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One man’s mission to restore felony voting rights in Florida
FRRC (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — Desmond Meade was recalling to a church congregation in Apopka, Florida, earlier this month a dark time in his life. “Not too long ago, I was standing in front of the [Read More…]
Inside Arizona’s abortion ballot measure fight: One family’s story
Kristin Gambardella speaks to ABC News. (ABC News) (PHOENIX) — Kristin and Dave Gambardella never expected the journey of growing their family to include an abortion procedure, but in summer 2023, the married couple nevertheless [Read More…]
Democrats launch 11th-hour ads to boost turnout among Black rural voters in South
adamkaz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee on Saturday is launching a new ad campaign targeted at rural voters to boost turnout in two southern battlegrounds in the final days of the presidential election. [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Trump continues to slam Cheney
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With two days to go until Election Day, the candidates making in their final appeaks to voters over the weekend. After popping up on “Saturday Night Live,” Vice President Kamala [Read More…]
Video showing Haitian migrants voting in Georgia is Russian influence operation: Intel community
A screengrab from a video which purports to show Haitian migrants voting in Georgia. The intelligence community assessed on Friday that the video was part of a Russian influence operation to sow discord in the [Read More…]
Tens of millions of early votes have been cast. What could it mean for Election Day?
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Election Day nears, tens of millions of voters have already cast their ballots throughout the country. Whether through mail-in ballots or early in-person polling stations, more than 68 million [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Trump uses violent rhetoric to attack ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With four days until Election Day, Kamala Harris is attacking Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers’ advice, he is going to keep [Read More…]
Liz Cheney hits back at Trump’s violent rhetoric: ‘This is how dictators destroy free nations’
ABC/Richard Harbaugh (WASHNIGTON) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney is firing back at Donald Trump after the former president darkly suggested Cheney be put in the line of fire as he criticized her as a [Read More…]
Election fact check: Trump, Harris on transgender issues
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Millions of dollars from Republican groups and figures are being poured into anti-transgender ads criticizing policies that support the trans community, despite these issues being among the least important concerns [Read More…]
Poll watchers: Republicans tout ‘deterrence’ as election officials fear vigilantism
Jeff Fuller, a retired Army special forces officer and self-described “2020 election denier,” trains GOP poll watchers in Prince William County, Virginia. Image via ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Deep distrust in the American election system [Read More…]
Trump wants a mass deportation program. How much could it cost?
grandriver/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump has vowed, if he’s elected, to conduct a large-scale deportation operation that some immigration and military experts agree is theoretically possible but also problematic, and could cost [Read More…]
Election infrastructure has ‘never been more secure,’ CISA chief says
ABC News (Washington, D.C.) — With less than a week before the 2024 presidential election, the infrastructure has “never been more secure,” according to the head of the federal agency tasked with America’s cyber defense. [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Harris, Trump swipe at each other over the Affordable Care Act
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With five days until Election Day, Kamala Harris is attacking Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers’ advice, he is going to keep [Read More…]
Trump presidency could damage economy if he weakens democracy, experts say
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II (WASHINGTON) Former President Donald Trump has drawn scrutiny in recent weeks for an escalation of rhetoric threatening political opponents with retribution if he’s elected to a second term. The comments have triggered alarm from some officials who [Read More…]
Election fact check: How voting machines work and why they’re hard to hack
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — As Americans head to the polls this Election Day, trust that their vote will be counted accurately and that the democratic process is safe from interference is vital, experts said. But [Read More…]
Trump campaign distances itself from House speaker’s plan for ‘massive reform’ to the ACA
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson’s suggestion that Republicans would implement “massive reform” to the Affordable Care Act — known as Obamacare — is causing a bit of a headache for the [Read More…]
Latino political strategist responds to Puerto Rico jokes at Trump MSG rally
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luis Miranda is a political strategist, community organizer, founding president of the Hispanic Federation and chairperson of the Latino Victory Fund, an organization dedicated to building political power in [Read More…]
Trump calls Madison Square Garden rally a ‘lovefest’ amid backlash over speakers’ racist remarks
ABC NEWS/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump called his rally at Madison Square Garden a “lovefest” on Tuesday as backlash continues over racist and crude comments made by some [Read More…]
Melania Trump defends her husband: ‘He is not Hitler’
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II (WASHINGTON) — After making a surprise appearance at her husband’s Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday, Melania Trump spoke out on “Fox and Friends” on Tuesday, fiercely defending him against reported [Read More…]
How to track your ballot and what to do if it’s been damaged
Gary Hershorn/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging [Read More…]