| Election Day is less than a week away; Europeans are protesting new Covid-19 restrictions. Tonight's Sentences was written by Benjamin Rosenberg. | | | | | | | Presidential candidates ramp up campaigning as Election Day nears | | | | | Drew Angerer/Getty Images | | - With just six days left until Election Day, time is running out for both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden to make their pitch to voters. Trump was in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nebraska Tuesday, with Biden in Georgia. [Washington Post / Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, and John Wagner]
- Today, Biden campaigned in Las Vegas, focusing on health care and arguing that the Affordable Care Act is at risk of being overturned by the Supreme Court's conservative majority. He also said Trump's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic was an "insult" to its victims. [AP / Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, and Alexandra Jaffe]
- The vice presidential candidates are on the campaign trail as well. Vice President Mike Pence held a rally Tuesday in Greenville, South Carolina, to campaign for not only Trump but also Sen. Lindsey Graham, who faces a tougher-than-expected reelection fight. [WYFF / Renee Wunderlich]
- Biden's running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, will make a stop in Texas later this week as Democrats look to gain headway in a state that has long been a Republican stronghold. Harris will visit Fort Worth, Houston, and McAllen. [Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek and Alex Samuels]
- First lady Melania Trump also got involved. She held her first solo campaign event of the year in Pennsylvania, arguably the biggest swing state of all. The first lady attacked Biden on the pandemic, discussing her own experience with the virus. [CNN / Allie Malloy and Kate Bennett]
- Biden's wife, Jill Biden, was in Maine on Tuesday, campaigning for both her husband and Sara Gideon, who is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins. "With a blue Senate, Joe is going to be able to do so much more to get our country back on track, and Maine is critical," she said. [Portland Press-Herald / Eric Russell]
- Joe Biden has maintained a lead in nearly every major poll throughout the campaign season, both nationally and in most battleground states. His lead is larger than Hillary Clinton's was going into Election Day in 2016, but the Electoral College favors Republicans. [Vox / Matthew Yglesias]
- More than 69 million ballots have already been cast, with record early voting turnout in Texas and Florida. That represents more than half of the total votes from the 2016 election, and more than all early votes cast four years ago. [CNBC / Hannah Miao]
- As of Tuesday, 31.1 million of those votes had been cast in battleground states. Early and mail-in voting tends to favor Democrats. In Pennsylvania, more than three times as many Democrats have voted than Republicans. [NYT / Denise Lu and Karen Yourish]
| | | Europeans protest new pandemic restrictions | | - As Europe faces an even greater Covid-19 surge than it did in the spring, many countries are reimposing restrictions on travel and gatherings. Bars and restaurants in Italy must close by 6 pm, while gyms, movie theaters, and pools are closed indefinitely. [USA Today / Deirdre Shesgreen and Kim Hjelmgaard]
- In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel said restaurants, bars, and cinemas, among other facilities, will be shut down for four weeks beginning November 2. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a second national lockdown on Wednesday. [CNBC / Will Feuer and Noah Higgins-Dunn]
- Countries all over Europe are reporting record numbers of daily new Covid-19 cases, including Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Greece, and Portugal. Switzerland is also increasing restrictions, including closing nightclubs. [Bloomberg News]
- The new restrictions have sparked protests in some parts of the continent. Protesters in Rome burned trash bins as police responded with hydrant sprays, and police in Poland used pepper spray against demonstrators who were angry about new virus restrictions. [ABC News / Colleen Barry and Frances D'Emilio]
| | | | | | | The Supreme Court — before Justice Amy Coney Barrett officially joined — ruled that Wisconsin cannot continue counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. | | | [Vox / Ian Millhiser] -
After police in Philadelphia shot and killed Walter Wallace Jr., a 27-year-old Black man, on Monday, protests began almost immediately, with violent clashes between police and demonstrators. [NPR / Brakkton Booker and Vanessa Romo] -
Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city, has ended its Covid-19 lockdown after 111 days. The city and the state of Victoria recorded no new cases on Monday. [NYT / Yan Zhuang and Damien Cave] -
Effi Eitam, a far-right former Israeli lawmaker, was selected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lead Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial. Eitam has said that Arabs should not be allowed to serve in Israel's parliament, and Israeli Holocaust survivor organizations have called him "unfit" to lead the memorial. [Jerusalem Post / Gabe Friedman] -
After a 60-game regular season and expanded playoffs, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series, securing their first championship since 1988. [MLB.com / Anthony Castrovince] | | | | | "Now he suggests that he could have done a better job. Well, the American people can look at Joe Biden's 36 years in Congress and eight years in the vice presidency and determine whether they think he'll finally be able to get something done for the American people." | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com. Manage your email preferences, or unsubscribe to stop receiving all emails from Vox. If you value Vox's unique explanatory journalism, support our work with a one-time or recurring contribution. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036.
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