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Early voting options grow in popularity, reconfiguring campaigns and voting preparation
(WASHINGTON) -- While polling sites around the country are gearing up for huge voter turnout on Election Day, data and experts predict that a majority of the votes that will decide this year's key races will be cast months before.In fact, many of those votes could be cast in the…
Trump campaign ordered to stop using Isaac Hayes song at rallies after family sues
(ATLANTA) -- A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction ordering Donald Trump and his campaign to stop using a song co-written by the late musician Isaac Hayes at their events.The song "Hold On, I'm Coming," published in 1966, was played at Trump rallies and can be…
Trump campaign ordered to stop using Isaac Hayes song at rallies after family sues
(ATLANTA) -- A federal judge in Atlanta on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction ordering Donald Trump and his campaign to stop using a song co-written by the late musician Isaac Hayes at their events.The song "Hold On, I'm Coming," published in 1966, was played at Trump rallies and can be…
Harris campaign kicks off reproductive rights tour in Florida
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign kicked off a weekslong 50-stop "reproductive freedom bus tour" across battleground states in West Palm Beach, Florida -- former President Donald Trump's backyard -- on Tuesday.The campaign said "reproductive rights storytellers" will join campaign surrogates along the route to help emphasize the split…
Harris campaign kicks off reproductive rights tour in Florida
(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign kicked off a weekslong 50-stop "reproductive freedom bus tour" across battleground states in West Palm Beach, Florida -- former President Donald Trump's backyard -- on Tuesday.The campaign said "reproductive rights storytellers" will join campaign surrogates along the route to help emphasize the split…
Linda Sun, former Kathy Hochul aide, accused of scheming to advance interests of China
(NEW YORK) -- Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, schemed to advance the interests of China while working in New York State government, federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday.The indictment charges Sun with failure to register as a foreign agent, visa fraud, alien…
Ticket-splitters hold the key to majorities in both chambers of Congress
(WASHINGTON) -- Every election cycle, political observers speculate about the power and prevalence of ticket-splitters: voters who support one party for president and another on down-ballot races. This year, their influence is unquestioned: they hold the House and Senate majorities in their hands.Given the congressional maps and margins, both chambers…
Harris-Walz campaign stages Labor Day blitz, courting union votes alongside Biden
(DETROIT) -- Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota blitzed the country on Labor Day, making a concerted effort to court union workers ahead of the November election.Harris kicked off Labor Day in Detroit, Michigan, meeting with union members and delivering brief remarks. Gov.…
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure deal after 6 hostages killed
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, as he returned to the White House on Monday to meet with the U.S. hostage deal negotiating team, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure an agreement.Ahead of the Situation Room meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and the negotiating…
Jared Polis defends Harris’ shifts on policy
(WASHINGTON) -- Democratic Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado defended Vice President Kamala Harris' shifts on policy between her 2020 presidential campaign and her White House bid this year as Republicans seize on perceived discrepancies.Polis, a Harris ally, told "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl that Harris' shifts on issues like fracking,…