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News Articles: Elections

Former President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Wednesday. Trump, who owns more than half of Truth Social's parent company, is now facing a decision over whether to start selling off his $2 billion stake.

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  • Business

Truth Social reaches a tricky milestone. Will Donald Trump cash out his stake?

Trump can now start selling his majority stake in the Truth Social parent company, as a lockup on insider sales expires. But that could tank the price of the stock.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Aspan
People watch the presidential debate between Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump during a debate watch party at Penn Social on Sept. 10 in Washington, D.C.

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  • Elections

10 undecided voters explain why they haven’t picked a side in this election

With the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as close as it is, the small percentage of undecided voters could have a big impact on the outcome.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday. At the event, he continued to criticize migrants from Haiti, saying those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or other authorized immigration status are "illegal aliens" who should be deported.

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  • Elections

Vance says Haitian migrants with protected status are 'illegal aliens' to be deported

The Republican vice presidential nominee continues to rail against Haitian migrants living in Ohio, though many have Temporary Protected Status, as the GOP escalates its hardline immigration stance.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
A voter fills out their New Hampshire presidential primary ballot at a polling location in Bedford on Jan. 23.

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  • Elections

Concerns about noncitizen voting drive sweeping new restrictions in New Hampshire

A new law in New Hampshire will require anyone registering to vote for the first time in the Granite State to provide documentation they are U.S. citizens, like a birth certificate or passport.

September 19, 2024
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By:
  • Miles Parks and
  • Todd Bookman
Zach Manifold is the elections director in suburban Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, where training for 2,000 poll workers begins this week.

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  • Elections

Georgia election officials worry a GOP-led board will OK last-minute voting changes

Georgia election officials have said they are “gravely concerned that dramatic changes” approved by the State Election Board “will disrupt the preparation and training processes already in motion.”

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas
A voter places a ballot in a drop box outside of the Maricopa County Elections Department on Aug. 2, 2022 in Phoenix. A records flaw risks blocking nearly 100,000 people from voting in state and local races in Arizona in the upcoming elections.

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  • Politics

A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races

Arizona officials say the flaw could disqualify nearly 100,000 people from voting in non-federal races. At issue is proof of citizenship records required by the state to participate in such elections.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • Wayne Schutsky
A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri secretary of state's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday.

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  • National

The FBI is investigating packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states

The FBI and the U.S. Postal Service were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to elections officials in more than 15 states. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

September 18, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Vice President Harris answers questions during a moderated conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted by WHYY on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

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  • Politics

Harris calls Trump's remarks about Haitian immigrants in Springfield a 'crying shame'

Harris said Trump’s remarks about immigrants eating pets were lies rooted in racist tropes, and in some of her most forceful language yet about the debunked claim, insisted it “has to to stop.”

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
LaTosha Brown says she is frightened the election results in Georgia won't be certified quickly due to new rule changes.

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  • Politics

Disinformation and suppression loom over Georgia, says Black Voters Matter co-founder

LaTosha Brown — the co-founder of Black Voters Matter — details how she's thinking about the election to come in Georgia, and the threat of voter suppression and disinformation.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 2 more
Former President Trump attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., on Tues.

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  • Politics

Trump held his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt

Trump’s town hall in Michigan was shorter than his typical campaign rally, but he used the event to discuss everything from the failed attempts on his life to a promise to boost the auto industry.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Lt. Shaun Gorski with the Cobb County Sheriff's Department, speaks during an election security training session at Cobb County Emergency Management headquarters, Aug. 23, 2024, in Marietta, Ga.

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  • News

Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass

