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
Aug 31 Trump courts younger male vote by talking with conservative influencers By Matt Brown, Associated Press Trump's campaign has fully embraced the bravado-filled, macho, often contrarian online spaces popular with a subset of younger men on livestreaming platforms like Twitch and Kick, as well as on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Polio vaccine drive gets underway for children in Gaza In our news wrap Saturday, aid workers began the first phase of their campaign to vaccinate children in Gaza against polio, Russia is blaming Ukraine for the deaths of five people in Belgorod, a heavy storm prompted flood warnings in… Continue watching
Aug 31 RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board in effort to get his name off state ballot By Olivia Diaz, Associated Press/Report for America The lawsuit filed in Wake County Superior Court Friday says the board's denial of his request to remove his name as a third-party presidential candidate violated state election law and his right to free speech, according to The News &… Continue reading
Aug 31 Man arrested after storming press area at a Trump rally will face charges, police say By Associated Press Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump's rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser as the former president spoke at the campaign stop. Continue reading
Aug 30 Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Tim Walz's interview on CNN By PolitiFact staff PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in their first joint interview since announcing their presidential campaign. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH: Trump holds 'fireside chat' at Moms for Liberty summit in Washington, D.C. By Ali Swenson, Will Weissert, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Trump lamented the growing acceptance of transgender Americans Friday in an appearance at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity and structural racism out of K-12 classrooms. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump to appear at Moms for Liberty event Friday hoping to activate his base and avoid alienating moderate voters By Ali Swenson, Will Weissert, Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to appear at the annual gathering of the group Moms for Liberty. Continue reading
Aug 30 Harris defends shifting positions on fracking and decriminalizing illegal border crossings By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from her some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 7:02 Harris and Walz barnstorm Georgia and sit down for 1st interview By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are campaigning for a second day in the South, holding a rally in Savannah, Georgia. Harris and Walz also sat down for a highly anticipated interview on CNN. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching