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News Articles: 2024 election

Drummers, dancers and other leaders gather to perform and socialize at the Phoenix Indian Center’s Gourd Dance and Social Powwow in the Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix, Ariz., on Oct. 12, 2024.

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  • Politics

Native voters could swing Arizona. Both parties want their votes

Both Republicans and Democrats are trying to marshal Native American voters in Arizona, which could prove decisive to winning the key state.

October 15, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo
"I Voted Early" stickers are made available at the Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services building on Sept. 20 in Minneapolis, Minn., on the first day of early voting in the state.

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  • Politics

This year's 'October surprise' may be no surprise at all

It is not uncommon for political commentators to call a late-breaking story during a presidential election an "October surprise" — even when there is little evidence that it mattered all that much.

October 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
The Department of Justice is photographed on June 8, 2023. The department has brought a suit against Virginia election officials that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of U.S. law.

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  • Politics

The Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off of voter rolls

The lawsuit alleges that an executive order issued in August by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates federal law.

October 12, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Vice President Harris reacts as she takes a question from a member of the audience during a Univision town hall at Cox Pavilion at UNLV in Las Vegas on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Harris uses town hall to show empathy with Latino voters

Vice President Harris took questions on inflation, immigration and the way she became the Democratic nominee from undecided voters in her first town hall.

October 12, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben and
  • Jason Breslow
Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colo., on Friday. On stage, he was flanked by mugshots of undocumented migrants that officials have accused of crimes.

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  • Politics

Trump rallies in Aurora -- a city he has demonized as overrun by migrant crime

Trump doubled down on false claims he has made about migrant crime in the city, and called for the death penalty "for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law-enforcement officer."

October 11, 2024
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By:
  • Bente Birkeland
Former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event for Vice President Harris in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Prior to the rally, Obama made a special plea to Black men who have been hesitant to support Harris.

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  • Politics

Obama, in blunt terms, tells Black men to get over their reluctance to support Harris

Lack of enthusiasm for Harris “seems to be more pronounced with the brothers," Obama said while campaigning for her in Pittsburgh. He said Black men need to get behind Harris and get out to vote.

October 10, 2024
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.

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  • National Security

The FBI arrested an Afghan man who officials say was planning an Election Day attack

The Justice Department said the man was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Vice President Harris appears on screen during a taping with Oprah Winfrey on Sept. 19. Harris is on a media blitz this week that includes stops on <em>The View </em>on ABC<em>,</em> <em>The Howard Stern Show</em> and <em>The Late Show With Stephen Colbert</em> on CBS.

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  • Politics

Harris is trying to reach new voters with a media blitz both traditional — and not

Harris has already appeared on 60 Minutes and the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Next up, appearances on The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Howard Stern Show.

October 08, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pa.

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  • Politics

Trump is returning to Butler, the site of the 1st assassination attempt against him

The rally will mark Trump's first time back in the Pennsylvania city since the failed assassination attempt against him in July. The guest list will include a shooting survivor, as well as Elon Musk.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Danielle Kurtzleben
In this photo illustration, an absentee-voter mail-in ballot shows the names of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election.

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  • Elections

Can someone find out who you voted for? No. Here is what you should know

As Election Day approaches, many Americans are questioning the secrecy of their ballots. We explain what you should know about privacy and casting a ballot.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
President Biden speaks during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Friday. Biden made a surprise appearance, his first in the briefing room since becoming president, to tout a positive job report and take questions from reporters.

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  • Politics

Biden says he is worried about violence around the presidential election

President Biden told reporters he was confident the election “will be free and fair,” before saying, “I don’t know whether it will be peaceful.”

October 04, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris walks with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., at a campaign rally in Ripon, Wis. on Oct. 3.

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  • Politics

Kamala Harris made an unusual pilgrimage today — to the birthplace of the GOP

Ripon, Wis. — where the Republican Party began — was the backdrop for a Harris campaign speech from former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney. She said former President Donald Trump is not fit to serve.

October 03, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Deepa Shivaram
U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to reporters in the spin room after the CNN Presidential Debate in June 2024 in Atlanta, Ga.

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  • Politics

JD Vance’s performance has audience of one: Trump, says former debate opponent

Vance’s former Democratic opponent, Tim Ryan, says the Ohio senator is likely to aggressively attack Harris-Walz during the debate Tuesday night to appeal to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • Karen Kasler
Left: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance delivers remarks during a campaign rally on August 6 in Philadelphia. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the Democratic National Convention on August 21 in Chicago.

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  • Elections

Vance and Walz are both veterans. Here's what it means to have a vet VP

For the first time since 1996, both major parties have picked a veteran for vice president -- a fact that some veterans' groups are hoping it leads to greater understanding of military and vet issues.

October 01, 2024
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By:
  • Quil Lawrence
Left: Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) speaks during the Republican National Convention in July. Right: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in August.

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  • Elections

Vance and Walz debate in New York City on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know

The CBS News vice presidential debate will be the only time Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz get to face off ahead of the 2024 election. Here's what to expect.

September 30, 2024
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  • Ximena Bustillo
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