Oct 26 Here's how election officials have boosted security since 2020's threats of violence By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact After the polls closed in November 2020, Americans witnessed an unprecedented intersection of violent threats and voting. PolitiFact interviewed current and former election officials about what they have done to mitigate violence and protect their staff and voters. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 6:56 How Harris and Trump are trying to reach voters in the battleground state of Michigan By John Yang, Harry Zahn Saturday is the first day of statewide early voting in Michigan, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are in the state trying to energize their supporters. Chad Livengood, politics editor and columnist at The Detroit News, joins John Yang… Continue watching
Oct 26 WATCH: Trump bashes Detroit again while appealing for votes in Novi, Michigan By Michelle L. Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press “I think Detroit and some of our areas makes us a developing nation,” Trump told supporters Saturday in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan. He said people want him to say Detroit is “great,” but he thinks… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Harris speaks at campaign rally with Michelle Obama in Kalamazoo, Michigan By Darlene Superville, Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. Continue reading
Oct 26 Trump leaves supporters waiting for hours at Michigan rally as he recorded Joe Rogan interview By Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Will Weissert, Associated Press Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 4:48 Harris and Trump take a detour from swing states to campaign in Texas By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart With just 11 days to go, both Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump veered away from battleground territory and into the deep-red state of Texas. A lineup of presidents and pop stars are joining Harris on the… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 8:38 North Carolina's Gen Z voters could be deciding factor in who wins the state By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens Recent polls show Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by double digits among voters under the age of 30. But underneath that data lies important signals about the gender divide and the issues that matter to young… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 5:56 Why The Washington Post decided to opt out of a presidential endorsement By Amna Nawaz For the first time in 36 years, The Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate. Publisher and CEO William Lewis explained, "We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.” It comes after The Los Angeles Times… Continue watching
Oct 25 Read the heavily redacted police report describing a Trump staffer altercation at Arlington National Cemetery By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Army has released an almost entirely redacted version of the police report describing when a staffer for Donald Trump's campaign reportedly shoved an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was trying to prevent them from photographing a ceremony to… Continue reading
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump calls the U.S. a 'garbage can for the world' at campaign event in Austin, Texas By Jill Colvin, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Trump’s trip to Texas, his second stop in a border state in two days, comes as the former president escalates his already dark and apocalyptic rhetoric against illegal immigration. Continue reading