The commission has faced pressure from the Trump campaign to avoid changing the rules, while Biden's team was hoping for a more ordered debate.

One opinion is shared by both Democrats and Republicans: in the United States, people care about this election more than ever.

Hundreds of Americans are supporting a political action committee called Republican Voters Against Trump, which is trying to convince Republicans it’s OK to vote against the party.

Trump criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci as a 'disaster' and complained that it would be a 'big bomb' if he fired his top doctor on the coronavirus.

Atlas was a late addition to the White House’s coronavirus task force, joining the team in August.

``This election is not going to be business as usual,'' Zuckerberg wrote in a September Facebook post in which he outlined Facebook's efforts to encourage voting and remove misinformation from its service. ``We all have a responsibility to protect our democracy.''

Joe Biden is the antithesis of polarizing, and in 2020, that might be the place to be, say Chris Jackson and Catherine Morris of Ipsos.

Dozens of other rallies were planned from New York to San Francisco to signal opposition to Trump and his policies.

Trump is facing headwinds not only in national polling, which shows Democrat Joe Biden leading, but also in battleground surveys.

Here's a look at some statements from the past week and how they compare with the facts.