US Presidential Election 2020 LIVE Updates: Joe Biden Pledges Free Vaccines, Says Americans are 'Learning to Die' With Covid-19

President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be the most corrupt in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message. Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, closed an online conference with a warning about bad guys, whoever they are, trying to sow chaos, sow doubt about the integrity of the U.S. election. I have confidence that your vote is secure, that state and local election officials across this country are working day in and day out, 24/7, that the 2020 election is as secure as possible, Krebs said.

Biden, Harris Have Best Understanding of Community: Indian-Americans | Joe Biden and his running mate Senator Kamala Harris have the best understanding of the Indian-American community, the diaspora leaders supporting the two Democratic candidates have said, describing US President Donald Trump as a "foe" who criticises India on the world stage. With less than a fortnight to go for the November 3 presidential election, Indian-Americans on Friday asserted that Biden, first as a US Senator and thereafter as the vice president, has a strong track record of helping the community.

Joe Biden on India-China Standoff | Joe Biden had a clear message on India’s standoff with China and the issue of terrorism in the subcontinent. “The U.S. and India will stand together against terrorism in all its forms and work together to promote a region of peace and stability where neither China nor any other country threatens its neighbors. We’ll open markets and grow the middle class in both the United States and India, and confront other international challenges together, like climate change, global health, transnational terrorism and nuclear proliferation,” Joe Biden said.

Joe Biden highlighting on Kamal Harris’ Indian origin said that he knows the pride the Indian-American feel about her nomination.

Joe Biden expressed the values shared by both Americans and the Indian diaspora in the US. “I’ve always felt deeply connected to the Indian American community because of the values we share: duty to family and elders, treating people with respect and dignity, self-discipline, service, and hard work. For me, these values were passed down from my Irish ancestors who risked everything for a better life in America, and they have shaped me as a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and a man of faith and a lifelong public servant,” he said. Biden wooed Indian diaspora, the population of which have significantly risen in the US.

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Joe Biden while talking about Indian diaspora in an op-ed piece recalled a Diwali reception that he hosted at his residence four years ago. “Here I was, an Irish Catholic Vice President opening my home for a holiday traditionally observed by Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Jains, and that night joined by Muslims, Christians, and Indian Americans of various backgrounds representing the diversity of the diaspora,” he said.

Biden Reaches out to Indian American Community | With just days ahead of the US Presidential elections, Democratic nominee reaches out to Indian American community in an op-ed piece highlighting the shared joys the country enjoys with American-Indians and highlighting the Vice Preident’s candidate Kamala Harris’ Indian origins. Joe Biden had tried to reach out to the Indian diaspora, the population of which have significantly risen in the US and tried to highlight the values and business opportunities the two countries have shared in the past.

Trump Accuses Biden of Corruption in Final Debate | US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden accused each other of serious corruption charges that too from overseas as they took part in the final presidential debate and defended their track record on strongly handling foreign adversaries. Trump and Biden shared the stage for the second and final presidential debate that was moderated by NBC's Kristen Welker on Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee.

President Donald Trump promised supporters in Florida on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic would end soon and accused Democratic rival Joe Biden of overstating the health crisis to scare Americans into voting for him. The pandemic, which has killed more than 224,000 people in the United States and cost millions more their jobs, has become the dominant issue of the campaign, with Trump on the defensive over his administration’s handling of the crisis.

Donald Trump, who trails Biden in the polls, has also stressed that a vaccine -- which he says will be ready in the coming weeks -- should be free. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Covid-19 vaccine doses purchased with taxpayer dollars -- through billions of dollars in funding approved by Congress -- would be administered to the American people at no cost. Trump, in his second and final debate with Biden, on Thursday tried to signal that the US was overcoming the pandemic.

Joe Biden, who has made it a point to follow scientists' guidelines such as wearing facemasks and engaging in social distancing, said that if he is elected he would be focused on bringing the pandemic to heel, and to help struggling Americans with the costs. "Once we have a safe and effective vaccine, it has to be free to everyone -- whether or not you're insured," Biden said in a speech laying out his pandemic response plan just 11 days before the US presidential election. 

