2020 election Archives

Trump claims Biden opposes God; Democratic nominee says remarks ‘shameful’

Aug 7, 2020

President Donald Trump billed his trip to Ohio Thursday as a chance to promote economic recovery, but he quickly pivoted to a deeply personal attack on Joe Biden, even questioning without foundation the former vice president’s faith in God.

By Jonathan Lemire

Pence tours pregnancy center, highlights pro-life credentials in Florida

Aug 6, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence visited Florida’s Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, firing up the Republican party’s conservative base while touring a pregnancy center, speaking at a church and making an appearance before a packed ballroom.

By Tamara Lush

Religious freedom in America: Popular and polarizing

Aug 5, 2020

The principle of religious freedom is important to most Americans. But as President Donald Trump touts his support for it during his reelection bid, there are notable fault lines among people of different faiths and political ideologies over what it truly means.

By Elana Schor and Hannah Fingerhut

No political barbs at scaled back annual picnic at Catholic parish in Kentucky

Aug 2, 2020

The spicy speeches at Fancy Farm were canceled this year, but some politicians had the annual kickoff of Kentucky’s political season on their minds.

By Associated Press

Trump’s faith outreach aims to cast Democrats as the enemy

Aug 1, 2020

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is courting religious voters in part by seeking to portray Democrats as a threat to religious freedom — a pitch amplified by disputes over the issue during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Elana Schor

Is 2020 the year that gets young people to polls in bigger numbers?

Jul 31, 2020

Steven Millies, a scholar who explores the Catholic Church’s relationship to politics, feels more optimistic today than he has in a long time about young people in this country voting in a national election.

By Betty Araya