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UPDATED, 8:39 AM: Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott and president Jay Wallace said in a memo to employees Monday that they will be further reducing their workforce in their buildings and operating virtually “wherever possible” throughout the week after confirming a “few positive cases” of coronavirus at the…

Minutes after the second and final presidential debate wrapped up, Fox News’ Chris Wallace told viewers, “First of all,  I’m jealous.” That jealously was of how different this debate was from the first, which Wallace moderated.  Instead of interruptions, the candidates, and Trump in particular, were mindful of a mute…

In their final debate Thursday night, Joe Biden and Donald Trump offered few surprises, which may have been the biggest surprise of all. With just 12 days to go before the election, the meet-up in Nashville was a far cry from the train wreck that was last month’s first debate. Yet, for all the muted microphone hype…

UPDATE, 2:09 PM: "May God protect the First Family and every family that's dealing with this virus," a masked Joe Biden said in Michigan this afternoon. In remarks linked to fast moving events the former Vice-President also offered prayers that Donald Trump and Melania Trump "will make a quick and full recovery." The…

UPDATE: An estimated 73.1 million people watched the first presidential debate of 2020, a huge audience but still short of the blockbuster audience for the initial matchup four years ago. The numbers are from Nielsen and include 16 networks. In 2016, the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton drew 84 mil…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that he is ending his presidential bid, the latest Democrat to drop out of the race after lagging in fundraising strength and failing to qualify for the most recent debates. In a video posted on Twitter, Booker said, “Today I am suspending my campaign for president with the same spirit…

The DNC said Wednesday afternoon it will not partner with Fox News for a Democratic candidate debate in the 2020 race, citing Jane Mayer’s New Yorker piece that cast Fox News as having a too cozy relationship with President Donald Trump, describing FNC’s primetime as a sort of Trump State TV. Fox News’s response…