Joe Biden Promises Free Covid-19 Vaccines | Free Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that if elected president he would mandate Covid-19 vaccines be free for all Americans, part of a national strategy to "get ahead" of the coronavirus. As he laid out his emergency plan to battle the pandemic, Biden assailed President Donald Trump for his response, saying the Republican incumbent has "given up" fighting the virus and has "quit on America."

For Trump, the matchup at Tennessee's Belmont University was perhaps the final opportunity to change the dynamics of a race dominated, much to his chagrin, by his response to the pandemic and its…

Americans Learning to Die with Coronavirus: Biden | Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday said Americans are not learning to live with COVID-19, but learning to die with it as the pandemic has dwarfed anything that the country faced in recent history and is not showing any signs of slowing down. More than 220,000 Americans have lost their lives, which is more than one-fifth of the total global death, Biden said in a major policy speech on the coronavirus, a day after the final presidential debate he had with the Republican incumbent Donald Trump.

Referring to Donald Trump a racist Harris said, "We've seen that pattern. Going back to him questioning the legitimacy of Barack Obama. Going back to Charlottesville." She adding that Trump had said "there are fine people on both sides." Harris, Joe Biden's running mate, said America needs a President who "acknowledges systemic racism, history of America and uses that bully pulpit and that microphone in a way that speaks truth with an intention to address the inequities and bring our country together." 

Kamala Harris calls Trump a Racist | Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris called Donald Trump a "racist" and said his racism is a "pattern", as she cited the President questioning the legitimacy of his predecessor Barack Obama. "People have asked me, Do you think he's a racist?" Harris told a crowd at an outdoor rally at Morehouse College in the US state of Georgia. "Yeah. Yeah," she said, answering the question. "Because you see, it's not like it's some random one-off," she said. 

Top Trump Adviser Wants More Nations To Field Asylum Claims | One of President Donald Trump’s top priorities on immigration if he wins a second term would be to use agreements with Central American governments as models to get countries around the world to field asylum claims from people seeking refuge in the United States, a top adviser said Friday. Stephen Miller, a key architect of Trump's immigration policies, said the agreements would help stop “asylum fraud, asylum shopping and asylum abuse on a global scale.

Harris Appeals Black Men to Vote Democrats | Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris made a direct appeal to Black men Friday, defending her record as a prosecutor, blasting President Donald Trump as racist and vouching for Joe Biden as a man capable of addressing systemic racism and leading a diverse country. I'm not going to tell anybody, including Black men, that they're supposed to vote for us. We need to earn that vote, Harris told a roundtable of Black men in one of several stops across Atlanta, the Democratic base of Georgia, an emerging battleground state.

Look at India, How Filthy: Trump | US President Donald Trump on Thursday described the air in India and China as "filthy" as he denounced Democratic rival Joe Biden's plans to tackle climate change. At their second and final presidential debate, Trump renewed his criticism that action on climate change was unfair to the United States. "Look at China, how filthy it is. Look at Russia, look at India -- it's filthy. The air is filthy," Trump said at the debate in Nashville. 

Biden laced into Trump over his attacks on Muslims, insults against Mexico and his failure to condemn far-right extremists at the last debate. Trump, for his part, claimed his four years in office…

Trump and Biden’s first matchup last month was seen by 73.1 million people. The second debate was canceled after Trump's coronavirus infection and replaced by dueling town halls on ABC and NBC the viewership for both the presidential candidates together was 27.6 million. The Biden town hall reached 14.1 million people, while Trump had 13.5 million.

63 Million Viewers for Trump-Bident Debate | The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden drew 10 million fewer viewers than their first meeting. An estimated 63 million viewers tuned into the debate featuring Trump and Biden Thursday night, the Nielsen company said Friday. The debate was hosted at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The numbers were tallied between 15 networks that aired the debate.