This is the first official estimate given by the US government after President Donald Trump restricted the entry of some Chinese students and researchers into the US in May.

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says US President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus amounts to "a life and death betrayal of the American people" after veteran journalist Bob Woodward reported that Trump admitted playing down the severity of the disease.

"If I could get a vaccine tomorrow, I'd do it. If it cost me the election, I'd do it. We need a vaccine and we need it now," Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden tells a crowd of supporters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Biden also expresses concerns over US President Donald Trump's undermining of "public confidence," which he believes could lead to people being sceptical of taking an efficient vaccine when one is ready.

US President Donald Trump says that he never lied to the American people about the severity of the coronavirus after a book by journalist Bob Woodward revealed he deliberately minimised the pandemic in public.

Donald Trump has come under fire for allegedly calling fallen US soldiers "losers." The military is revered in the US, and Trump claims the charges are false. Any perceived disrespect could hurt his election chances.

A look at the seven-day rolling average of the approval rating of US Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, courtesy of RealClearPolitics.

Donald Trump has come under fire for allegedly calling fallen US soldiers "losers." The military is revered in the US, and Trump claims the charges are false. Any perceived disrespect could hurt his election chances.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called into question President Donald Trump's claim to stand for law and order amid nationwide protests. Biden described the president as a "toxic presence."

President Donald Trump warns that his election opponent Joe Biden wants to destroy "American greatness" in a speech accepting the Republican nomination for a second term against a backdrop of explosive racial tensions and the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

US Senator Bernie Sanders chides President Donald Trump for his response to the coronavirus pandemic in a speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.

US President Donald Trump broke a campaign promise by refusing to share his tax returns. Despite a judge rejecting a last-ditch attempt by his lawyers, Trump still plans on fighting their release.

US President Donald Trump tells voters just outside his opponent Joe Biden's Pennsylvania birthplace that the Democrat has sold out American workers and would be a "nightmare" if he got into power.