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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…]
Fight intensifies over Florida ballot measure that would guarantee abortion rights up until fetal viability
Octavio Jones via Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, F.L.) — In just one week, voters in Florida will head to the polls to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution, through a ballot measure [Read More…]
Harris to deliver ‘closing argument’ for 2024 election in remarks on DC’s Ellipse
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her final case for her bid for the presidency on Washington, D.C.’s Ellipse on Tuesday where she is expected to give an [Read More…]
Trump proposes eliminating personal income taxes. How would that work?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent campaign speeches, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated an eye-catching idea: the elimination of individual income taxes. The proposal follows a string of other tax cuts [Read More…]
Racist, crude comments at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally overshadow his ‘closing argument’
Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former president Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday was framed as his “closing argument” in his bid for the White House and as a [Read More…]
In upended Senate race, Nebraska independent Dan Osborn seeks to ‘challenge the system’
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (LINCOLN, N.E.) — Over the past few weeks, independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has shaken up what many thought was a predictable race in Nebraska. Partisan polls show [Read More…]
Mark Cuban says Trump ‘absolutely’ has ‘fascist tendencies’
Heidi Gutman/ABC (NEW YORK) — Billionaire entrepreneur and television personality Mark Cuban said former President Donald Trump “absolutely” has “fascist tendencies.” “Do I think that Donald Trump has fascist tendencies? Absolutely. Positively,” Cuban said. “I [Read More…]
Graham hits former generals’ criticism of Trump: ‘Trying to replace joy with fear’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., tore into a handful of retired military generals and ex-Trump administration officials for their increasingly visceral criticism of former President Donald Trump. Graham told ABC’s “This Week” [Read More…]
American Catholic voters present complex opportunities for Trump, Harris: Academics
Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Catholic voters have always been a key voting bloc in every presidential election, with candidates vying hard for their support. And this year, the [Read More…]