Vice President Pence's top aide tests positive for coronavirus

A spokesman says Vice President Mike Pence will continue with his aggressive campaign schedule after his chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for the coronavirus Saturday.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs Barrett despite opposing replacement before presidential election

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat so close to Election Day announced support ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday.

Facebook demands shut down of ad-targeting data collection tool

Academics, journalists and First Amendment lawyers are rallying behind New York University researchers in a showdown with Facebook over its demand that they halt the collection of data on political ads-targeting the site.

Boat parades, road rallies buoy Trump and his supporters

Boat, truck and car parades organized by President Donald Trump’s grassroots supporters have become one of the more visible images of the campaign.

US coronavirus surge colors White House race in closing days

With Election Day less than two weeks out, President Trump and Joe Biden highlight the pandemic's continued grip on American life.

Nebraska, Maine could play pivotal role in presidential election

Nebraska and Maine aren’t exactly swing states in the race to pick the next president, but each one has something to offer next month that could give them a huge amount of sway: a single electoral vote.

As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him

President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be “the most corrupt” in American history earlier this month. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message.

Biden's fossil fuel shutdown brings Texas-sized response

An exchange between President Trump and Joe Biden during Thursday night's debate raised eyebrows as Biden said he would transition from fossil fuels.

President Trump, Biden lawyer up, brace for White House legal battle

Both sides are informed by the experience of the 2000 election, which was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore.

Student sues after school revokes parking pass due to Trump display

A Volusia County student is suing his school after he says he was punished for a display showing support for President Donald Trump.

Texas court upholds order allowing multiple absentee ballot drop-off locations, appeal to hold opening others

A state appeals court has upheld a Travis County State district court order allowing Texas counties to have multiple drop-off locations for hand delivery of absentee ballots, undercutting Gov. Greg Abbott's recent directive limiting counties to one drop-off site.

Postal delays persist in battleground states ahead of 2020 election

Data shows nearly all the agency's delivery regions missing its target of having at least 95% of first-class mail arrive within five days.

Culture Conversations: Revolt TV owned by Sean 'Diddy' Combs relaunches 'Vote Or Die' campaign

Sean "Diddy" Combs has relaunched his "Vote or Die!" campaign for the 2020 presidential election, with a slew of new initiatives, in partnership with his hip-hop network Revolt TV.

Obit: In lieu of flowers 'do not vote for Trump'

Georgia May Adkins, who died of a stroke on Sept. 28, asked that friends and family not vote for Trump.

NY grocery store threatened with boycott after offering discount to Trump supporters

A New York grocery store owner is facing boycott threats because he offered a 20% discount to Trump supporters – even after he said he would honor the deal for Biden backers, too.

Downtown Austin mural hopes to empower women to vote

A mural at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Congress Ave called “The Beauty of Liberty and Equality” hopes to empower women to vote. 

Presidential debate: Trump, Biden clash on COVID-19, taxes in final matchup

With just 12 days left until Election Day, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden faced off for the final presidential debate of 2020.

Watch the final 2020 presidential debate in full

The second and final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election had a decidedly different tone than the first showdown between the two. See for yourself: Watch the debate in full.

FOX 7 Discussion: Election predictions, polling

Travis County GOP Chairman Matt Mackowiak and Ed Espinoza with Progress Texas join Mike Warren on FOX 7 Austin to talk about their predictions for Election Day.