Abortion rights at forefront of Women’s March rallies in runup to Election Day
Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of abortion rights and other feminist causes ahead of Tuesday’s election.
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Democrat spending on legislative races pales in comparison to Republicans
Republicans are pouring financial resources into a handful of legislative races around the state, recognizing potentially tight margins with an aim to protect the party’s supermajority hold in the General Assembly.
North Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early in-person voting sites
North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early in-person voting sites, with turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene outpacing the rest of the state.
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden’s ‘garbage’ remarks despite stenographer concerns
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks for posterity, according to two U.S. government officials and an internal email obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
Voting rights groups worry AI models are generating inaccurate and misleading responses in Spanish
With just days before the presidential election, Latino voters are facing a barrage of targeted ads in Spanish and a new source of political messaging in the artificial intelligence age: chatbots generating unfounded claims in Spanish about voting rights.
Americans in Puerto Rico can’t vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
A comic calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment, residents said Monday in expressions of fury that could affect the presidential election.
US Supreme Court’s conservative justices leave in place Virginia’s purge of voter registrations
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday left in place Virginia’s purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. One Virginian, whose registration was canceled despite living in the state her entire life, called the purge “a very bad October surprise.” The high court, over the […]
GOP precinct committeeman charged with stealing ballots
Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings said Savage’s arrest will hold him accountable for his alleged behavior and let the community know that his allegations that the election is fraudulent are not accurate.
Two of Indiana’s three U.S. Senate candidates take debate stage—not Jim Banks
A U.S. Senate debate attended Tuesday evening by two of three Indiana candidates covered inflation, health care, foreign affairs and more, but Republican frontrunner Jim Banks was notably absent.
Wage garnishments and traffic violations — what impact do candidate legal woes have on voters?
With just two weeks to go until the Nov. 5 election, the race to succeed Gov. Eric Holcomb as the state’s top leader has hit breakneck speed — with the Indiana Republican Party repeatedly sending out mailers attacking the Libertarian candidate.
Amid a quiet U.S. Senate race, Indiana candidates criticize ‘invisible’ GOP frontrunner Banks
Two weeks out from Election Day — and just days ahead of a scheduled debate — two of Indiana’s U.S. Senate hopefuls say they’ve heard nothing from sitting Republican Congressman Jim Banks, the frontrunner in the race.
McDonald’s agreed to Trump event but says it isn’t endorsing a presidential candidate
McDonald’s Corp. agreed to host former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store over the weekend but said it isn’t endorsing a candidate in the U.S. presidential race.
Indiana officials ask federal government to verify citizenship of 585K registered voters
Two of Indiana’s top elected leaders on Thursday announced they’ve requested federal aid in scrutinizing the citizenship status of more than 585,000 registered Hoosier voters — more than one in 10 residents on the voter rolls.
FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US
The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Intelligence officials say US adversaries are targeting congressional races with disinformation
It’s not just the presidential election: Foreign governments are targeting House and Senate races around the country in their effort to meddle with American democracy this election year, intelligence officials warned Monday.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-led challenge to Biden effort to ease voter registration
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration.
Attorney general candidates spar over ad allegations
Democrat attorney general candidate Destiny Wells went on the attack in advertisements launched last week, prompting rebuke from GOP incumbent Todd Rokita.
All three Indiana gubernatorial candidates meet — for the first time — on 2024 debate stage
In night two of back-to-back debates, Indiana’s three candidates for governor shared the same stage for the first time. While some of the topics had previously been discussed at length, questions around private school vouchers and government restructuring drew novel responses from the trio.
Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss
Days before rioters roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol threatening to “hang Mike Pence,” Donald Trump told his vice president that people are going to “hate your guts” and “think you’re stupid” if he failed to stop the 2020 election certification.
Candidates spar in first general election gubernatorial debate
Topics at Wednesday night’s debate between U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick included a recently manipulated advertisement from the Braun campaign and the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor saying the other side invoked a “Jezebel spirit.”