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Trump's last chance?
Trump's last chance?
Live coverage of the biggest moments from the final 2020 presidential debate
The Week Staff
Trump's last chance?
Trump's last chance?
Live coverage of the biggest moments from the final 2020 presidential debate
The Week Staff
Trump's last chance?
Trump's last chance?
Live coverage of the biggest moments from the final 2020 presidential debate
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  2. Intelligence officials: Russia, not Iran, is bigger concern for election interference
  3. More than 47 million ballots have already been cast in the presidential election
  4. Senate panel advances Barrett's nomination despite Democratic boycott
  5. Trump posts footage of entire 60 Minutes interview he abruptly ended
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FDA greenlights remdesivir as first and only fully-approved treatment for COVID-19

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Biden and Trump test negative for coronavirus ahead of debate, campaigns say

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