Read full article: Tears in my eyes.: Houston and Texas leaders react to Biden-Harris run in 2020 electionHOUSTON In a historical move, former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden announced that Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) will be running mate for the 2020 elections. Simply put Kamala Harris is a leader who will never stop fighting for the people. She and Vice President Biden are the right team to lead America out of the dark era of Trumpism and into our next generation. I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do what it takes to make him our Commander-in-Chief. He said by picking Harris, Biden underscored his own judgement and character.
Choir of more than 100 people perform without masks at Pence event
Read full article: Choir of more than 100 people perform without masks at Pence event(AP) A choir of more than 100 people performed without masks at a robustly attended event in Texas at the First Baptist Church on Sunday that featured a speech by Vice President Mike Pence. Nearly 2,200 people attended the "Celebrate Freedom Rally," in the Lone Star State, according to rally organizers, which has seen a severe surge in coronavirus cases since easing restrictions. Between songs, the choir members put their masks back on when they sat down, according to pool reports from the event. Face masks at the event were "strongly encouraged," with signs posted around the venue signaling the suggestion. When Pence arrived at the event, he was wearing a mask.