Election 2020, ADVISORY

(Independent)

Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. Find the AP’s latest coverage in our Election 2020 hub. All times are Eastern.

UPCOMING:

AP POLL -STATE OF THE COUNTRY: Less than seven weeks until Election Day, most Americans are deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country and skeptical of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Roughly three-quarters of Americans think the nation is on the wrong track, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. UPCOMING: 950 words, graphics by 3:30 p.m.

VIRUS OUTBREAK - TRUMP -MASKS: The chasm between President Donald Trump and public health experts over the importance of wearing face masks just keeps widening, undercutting what medical officials say should be a clarion message about the need for robust use of one of the country’s best tools to fight the coronavirus. Trumps is rarely seen wearing one and insists, “masks have problems.” UPCOMING: 900 words, photos by 5 p.m.

ELECTION 2020 - TRUMP: President Donald Trump is aiming to boost enthusiasm among rural and exurban voters in Wisconsin, looking to repeat his path to victory four years ago. Trump is making his fifth visit to the pivotal battleground state this year less than seven weeks from Election Day, viewing success in the state’s less-populated counties as critical to another term. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 6:30 p.m. Will be updated with the president's rally at 9 p.m.

ELECTION 2020 -MELANIA TRUMP: Melania Trump makes an appearance at a New Hampshire hospital, her first solo public event outside of Washington since the coronavirus pandemic set in. UPCOMING: 850 words, photos by 5 p.m.

SENT/DEVELOPING:

ELECTION 2020 - BIDEN: Joe Biden joins Senate Democrats for an online lunch. The virtual event Thursday was a homecoming, of sorts, for the former senator who is now the party’s presidential nominee. He will travel later in the day to Scranton, Pennsylvania, his boyhood hometown, for a CNN town hall. SENT: 890 words, photos. Will be updated throughout the day and evening.

ELECTION 2020-TRUMP -BIG TEN: President Donald Trump was quick to spike the ball in celebration when the Big Ten announced the return of fall football at colleges clustered in some of the Midwest battleground states critical to his reelection effort. But his efforts to reverse last month’s decision to postpone fall sports in the conference because of the novel coronavirus were far from the only factor that led officials to change course. SENT: 925 words, photos

ELECTION 2020 -BIDEN-SUPREME COURT: Joe Biden generated headlines in February with a debate-stage promise to name the first Black female Supreme Court justice if he wins the White House. Since then, the Democratic presidential nominee has said little about the court. He’s resisted calls from President Donald Trump, Republicans and even some Democrats to release a list of potential nominees. SENT: 1135 words, photos.

BOOKS -BARACK OBAMA: The first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir is coming out Nov. 17, two weeks after Election Day. It’s called “A Promised Land” and will cover his swift and historic rise to the White House and his first term in office. SENT: 740 words.

ELECTION 2020 - PENNSYLVANIA -MAIL-IN VOTING: Pennsylvania’s highest court has given the Democratic Party a series of victories related to November’s presidential election in the battleground state. The court granted Democrats’ request to order a three-day extension of the state's Election Day deadline to count mailed-in ballots. It also authorized satellite election offices and drop boxes, and another ruling kicked the Green Party’s presidential candidate off the November ballot for not strictly following procedures for getting on it. SENT: 660 words, photos. Will be updated.

AP VIDEO:

AP Video is covering President Trump's remarks at an afternoon White House Conference on American History, as well as his rally tonight in Mosinee, Wisconsin. AP Video is also covering Kamala Harris in Philadelphia for several events.

AP Video features analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments. Broadcast edits are expected by 4 p.m.

AP PHOTOS:

AP Photos is covering President Trump at the White House Conference on American History and his rally in Wisconsin. Photos is also with Melania Trump in New Hampshire, Kamala Harris in Philadelphia and plans coverage of Joe Biden at his televised town hall this evening.

INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:

ELECTION 2020-ADVANCE VOTING — Interactive guide. 2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day. AP is tracking these changes and has crafted an interactive guide giving you everything you need to know about early voting and mail-in ballots in each state. This guide will update dynamically as updated election rules and data are made available. Source: AP Election Services. Click for a preview.