Sep 02 Watch 7:44 How union workers in battleground states could swing the election By John Yang, Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes With a little more than two months to go to the general election, both Vice President Harris and former President Trump are fighting to win key Midwestern states like Michigan. Both candidates are determined to get as much of the… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 9:56 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how candidates are appealing to working-class voters By John Yang, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join John Yang to discuss the latest political news, including how both presidential campaigns are trying to appeal to working-class voters and former President Trump's shifting… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:30 Walz's VP nomination keeps politics in spotlight at Minnesota State Fair By Mary Lahammer The Minnesota State Fair is the largest in the nation in terms of daily attendance and it has a long history of politics. It’s where Teddy Roosevelt uttered the famous phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick." Politics has… Continue watching
Sep 02 With Harris at the top of the ticket, some see validation of Howard University's core mission of service By Ayanna Alexander, Associated Press If Harris wins the White House, she would be the first woman elected president and the first graduate of a historically Black college to hold that office. Continue reading
Sep 02 Walz unharmed after some vehicles near back of his motorcade crash in Milwaukee By Associated Press Several cars at the back of a motorcade carrying Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz crashed while heading from the airport to a campaign stop in Milwaukee on Monday, but Walz was unhurt. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Harris and Biden hold Pennsylvania campaign event, plan to oppose sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese firm By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use a joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with President Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned. Continue reading
Sep 02 'We all failed you.' Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press An Israeli-American family that became an international icon in the struggle to free hostages in Gaza has laid their son to rest. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Walz speaks with union members at Labor Day campaign rally in Milwaukee By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will campaign with union leaders at a Milwaukee event at 3 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Harris speaks with union members at Labor Day campaign event in Detroit By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press "When unions are strong, America is strong," Harris said. Continue reading
Sep 02 Noncitizen voting is extremely rare, yet Republicans are making it a major election concern By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Republicans have raised concerns about the possibility that noncitizens will be voting and they have taken steps in numerous states to address that prospect, even though cases of noncitizens actually voting are rare. Continue reading