FOX 7 Discussion: Politics or pandemic?

Glenn Smith with Progress Texas and Travis County GOP chairman Matt Mackowiak join Rebecca Thomas on FOX 7 Austin to discuss the possibility of the Republican National Convention moving to Texas.

Biden calls Trump a 'fool' for mocking masks during pandemic

Joe Biden said Tuesday that wearing a mask in public to combat the spread of the coronavirus is a sign of leadership.

Georgia gov offers state as GOP convention host amid virus

Over the weekend, Trump complained that North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was “unable to guarantee that by August we will be allowed full attendance in the arena.”

Florida Republicans offer to host RNC after Trump threatens to move venue if 'full attendance' isn't allowed

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August. In response, Florida Republicans offered to be the host.

Nancy Pelosi to be 2020 Texas Democratic Convention Special Guest

Pelosi will be participating in the largest virtual state convention in the country which is bringing together Democrats from around the state of Texas to select delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention, vote on the party's platform, choose party leadership, and more.

Joe Biden makes first in-person appearance in more than 2 months

The appearance was a milestone in a presidential campaign that has largely been frozen by the coronavirus outbreak (http://www.coronavirusnow.com/).

Biden says he was too 'cavalier' about black Trump backers

“If you’ve got a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or for Trump, then you ain’t black,” Biden said in an online interview with prominent black radio personality Charlamagne Tha God.

FOX 7 Discussion: Should Texans be allowed to vote by mail?

Travis County GOP executive director Brian Ruddle and Ed Espinoza from Progress Texas join Rebecca Thomas to talk about the latest in the recent developments in the effort to expand vote-by-mail during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden speaks to class of 2020

Due to the pandemic, the school held a virtual commencement for its graduating seniors.

Texas Supreme Court orders stay from temporary order in vote-by-mail case

Houston’s 14th Court of Appeals granted temporary relief in a challenge to a Travis County trial court’s ruling that mail ballots met the state-law disability provision for voters to mail ballots, says the Court.

Democrats push new $3T coronavirus relief bill through House

The Democratic-controlled House is pressing ahead with votes on another massive rescue bill that would pump almost $1 trillion to states and local governments, renew $1,200 cash payments for individuals, and extend a $600 weekly supplemental federal unemployment benefit.

Ken Paxton files petition to Texas Supreme Court against mail-in voting

Those in support of the voting by mail order argue that anyone with a fear of contracting COVID-19 should be allowed to claim a “disability” and vote by mail. 

Biden says he would not pardon Trump or block investigations

Democratic candidate Joe Biden says that if he wins the presidency he will not use his power to pardon Donald Trump or stop any investigations of Trump and his associates.

Justices fear 'chaos' if states can't bind electors' votes

Supreme Court justices invoked fears of bribery and chaos Wednesday to suggest they think states can require presidential electors to back their states’ popular vote winner in the Electoral College.

Nebraska holds 1st in-person election in weeks amid pandemic

Polling places in the Omaha area appeared largely quiet, in part because there was such a huge number of absentee ballots mailed into election offices.