In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election
Read full article: In battleground Georgia, poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway electionThere are more than 47,000 people in Bibb County, Georgia, about 80 miles south of Atlanta, who are eligible to vote but don't.
Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edge
Read full article: Mideast conflict looms over US presidential race as Harris and Trump jostle for an edgeThe crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House as the campaign enters its final weeks.
Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas voters
Read full article: Court decisions in Michigan and North Carolina deny GOP challenges to overseas votersCourts in Michigan and North Carolina on Monday rejected attempts by Republicans to disqualify the ballots of certain overseas voters.
McDonald's agreed to Trump event but says it isn't endorsing a presidential candidate
Read full article: McDonald's agreed to Trump event but says it isn't endorsing a presidential candidateMcDonald’s says it agreed to host former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania store over the weekend but that it isn’t endorsing a candidate in the U.S. presidential race.
Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factory
Read full article: Biden administration to provide $325 million for new Michigan semiconductor factoryThe federal government plans to provide up to $325 million to Hemlock Semiconductor to produce a key material for computer chips, an announcement Monday with possible political significance as the new factory would be in the swing state of Michigan.
Police in Mozambique fire tear gas at opposition politician as post-election tensions soar
Read full article: Police in Mozambique fire tear gas at opposition politician as post-election tensions soarPolice in Mozambique have fired tear gas at the country's leading opposition politician and supporters as he spoke with reporters.
Harris raises $633 million in the third quarter but spends heavily in final push
Read full article: Harris raises $633 million in the third quarter but spends heavily in final pushKamala Harris’ campaign and affiliated Democratic committees raised more than $359 million in September alone and about $633 million for the quarter ending Sept. 30.
Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Read full article: Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decideVoters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.
Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
Read full article: Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to DemocratsPennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past two presidential elections.
Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choice
Read full article: Liz Cheney helps Harris seek moderate votes as they paint Trump as a dangerous choiceKamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump.
Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina
Read full article: Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North CarolinaFormer President Donald Trump is blasting federal emergency responders whose work in North Carolina has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformation.
From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economy
Read full article: From the desert to the Strip: How the election's fight over immigration may upend Nevada's economyIn the remote Nevada desert, Janille and Tom Baker’s hay ranch couldn’t survive without immigrant guest workers who come every year from Mexico.
In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and white
Read full article: In Nevada, immigration is a nuanced issue. But the politics of it is painted in black and whiteImmigrants, as well as those who work closely with them, say both sides’ efforts to crack down on the border have clouded the larger immigration issue in ways often too nuanced to break down cleanly along ideological lines.
Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC poll
Read full article: Most voters think the economy is poor, but split on whether Trump or Harris can fix it: AP-NORC pollVoters remain largely divided over whether they prefer Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris to handle key economic issues, although Harris earns slightly better marks on elements such as taxes for the middle class.
President Biden and first lady toast a reimagined White House tour that she's unveiling on Monday
Read full article: President Biden and first lady toast a reimagined White House tour that she's unveiling on MondayPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday toasted the unveiling of a long-awaited reimagined public White House tour.
New President Subianto swears in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members
Read full article: New President Subianto swears in Indonesia's largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 membersNewly inaugurated President Prabowo Subianto has sworn in Indonesia’s largest Cabinet since 1966, with 109 members representing his pledge for a strong government.
Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for Senate
Read full article: Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, scion of Republican family, backs Democrat Sherrod Brown for SenateA member of one of Ohio's best-known Republican families has thrown his support behind Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in his hotly contested reelection race against GOP nominee Bernie Moreno.
Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'
Read full article: Trump boosts a hard-right Christian worldview that paints the election as 'spiritual warfare'Donald Trump’s campaign has nourished a fusion of hard-right politics and theology to energize evangelical Christians in swing states.
In part of swing state Michigan, neighbors skip presidential signs in a heated campaign season
Read full article: In part of swing state Michigan, neighbors skip presidential signs in a heated campaign seasonNick Hannawa has more than a half-dozen election signs lining the yard around his suburban Detroit home.
Voting groups that got a boost from Harris' candidacy are still working to persuade voters of color
Read full article: Voting groups that got a boost from Harris' candidacy are still working to persuade voters of colorLeft-leaning voter engagement groups saw a surge in support and energy after Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the party’s White House nominee this summer.
Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald's
Read full article: Trump works the fry station and holds a drive-thru news conference at a Pennsylvania McDonald'sRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump has manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions from reporters through the drive-thru window.
Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election results
Read full article: Republicans and Democrats are both preparing for long legal battles over the 2024 election resultsBoth Republicans and Democrats are preparing for a potentially lengthy battle in the courts over the results of the 2024 election.
Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie Wonder
Read full article: Harris urges Black churchgoers in Georgia to head out to vote and gets an assist from Stevie WonderKamala Harris has visited two Atlanta-area church where she summoned Black members of the congregations to turn out at the polls.
Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mind
Read full article: Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls with a flagging economy and political infighting top of mindResidents of Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region are going to the polls in long-awaited parliamentary elections under the shadow of ongoing rivalries, economic instability, and unresolved disputes with Baghdad.
Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?
Read full article: Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will see competing measures on their ballots this November.
Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitalia
Read full article: Trump kicks off a Pennsylvania rally by talking about Arnold Palmer's genitaliaHis campaign suggested Donald Trump would begin previewing his campaign’s closing arguments in a final push to win over voters with Election Day barely two weeks off.
American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pick
Read full article: American despair: In Arizona, high home prices and limited prospects shape voters' presidential pickAmerican voters are hearing both parties promise to help the middle class if they win the election next month.
Harris says Trump is 'cruel' as she spotlights abortion restrictions in Georgia during early voting
Read full article: Harris says Trump is 'cruel' as she spotlights abortion restrictions in Georgia during early votingVice President Kamala Harris says Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital to treat her complications from an abortion pill.
Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don't
Read full article: Two Texas cities represent the divide between those who vote and those who could, but often don'tTwo neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier.
Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nears
Read full article: Judges punishing Jan. 6 rioters say they fear more political violence as Election Day nearsJudges punishing rioters for storming the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago fear the nation faces more political violence on the cusp of the next presidential election.
The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Read full article: The last in-person vote in the US will be cast on the desolate tundra of Alaska's Aleutian IslandsOn a desolate slab of island tundra on Alaska's Aleutian Islands, a resident of a tiny village called Adak will again become the last American to cast an in-person ballot for president.