Both candidates are trying to make inroads in states that could help secure a path to victory.

The topics include a replacement for Mississippi's Confederate-themed state flag, a proposed change in Rhode Island's official name to remove the word ``plantations,'' and efforts in Nebraska and Utah to strip an exemption to the ban on slavery from the state constitutions.

Trump defied local authorities by holding a Saturday night rally in tiny Minden, Nev., after his initial plan to hold one in Reno was stopped out of concern it would have violated coronavirus health guidelines.

``This bill will enable election officials to continue to support the safest, most accessible election possible under these unprecedented circumstances,'' Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, said in a statement.

The governor said he would also allow in-person religious services of up to 50 people starting Friday.

The president targeted Michigan and Nevada in the latest — and the most confused — episode in his campaign against voting by mail.

A fleet of seven decorated garbage trucks arrived for Lena Riley's third birthday.

Carolyn Goodman told CNN that she had suggested that the residents of Las Vegas become “a control group” to see how relaxing closures and restrictions would affect the city.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak urged residents and tourists to remain calm and follow guidance from health officials about ways to stem the spread of the virus.

Nevada is the third contest on a 2020 election calendar marked by chaos and uncertainty after the opening votes in Iowa and New Hampshire, overwhelmingly white, rural states.