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Trump denies making positive comments about Hitler
ABC NEWS/MICHAEL LE BRECHT II (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is denying he praised Adolf Hitler as having done “some good things,” as his former chief of staff and retired Marine general John Kelly was reported [Read More…]
Biden to apologize for government forcing Indian children into boarding schools
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua (PHOENIX) — President Joe Biden was in Arizona on Friday to apologize to Native Americans for the federal government forcing Indian children into boarding schools where the White House said they were abused and deprived of their [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Va. judge strikes down voter purge that impacted 1,600 people
Photo Credit: Prince Williams/WireImage/James Devaney/GC Images (WASHINGTON) — The race for the White House remained essentially a dead heat on Friday — with 11 days to go until Election Day. Kamala Harris was headed to [Read More…]
‘It’s a lie’: Georgia election official forcefully pushes back on false claims of voting machine fraud
Megan Varner/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — With early voting underway in the key battleground state of Georgia, a top election official in the state forcefully pushed back Wednesday on false claims of voting machine fraud — [Read More…]
2024 election updates: Beyonce to join Harris rally in Houston: Sources
Bridget Bennett for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald [Read More…]
Harris to announce record lending from Small Business Administration
ABC/Al Drago (WASHINGTON) — With the economy the top issue for many voters in the home stretch of the election, Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce record lending from the federal government to small business [Read More…]
Putin critic Alexey Navalny’s widow urges Americans not to take democracy for granted
Yulia Navalnaya speaks about her late husband, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navaly, on The View. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, says she wants [Read More…]
911 calls from Trump assassination attempt in Butler County released
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a dozen 911 calls from the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 in Butler County, Pennsylvania, were released on Wednesday, reflecting moments of [Read More…]
Democratic ‘Blue Wall’ governors make case for Harris in final stretch
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With just 16 days until Election Day, the Democratic governors of the three “Blue Wall” battleground states touted the strength of Vice President Kamala Harris’ ground game, and predicted she [Read More…]
Protecting Your Vote: Nevada’s ‘swingiest’ county emerges as key battleground in election certification fight
Robyn Beck via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Politicos in Washoe County, Nevada, proudly refer to their home as “the swingiest county in the swingiest state,” where voters in the sprawling and sparsely populated swath of [Read More…]
Advocates for overseas military families, ex-pats push back against GOP suits against absentee votes
Spiderstock via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some ex-pats living abroad, including active-duty service members and their family members, are sounding the alarm after Republicans in three swing states have tried to delay accepting and counting [Read More…]
AI deepfakes a top concern for election officials with voting underway
State election officials who will oversee voting for the November general election prepare for disruptions from artificial intelligence during a training session in Phoenix, Ariz.. Via ABC News (PHOENIX) — In the final weeks of [Read More…]
Trump and Harris trade jabs at Al Smith Dinner, though Harris wasn’t there
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A presidential election tradition dating back to 1960 brought some laughs in New York City on Thursday night, but for the first time in 40 years, only one [Read More…]
Harris works to appeal to Black men, a critical group for Democrats
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON, D.C.) — For a second day this week, Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a key voting bloc that is a critical base for the Democratic Party: Black [Read More…]
Trump’s Pennsylvania town hall, interrupted by medical emergencies in crowd, turned into an impromptu concert
Spencer Platt/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening was interrupted twice by medical emergencies in a very warm Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds before he pivoted — [Read More…]
House Ethics Committee subpoenas documents from lawsuit brought by Gaetz’s friend: Sources
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As part of its ongoing investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz, the House Ethics Committee recently issued a subpoena for documents from a civil lawsuit brought by one of the Florida congressman’s longtime friends [Read More…]
Georgia judge rules certification of election results by county officials is ‘mandatory’
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is “mandatory” — a new ruling that [Read More…]
Early voting starts in Georgia, putting sweeping election changes to the test
Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rule changes looms large in one of the crucial states [Read More…]
Vance stands by Trump’s false claims about Venezuelan gangs in Aurora, Colorado
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (DENVER) — GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance is standing by former President Donald Trump’s false claims that Venezuelan gangs have invaded and conquered Aurora, Colorado. Trump has repeatedly claimed that [Read More…]
Harris releases her medical report to give Trump’s health and advanced age new scrutiny
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris released a report with details about her health and medical history on Saturday, as the Harris team tries to place former President Donald Trump’s health and [Read More…]