Oct 29 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump's rally comes as the 2024 presidential race hits its final week, with candidates making multiple appearances a day and Vice President Kamala Harris making her 'closing argument' with a speech in Washington, DC. Continue reading
Oct 28 Trump rally where comedian called Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’ draws wide condemnation By Adriana Gomez Licon, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The fallout underscores the importance of Pennsylvania's 19 electoral votes and the last-minute efforts to court growing numbers of Hispanic voters, mostly from Puerto Rico, who have settled in cities west and north of Philadelphia. Continue reading
Oct 28 Republicans pursue support from the Amish in Pennsylvania, where only a small minority vote in elections By Peter Smith, Associated Press The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections. They’re being targeted this year in the latest effort to register more of them to vote. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: Harris rallies voters at Philadelphia community center in swing state of Pennsylvania By Darlene Superville, Maryclaire Dale, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year’s presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Oct 27 WATCH: On campaign blitz in Philadelphia, Harris says U.S. is ‘determined to turn the page’ on hate and division By Darlene Superville, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Energizing supporters in the largest city in the swing state of Pennsylvania is crucial for Harris' campaign, and she's focusing on voters of color with a little more than a week to go before the Nov. 5 election. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 8:21 States work to track down and cap dangerous methane leaks from abandoned oil and gas wells By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman Two major laws passed by Congress and signed by President Biden provide new money and new requirements for reducing potent methane emissions, including those coming from abandoned oil and gas wells. The federal government has started awarding some contracts for… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 4:48 Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney as Trump again deploys dark and anti-immigrant rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan Nearly two weeks until Election Day, former President Trump traveled to North Carolina to see the aftermath of Hurricane Helene and urged his supporters to vote early, while Vice President Harris toured swing states alongside former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney. Continue watching
Oct 21 WATCH: Harris kicks off swing state tour, starting with Liz Cheney in Pennsylvania By Colleen Long, Associated Press Democrat Kamala Harris is out to win over suburban voters uneasy about Republican Donald Trump as she touches down in three Midwestern battleground states on Monday to hold moderated conversations with Republican Liz Cheney. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Trump disparages Harris as he visits a McDonald’s in swing state Pennsylvania By Michelle L. Price, Marc Levy, Associated Press Donald Trump visited a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday as he stepped up his criticism of Kamala Harris and dug into his claim, spread without offering evidence, that she never worked at the fast-food chain while in college. Continue reading
Oct 19 Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer’s genitalia By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump was campaigning in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where Palmer was born in 1929 and learned to golf from his father, who suffered from polio and was head pro and greenskeeper at the local country club. Continue reading