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Campaign roundup: Harris seizes on Trump's vow to protect women whether they 'like it or not'
Vice President Kamala Harris seized on a remark from Donald Trump that he would “protect” women if elected — whether they “like it or not” — to assail her Republican rival’s stance on reproductive rights and other freedoms in an appeal to suburban and independent women.
“It actually is, I think, very offensive to women in terms ...Read more
5 takeaways from Donald Trump's Halloween rally in Henderson, Nevada
HENDERSON, Nev. — Former President Donald Trump revved up his supporters to get out and vote Thursday afternoon in the campaign’s final push ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
“This Tuesday is your chance to stand up and declare, ‘We’re not going to take it anymore,’” he told a crowd of nearly 6,000 at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson...Read more
Trump insists he has big lead over Harris, setting stage for 2024 doubts
Donald Trump and his allies are telling supporters that they’re on pace for a runaway victory barring fraud — setting the stage for outrage and legal challenges if the election doesn’t break in favor of Republicans.
The Republican nominee’s efforts have ramped up in rally speeches since early voting began. By conflating polls and early-...Read more
Billboards, mailers bombard Detroit area Arab American voters before Election Day
DETROIT — Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud took to social media this week to point out some basic facts.
“Dearborn is not Dearborn Heights — they are two different cities,” he wrote on X.
“I have not endorsed any presidential candidate. Careful what you read,” the rest of Hammoud’s message said.
Hammoud’s message is an example ...Read more
In San Diego County's tightest House race, Levin still leads challenger Gunderson by double-digit margin, poll finds
SAN DIEGO — In San Diego County’s most closely watched congressional race, three-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Levin holds a 13-point lead over Republican challenger Matt Gunderson, a new San Diego Union-Tribune poll finds — despite recent indicators the North County race could be tightening.
That’s similar to the 12-point lead ...Read more
In scramble to flip another district blue, Democrats hope Rep. Kiley is too MAGA for Sacramento suburbs
ROCKLIN, Calif. — Riling up voters to support Democratic congressional candidate Jessica Morse a few weeks ahead of Election Day, Robert Sherriff, a retired science teacher, wore a hat he designed himself that read, "Make America Think Again."
The silver-mustached 63-year-old, who also wore a shirt that read "Save Democracy, vote nonfiction,"...Read more
There's a giant statue of a naked Trump in Philadelphia's Juniata Park
PHILADELPHIA — Another statue of former President Donald Trump appeared in Philadelphia Thursday — the second in as many days — except larger and more obscene.
The detailed 40-foot naked Trump effigy hung by crane on Kensington Avenue to the curiosity, disgust, and delight of passersby.
The statue looks like one that went up in Madison, ...Read more
Maryland AG demands that nonprofit stop sending 'Voter Report Card' election mailers
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office said Thursday that it is sending a cease-and-desist letter to a pair of Washington D.C.-based nonprofits for threatening to expose individuals’ voting history.
The Center for Voter Information and the Voter Participation Center sent “voting report cards” to Marylanders that described whether they ...Read more
Campaign roundup: Harris seizes on Trump's vow to protect women whether they 'like it or not'
Vice President Kamala Harris seized on a remark from Donald Trump that he would “protect” women if elected — whether they “like it or not” — to assail her Republican rival’s stance on reproductive rights and other freedoms in an appeal to suburban and independent women.
“It actually is, I think, very offensive to women in terms ...Read more
Harris and Trump keep focus on swing states Friday with events in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina
Swing-state campaign events will be in in full swing Friday for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, with stops scheduled in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina.
Harris campaign events
While Harris won't be in Pennsylvania personally on Friday, plenty of the vice president's surrogates will. Among ...Read more
Bill Clinton to rally Democrats in Orlando on 'Souls to the Polls' Sunday
ORLANDO, Fla. — Former President Bill Clinton will campaign for the Democratic ticket in Orlando on Sunday, according to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign.
Clinton will join U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., at a noon event on the final day of early voting in most Central Florida counties, often known as “Souls to the Polls” day for ...Read more
Ballot initiatives include cannabis, insurance measures
A number of states will vote on ballot measures related to substance use, insurance and other health-related issues on Nov. 5 — in addition to the 11 abortion-related measures before voters.
The health-related initiatives cover a range of topics.
California, South Dakota and Illinois voters will be asked about changes to insurance programs, ...Read more
Election means first test for changes to electoral vote process
WASHINGTON — In the coming months, the main legislative change Congress enacted in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol faces its first major test — and election experts expect it to pass.
Many of those experts think that the new law, the Electoral Count Reform Act, made enough changes to plug vulnerabilities exposed by ...Read more
Detroit officials outline 'rigorous' security plan for Election Day, counting votes
Determined to avoid the "shenanigans" that embroiled Detroit while absentee votes were being counted during the tumultuous 2020 presidential election, city officials on Thursday outlined the "rigorous" security plan they've developed this year to keep workers safe and ensure every vote is counted.
Speaking to reporters in Huntington Place's ...Read more
Hungarian leader Orban stirs up concerns he plans a Trump surprise for EU leaders
Viktor Orban held a phone call with Donald Trump on Thursday, raising concerns among some European Union officials that the Hungarian premier may be planning to invite him to dial into an upcoming E.U. meeting should he win next week’s U.S. election.
Orban, who posted on X that he’d spoken to the Republican presidential candidate to wish ...Read more
Bill Clinton is headed back to Georgia for a final weekend voter drive
ATLANTA — Former President Bill Clinton will campaign in east Georgia on Sunday to turn out votes for Vice President Kamala Harris in a part of the state where early voting has lagged other Democratic strongholds.
Clinton is scheduled to stump in Augusta, where roughly 40% of active voters have cast ballots. That’s below other deep-blue ...Read more
Former Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen eyeing 2026 election reform ballot question
BOSTON — A coalition that includes former gubernatorial candidate and Harvard professor Danielle Allen is staffing up in an attempt to field a ballot question during the 2026 election that would ask voters to approve a new preliminary election system and sign-off on campaign finance reforms.
The move by the Coalition for Healthy Democracy, ...Read more
Massachusetts man arrested for allegedly painting swastika on Trump campaign sign
BOSTON — A Cohasset man has been arrested for allegedly painting a swastika onto a Trump campaign sign sitting along a public road in town.
The defaced sign is the property of Kevin O’Donnell, the 77-year-old co-chair of the Republican Town Committee and a longstanding supporter of former President Donald Trump.
Police arrested 74-year-old...Read more
Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
The ongoing war in Sudan has often been overlooked amid higher-profile conflicts raging across multiple continents. Yet the lack of media and geopolitical attention to this 18-month-long conflict has not made its devastation in terms of human lives any less stark.
Since fighting broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed ...Read more
Watchdog group sues Georgia Election Board over private emails used for public business
ATLANTA — A government watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the State Election Board and one of its members over emails the group says should have been disclosed under state open records law.
Earlier this year the left-leaning group American Oversight requested emails about an artificial intelligence system that conservative activists ...Read more
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