Tipsheet: Senate battle threatens to spill into overtime

View in your browser     Senate battle threatens to spill into overtime By Jordain Carney   The battle for control of the Senate could go into overtime, pushing the outcome of the months-long fight past beyond election night on Tuesday. Democrats are within striking distance of securing the majority for the first time since 2014 after putting Republicans on defense in roughly a dozen states. Political handicappers predict the most likely outcome is Democrats winning back the chamber by a small margin. But lawmakers and officials are warning that the number of close races, the potential for runoffs, and the influx of mail-in and absentee voters mean it could be weeks or months before knowing which party will control the Senate. Read the full story here     Democrats on edge as Biden-Trump fight nears end By Amie Parnes   Democrats are on edge going into the final days of the general election campaign, but say they believe Joe Biden has been doing enough to win the White House and defeat President Trump. Read the full story here     Trump, Biden trade insults as they duke it out in key battlegrounds By Brett Samuels   President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden traded insults on Saturday as the two spent the day in key battleground states on the campaign trail. Read the full story here     Obama boosts Biden in must-win Michigan By Max Greenwood   Former President Obama joined his former vice president, Joe Biden, at a rally in Flint, Mich., on Saturday as he ramps up his campaign appearances on behalf of the Democratic nominee in the final days of the 2020 presidential race. Read the full story here       Trump seeks to connect new GDP figures with pre-pandemic economy By Sylvan Lane   President Trump is leaning on the legacy of the strong economy that spanned most of his first term in hopes that it will overshadow the devastation wrought on millions of Americans by the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Melania Trump launches attacks on Biden, Harris in Wisconsin By Celine Castronuovo   First lady Melania Trump on Saturday went on the attack against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), while defending her husband's response to the coronavirus. Read the full story here     On The Trail: The five factors that make Joe Biden the favorite By Reid Wilson   Former Vice President Joe Biden heads into Election Day with a clear lead over President Trump, buoyed by state and national trends that show Americans are on track to boot a first-term incumbent for the first time in 28 years. Read the full story here     Biden leading Trump in Midwest battlegrounds; race is tight in Arizona and North Carolina: CNN poll By Jordan Williams   Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds sizable leads over President Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin and is in a tight race with the Republican incumbent in the battlegrounds of Arizona and North Carolina just three days before Election Day, according to CNN polls released Saturday. Read the full story here     Poll: Trump leads Biden by 7 points in Iowa By Jordan Williams   President Trump has gained a 7-point lead over Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the battleground state of Iowa just three days before the Nov. 3 election, according to a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll released Saturday. Read the full story here     18 Trump rallies have led to 30,000 COVID-19 cases: Stanford University study By Jordan Williams   A new study from Stanford University found that 18 of President Trump’s campaign rallies have led to over 30,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and likely led to over 700 deaths. Read the full story here     The case for internet originalism By Jonathan Turley   OPINION | Twitter finally lifted its suspension of the New York Post over its reporting on the laptop of Hunter Biden. The decision came two weeks after both Twitter and Facebook barred access to the story about his emails that appeared to reveal influence peddling and contradicted past statements of former Vice President Joe Biden. Twitter now admits there was no evidence that the emails were fabricated or were the product of Russian disinformation, a conclusion confirmed by both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the director of national intelligence. Read the full story here     The coronavirus election By Maria Cardona   OPINION | The final days of the 2020 election are finally upon us. President Trump and former Vice President Biden are making their closing arguments in a historic election that will determine who will lead the country amid a global pandemic that has killed more than 227,000 Americans and a recession that has taken millions of American jobs. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Road to 270: Biden has options, Trump walks narrow path By Thomas Beaumont and Aamer Madhani   President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each has a path to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Biden’s is appreciably wider. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Trump ends second campaign where his first took flight — on the rally stage By Alex Leary and Catherine Lucey   As the election barrels to an end, the president is again pouring his energy into large rallies, at times defying state and local coronavirus guidelines. The events at times have a nostalgic tone, yet supporters remain energized and confident of his re-election. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: In historic early turnout, more than 90 million ballots cast as of Saturday By Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Holly Bailey and Barry Yeoman   The massive early turnout is roughly 65 percent of the 139 million votes cast in 2016, and it essentially guarantees that, for the first time in history, a majority of ballots will be cast before Election Day.  Read the full story here     The New York Times: Election at hand, Biden leads Trump in four key states, poll shows By Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin   Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads President Trump in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and, by a wide margin, in Wisconsin, according to a Times/Siena College poll. Read the full story here     Reuters: US judge to hear Republican bid to void 100,000 votes in Texas By Jan Wolfe   A federal judge in Texas scheduled an emergency hearing for Monday on whether Houston officials unlawfully allowed drive-through voting and should toss more than 100,000 votes in the Democratic-leaning area. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet   You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2020 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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