Oct 04 Obama will join Harris for campaign swing through key states next week By Will Weissert, Associated Press The former president and Vice President Kamala Harris have a friendship that goes back 20 years, from when they first met while he was running for Senate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Supreme Court steps into fight over nuclear waste storage in rural Texas and New Mexico By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Political leaders in both states oppose the facilities. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Trump makes remarks on Hurricane Helene recovery with Georgia Gov. Kemp By Bill Barrow, Associated Press After making up privately, former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are using the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their détente on public display with a month to go before Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Harris calls Trump 'a disaster for working people' and 'existential threat' to U.S. labor By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S. dockworkers suspended their strike in hopes of reaching a new contract, sparing the country a damaging episode of labor unrest that could have rattled the economy. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Biden says he doesn't know if Netanyahu is holding out on peace deal to influence the U.S. election By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden, in a rare appearance in the White House press briefing room, was responding to comments made by one of his Senate allies this week that he was concerned Netanyahu had little interest in a peace deal in… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 4:10 Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney as Trump repeats false 2020 election claims By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart Both presidential candidates took their campaigns to the Midwest on Thursday fighting for crucial wins across the so-called Blue Wall. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin and former President Trump gave a familiar, and false, rallying… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Poll reveals how voters are divided on election fraud concerns By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens With just over a month to go until Election Day, the presidential race is still neck and neck. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins breaks down the findings from the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue watching
Oct 03 Republican election denier Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years in prison for voting data scheme By Mead Gruver, Associated Press A judge ripped into a former Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting machine fraud in the 2020… Continue reading
Oct 03 Why Americans are worried about voter fraud but have faith in their own elections By Matt Loffman Most Americans are confident their local government will run fair and accurate elections in November, even as a majority express concerns about the potential for voter fraud or foreign interference, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Oct 03 Poll: These issues are driving voters right now By Matt Loffman In the closing weeks of the presidential campaign, voters are most likely to list the economy and preserving democracy as critical factors in their vote decisions, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading