Here’s what’s , 36 days until Election Day:
HOW TO VOTE:
TODAY’S TOP STORIES:
TAX BOMBSHELL: President Donald Trump's tax revelations while providing a new opening for his Democratic rival just two days before the first presidential debate. Trump has worked for decades to build an image of himself as a hugely successful businessman — even choosing “mogul” as his Secret Service code name.
DEBATE PREP: Ahead of the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, . Trump has only recently begun serious preparation, telling reporters Sunday that Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani are helping him prepare. While Biden’s team believes the significance of Tuesday’s prime-time affair may be exaggerated, the former vice president has been aggressively preparing to take on the Republican president.
MESSAGING CHALLENGE: The Republican president and his allies continue to downplay the coronavirus pandemic, but for swing voters on the ground concern than Trump’s push to fill a Supreme Court vacancy. Trump’s challenge is acute in North Carolina, a state that his senior aides describe as a “must-win.”
REFUGEE VOTERS: Tens of thousands of refugees fleeing wars and persecution who were welcomed into the U.S. . From Arizona to Florida, the first-time voters are studying the candidates, excited but mindful of their weighty responsibility in helping to choose their country’s leader.
QUOTABLE: “That’s why he hid his tax returns. Because the whole time, he wasn’t paying taxes. But you were." —- Sen. Chris Murphy on President Donald Trump's tax return bombshell.
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