Your Daily Roundup for September 28th

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Good morning. As the COVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on life in America, our team at Future Majority is tracking the latest updates: 

The President’s Taxes:

With only 36 days to go until Election Day, The New York Times published a bombshell report about President Trump’s income taxes and business dealings, including indications that Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, the year before and the first year he took office. Read more in the report here.

We can expect questions about President Trump’s income taxes to feature prominently in tomorrow’s first presidential debate between the president and former Vice President Joe Biden. 

Global deaths due to COVID-19 are approaching 1 million:

Over 8 months since the first death was reported due to COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, nearly 1 million lives have been lost around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the deadliest in the world’s history, and cases and deaths remain on the rise.

India suffered from over 7,700 deaths from the virus over the last seven days, while the United States experienced over 5,000 in that same period. From South America to the Middle East, the virus is unrelenting. 

New national polling is shining light on the state of the race for president:

As we near the final five-week stretch of the campaign, national polls are being released daily. Recent polls from over the weekend show Biden leading Trump in the national landscape, but the margin can fluctuate based on the pollster:

ABC News/Washington Post

  • Biden: 54%
  • Trump: 44%

NY Times/Siena

  • Biden: 49%
  • Trump: 41%

Reuters/Ipsos

  • Biden: 50%
  • Trump: 42%