Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY

For Joe Biden, the to-do list at this week’s virtual convention includes spanning a political spectrum from John Kasich to AOC.

By choosing Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden signals that he doesn’t want to rock the boat in this campaign, and he doesn’t hold a grudge.

The debates. A vaccine. An economic surge or crash. A voting meltdown. Or what about an October surprise? Because 100 days can be a long time.

The GOP fears it will lose the Senate in the wake of a pandemic that has eroded Trump’s standing and reshaped races and voter views on key issues.

When John Bolton posed for a USA TODAY photo, he held aloft his new memoir with a grin, mimicking Trump’s photo op with a Bible at St. John’s Church.

It is rare for a president to use the White House briefing room for such a fervent defense of himself, especially while a crisis is still unfolding.

The pace was faster and the attacks were harsher than in the previous debates, perhaps because the stakes have gotten higher as states begin to vote.

Pete Buttigieg wins the endorsement of more than 200 foreign policy experts, including veterans of the Obama administration, a key Joe Biden asset.

The split screen during the impeachment vote was one for the history books. Trump and Pelosi were 600 miles apart but face-to-face in every other way.

The first public impeachment hearing was expected to be an effort by Democrats to put into context the private testimony. Then news happened.