Football games, car tabs, and elections this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13's Brandi Kruse and CR Douglas, and the South Seattle Emerald and Seattle Times' Marcus Green. Sarah Leibovitz
Supreme Court Speeds Up Case On Trump's Push To Alter Census For House Seats The justices will hear oral arguments on Nov. 30, increasing the potential for Trump to try to omit unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate House seats while in office. Hansi Lo Wang
Barack Obama Will Hit The Campaign Trail In Presidential Race's Final Days Obama's first announced stop is Philadelphia. He has largely stayed out of the race, but he did deliver a blistering warning about President Trump during the Democratic National Convention. Scott Detrow
$3.1 Trillion: Pandemic Spending Drives The Federal Budget Deficit To A Record The government shortfall for the fiscal year that just ended was more than triple that of 2019. The national debt of $21 trillion now exceeds the size of the U.S. economy. Jim Zarroli
White House Reverses Decision And OKs Wildfire Aid For California Gov. Gavin Newsom says President Trump has approved some $350 Million in wildfire recovery funds. A FEMA statement had said the state and local governments could handle the damage. Scott Neuman
Trump's Public Lands Chief Hasn't Left Post Despite Judge's Order President Trump's top public lands chief is still helping lead the Bureau of Land Management, despite a federal ruling removing him from the top post there. Kirk Siegler
Trump And Biden's Competing Town Halls Had Starkly Different Tones And Messaging Trump and Biden appeared on two different news networks at the same hour for town hall-style events, in lieu of what had originally been a scheduled debate. Asma Khalid
News Brief: Trump And Biden's Competing Town Halls, COVID-19 Vaccine Trump and Biden hosted separate but competing town halls in lieu of a debate. And, states are rushing to come up with COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans, without knowing when one will be available.
What We Can Learn From How Much A Campaign Spends On Political Ads Advertising spending on the presidential election is expected to break records this year. Where the money goes says a lot about what the campaign's priorities are. Keith Romer
Senator Lindsey Graham Faces Competitive Race In South Carolina Since being elected in 2002, Senator Lindsey Graham has won his seat in South Carolina easily every time. This year, Democrats see an opportunity. Don Gonyea