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Judge: Georgia Hand-Count Rule Is 'Too Much, Too Late'

Robert McBurney blocks rule requiring hand-counting of paper ballots, says it will cause 'chaos'

(Newser) - A judge has blocked a new rule requiring Election Day ballots in Georgia to be counted by hand after the close of voting. The ruling came a day after the same judge ruled that county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law. The State Election...

Pelosi on Her Role in Biden's Exit: 'You Decide to Win'

Former House speaker also says she barely says Trump's name: a 'grotesque word'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi's book, The Art of Power , dropped over the summer, not long after President Biden dropped his reelection run. Now, the former speaker of the house is making the rounds to talk about her role in pressuring Biden to step aside, as well as her thoughts on former...

One Thing Harris, Trump May Agree on: Joe Rogan

Both candidates may appear on his podcast, which is hugely popular with young men

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appear to have common ground on one aspect of the 2024 race: They'd both like to make headway with Joe Rogan's huge podcast audience, which skews young and male.
  • Harris' camp is in talks with Rogan's show to book an appearance by
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Trump Turns Into a DJ After Medical Scares Interrupt Event

The final 40 minutes of Pennsylvania town hall were filled with music

(Newser) - Donald Trump 's town hall in the Philadelphia suburbs turned into an impromptu concert Monday after the former president was twice interrupted by medical emergencies in the room, the AP reports. The Republican presidential nominee paused during a question-and-answer session as a doctor in the room attended to the...

Indigenous Peoples Day Looks to the Election
Indigenous Peoples Day
Looks to the Election
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Oct 14, 2024 5:08 PM CDT

Indigenous Peoples Day Looks to the Election

Event organizers vote on voter participation

(Newser) - As Native Americans come together on Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day to celebrate their history and culture and acknowledge the ongoing challenges they face, many are doing so with a focus on the election. From a voting rally in Minneapolis featuring food, games, and raffles to a public talk about...

Bill Clinton Hits Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris

Clinton joins another former president, Barack Obama, in rallying for Harris

(Newser) - Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the office he once held, the AP reports. "Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things that work," Clinton said....

Man With Loaded Gun Arrested at Trump Rally Checkpoint

Secret Service says Trump was never in any danger

(Newser) - A Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun, ammunition, and several fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump's rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert , authorities said. He was released the same day on $5,000 bail, the AP reports. The...

Polls Aren&#39;t Going to Tell Us the Winner
Ignore the Polls.
They Don't Know
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Oct 13, 2024 1:30 PM CDT

Ignore the Polls. They Don't Know

Ezra Klein writes that it's almost equally likely that Harris or Trump would sweep the swing states

(Newser) - The commercials seem wall-to-wall, the media coverage is intense, and the pressure—not just on the presidential candidates—is building. And the nation has more than three weeks of this left. Ezra Klein suggests one way Americans can ease their stress is by ignoring the polls. They're not going...

Doctor: Harris Is in 'Excellent Health'

VP, 59, 'possesses the physical and mental resiliency' to be president, per Dr. Joshua Simmons

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturda y that summarizes her medical history and status. Dr. Joshua Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice...

Trump: I'll Use 1798 Law to Carry Out 'Operation Aurora'

GOP nominee uses dehumanizing language for migrants to describe mass deportation plans

(Newser) - Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states on Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns. Trump's...

Election Day Could Cost Delta $150M
Election Day Could
Cost Delta $150M
Oct 11, 2024 9:21 AM CDT

Election Day Could Cost Delta $150M

Airline says there's a big dip in demand around election time

(Newser) - Delta Air Lines said Thursday that the fourth quarter of this year is likely to be one of the most profitable in its history—despite one turbulent spot on the schedule. The company said demand for travel is low in the two weeks around the Nov. 5 election, reports Reuters...

Obama Had Some Words for 'the Brothers'

He addresses what he sees as hesitancy on the part of some Black men to support Harris

(Newser) - Former President Obama minced no words Thursday in Pittsburgh during an unannounced stop at a campaign field office for Vice President Kamala Harris hours before Obama appeared at one of Harris' rallies for the first time. Declaring his intention to "speak some truths" to voters, but especially Black male...

Asked to List 3 Trump Virtues, Harris Struggled to Come Up With 1

But she's heard he loves his family

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month's election, Donald Trump, possesses—but was barely able to come up with even one, the AP reports. At the end of her town hall for Spanish-language network Univision in Las Vegas on Thursday,...

Trump Flips Harris' Lead in Two Blue Wall States

He's up in Michigan and Wisconsin in Quinnipiac poll, and he's trimmed her lead in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A new poll suggests Kamala Harris' fortunes in the all-important "Blue Wall" of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are slipping a bit. The races, however, remain within razor-thin margins. In the Quinnipiac University poll conducted October 3-7:
  • Pennsylvania: Harris leads 49-46, down from her 51-45 lead in September.
  • Michigan: Trump
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Harris Completes Her Media Blitz With a Beer

A controversial beer, according to Donald Trump's camp

(Newser) - Kamala Harris launched a media blitz Sunday with an appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast , then continued it Monday on 60 Minutes and Tuesday on The View . Later Tuesday, the Democratic presidential nominee spoke to Howard Stern on his radio show, then Stephen Colbert on the Late Show....

On Call, Trump Keeps Calling Maine Gov a 'He'

Gov. Janet Mills is a woman

(Newser) - During a call with Maine supporters Monday, Donald Trump repeatedly referred to the state's female governor, Janet Mills, as "he." The Republican presidential nominee spoke for more than 15 minutes during the "tele-rally" to mark the first day of early voting in the state, and a...

Takeaways From Harris' 60 Minutes Interview

'I have a Glock,' she tells Bill Whitaker

(Newser) - Kamala Harris sat for a 60 Minutes interview that aired Monday night, while Donald Trump earlier decided to skip. Some highlights from various outlets:
  • Her gun: Harris offered more details about being a gun owner, which she has brought up to refute claims that Democrats want to take people's
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Intelligence Agencies: Efforts to Influence Elections Go Lower

Foreign adversaries are targeting congressional, state legislative contests, officials say

(Newser) - It's not just the presidential election: Foreign governments are targeting House and Senate races around the country in their effort to meddle with American democracy this election year, intelligence officials warned Monday. Russia, China, and Cuba have all launched influence operations designed to help or hurt candidates in specific...

Harris Sits for 'Call Her Daddy' Interview

VP will soon appear on 60 Minutes , Howard Stern, and more

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris opened a media blitz by the Democratic ticket on Sunday by appearing on the popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast about issues that resonate with women, working in some digs at her GOP opponent along the way. In the roughly 40-minute interview, taped last week, the...

2024 VP Debate Wasn't Exactly a Ratings Bonanza

43.1M viewers tuned in and were largely left divided

(Newser) - The ratings are in for the vice presidential debate and they are, in a word, meh. Some 43.1 million people watched Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off against Sen. JD Vance on Tuesday, almost 25% fewer than watched then-Sen. Kamala Harris debate Vice President Mike Pence in 2020, per...

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