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Key Nebraska Republican opposes Trump effort to change state’s electoral vote process
ilbusca/Getty Images (LINCOLN, Neb.) — A growing effort backed by Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, to switch Nebraska’s electoral process to winner-take-all hit a major snag on Monday after a key state lawmaker said [Read More…]
US seeks to ban Chinese software from cars, citing national security concerns
Alex Wong/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is looking to ban Chinese-made software from cars because of national security concerns, the Commerce Department announced on Monday. The Bureau of Industry and Security, part [Read More…]
Murders down 11.6% in US as crime remains key election issue
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Murders in the United States were down 11.6% in 2023, according to statistics released by the FBI Monday morning. The murder rate went down from 6.2 per 100,000 people in [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Trump heads to Pennsylvania with boost in new Sun Belt poll
SimpleImages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With about six weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump is back on the campaign trail with stops in battleground Pennsylvania on Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris is in Washington [Read More…]
Trump doesn’t mention embattled GOP candidate Mark Robinson at North Carolina rally
In this April 9, 2022, file photo, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson joins the stage with former President Donald Trump during a rally in Selma, North Carolina. — Allison Joyce/Getty Images, FILE (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Former [Read More…]
Trump says he won’t run again if he loses in November
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he doesn’t see himself running for president again if he loses in November. “No, I don’t. No, I don’t,” Trump responded to Sinclair [Read More…]
John Kirby says U.S. working to prevent ‘all-out war’ in Middle East amid rising tensions
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said Sunday that the Biden administration is doing “everything we can to try to prevent this [Read More…]
Rep. Mike Kelly on Trump assassination attempts: ‘We cannot accept this as Americans’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., the chair of the bipartisan panel investigating the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in July and the apparent one last week in Florida, called for [Read More…]
John Kirby says U.S. diplomatic efforts continue in the Middle East amid rising tensions
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — With fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifying throughout the weekend, White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby said the U.S. is doing “everything we can to try to prevent [Read More…]
Harris accepts CNN offer for second presidential debate on Oct. 23
Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday she has accepted an offer from CNN for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump on Oct. 23. Harris said in [Read More…]
Harris’ fundraising triples Trump’s in August, growing Democrat’s warchest, FEC filings show
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised more than triple the amount of funds that former President Donald Trump did in August, giving her team a massive financial advantage as the [Read More…]
Robinson not expected to attend Trump’s North Carolina rally amid scandal: Sources
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Former President Donald Trump is returning to the key battleground state of North Carolina on Saturday amid a major controversy revolving around North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, [Read More…]
Jill Biden welcomes ‘The West Wing’ cast to celebrate show’s 25th anniversary
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden welcomed the cast of “The West Wing” to the White House Friday, in celebration of the television show’s 25th anniversary. “Your work inspired so many to [Read More…]
New York Magazine places reporter on leave after alleged relationship with RFK Jr.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Magazine placed its Washington correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, on leave this week after it learned she allegedly “had engaged in a personal relationship with a former subject relevant [Read More…]
Georgia election board approves controversial rule change requiring ballots be hand-counted
ilbusca/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Republican-led Georgia State Election Board on Friday passed a major rule change just a few weeks before the November election requiring the hand-counting of all ballots, prompting fears from both [Read More…]
Harris campaign, Jewish groups fiercely criticize Trump preemptively blaming Jewish voters if he loses
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and Jewish advocacy groups on Friday forcefully criticized what they called former President Donald Trump’s “dangerous” and “antisemitic” comments saying Jewish voters would be to [Read More…]
Lack of communication, drone issues plagued Secret Service at Trump Pennsylvania rally: Report
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Issues with a host of communications and technical difficulties with drone capabilities plagued the U.S. Secret Service at the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an assassin took a shot at [Read More…]
Walz debate prep underway with Pete Buttigieg as Vance stand-in
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s preparation for the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate with Sen. JD Vance is well underway, sources familiar with the process have confirmed to ABC News. He’s [Read More…]
Republicans step up effort to change Nebraska’s electoral vote process to benefit Trump
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republicans are stepping up their efforts to change Nebraska’s electoral vote process to winner-take-all — a move that would benefit former President Donald Trump in an expected close November election [Read More…]
Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris, but encourages against Trump, third-party votes
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Uncommitted movement, the pro-Palestinian group critical of the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza, announced Thursday that it will not endorse Vice President [Read More…]