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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it on April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee, Fla.

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  • Politics

Judge continues to block Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ads

The order extends a previous one that bars Florida's surgeon general from coercing or intimidating broadcasters that run commercials for an abortion rights amendment.

October 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pa., on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

Facing fallout, Trump claims no president did more for Puerto Rico than he did

The Republican nominee's remarks come days after a joke about Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage" at his New York rally prompted backlash.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez and
  • Ximena Bustillo
Students for Harris Walz signs hang at Indiana University of Pennsylvania ahead of a Get Out The Vote rally on Oct. 23, organized by the school's young Democrats.

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  • Elections

Colleges are key to Democrats' strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania

In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump's campaign isn't worried.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
A Jewish student watches a protest against the war in Gaza at Columbia University on Nov. 14, 2023. The ongoing war has complicated the relationship between the Democratic Party and Jewish voters.

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  • Politics

As war in Gaza fractures Democrats, Republicans see an opening with Jewish voters

As Vice President Kamala Harris faces continued pressure from progressives over U.S. military aid to Israel, some Republicans see an opportunity to win over Jewish voters in key swing states.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 28, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris returns to the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally to make her closing argument

A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris will use the backdrop to lay out the case for turning the page on the divisive and chaotic politics of her Republican opponent.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Owner Jeff Bezos blocked <em>The Washington Post</em> from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris.

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  • Media

Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Monday. Trump's final campaign rallies have included stumbles, gaffes and profanity as he says farewell to campaigning.

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  • Elections

What are Trump’s final rally speeches like? Lower energy, less focused and running late

Known for their energy and bombast, Donald Trump’s rally speeches have become increasingly erratic. The former president is visibly tired amid a whirlwind schedule in the final days of the campaign.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Vice President Harris greets supporters at Philly Cuts in Philadelphia on Sunday. Harris spent much of the day courting Black voters — attending church and then later visiting and a Black-owned bookstore.

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  • Politics

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check on Oct. 20. The legality of these cash prizes has been called into question.

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  • Politics

Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk over $1 million giveaway to registered voters

The suit alleges that Musk and his super PAC are luring voters to give up identifying information in pursuit of a cash prize. DA Larry Krasner called the scheme “indisputably an unlawful lottery.”

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a Get out the Vote event in Cumming, Ga. on Oct. 26.

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  • Politics

In a razor-thin race, Trump's complicated ties with Georgia's governor could matter

Trump fell out with Gov. Brian Kemp after 2020, when Kemp rebuffed his efforts to overturn Georgia’s election result. Their relationship could matter to some voters in a state Trump narrowly lost.

October 29, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
Vice President tours the Hemlock Semiconductor Next-Generation Finishing facility in Hemlock, Mich., on  Oct. 28, 2024.

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  • Politics

Trump panned the CHIPS Act. Harris is in Michigan promoting it

In the waning days of the 2024 presidential election, even the bipartisan bill that's pouring $54 billion into the semiconductor manufacturing industry has become a political issue.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Sen. J.D. Vance speaks in Atlanta. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Elections

Vance says GOP ticket will ‘of course’ accept Georgia’s election results, with a caveat

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance came to Atlanta Saturday to make the case for his running mate, former president Donald Trump, in the frenzied final stretch of a tight presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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  • Politics

Bad Bunny boosts Harris as a Puerto Rico ‘joke’ backfires on Trump

In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • NPR Washington Desk
A person leaves an early voting site after casting a ballot on Oct. 21 in Deland, Fla. Florida is one of three states that recently sued the Biden administration over citizenship checks of voters.

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  • Elections

GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

Florida, Texas and Ohio have filed last-minute lawsuits against the Biden administration demanding data about the citizenship of voters on their state rolls. One expert calls these "zombie" lawsuits.

October 28, 2024
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By:
  • Jude Joffe-Block and
  • Miles Parks
Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

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  • Elections

Homeless people already struggle to vote. Georgia law could make it harder

Civil rights groups say new Georgia voting rules have made it too easy to challenge the eligibility of people living in nursing homes, college dormitories and military facilities, and will make it more difficult for homeless people to register to vote.

October 28, 2024
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  • Robbie Sequeira
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