2020 U.S. election

Image of the Week: A moment captured after the debate illustrates the one useful distinction that Tuesday’s fiasco revealed

Andray Domise: Trump showed up as a wrestling match villain, while Biden’s unwillingness, or perhaps inability, to dial into anti-establishment anger left him hopelessly outmatched.

The Dem nominee’s strongest moments came when he turned to the cameras and acted as if the incumbent wasn’t there

Watch the first debate of the 2020 U.S. election right here at 9 p.m. ET

Scott Gilmore: The fatal flaw in election models is that they assume a free and fair election

Image of the Week: The scene of Biden’s momentous call with his veep pick screams normalcy. Its implications are anything but.

Philippe J. Fournier: It’s been 30 years since an incumbent has faced such poor numbers, but the electoral college still works in Trump’s favour

David Moscrop: The U.S. could lean into postal voting, which is far safer than its in-person variant. But of course President Trump opposes that.

The consummate pragmatist has been courting progressives—and a lot of risk

Philippe J. Fournier: Polls have Joe Biden ahead of Trump, but as with Clinton in 2016, how the ’toss up’ states eventually swing is what matters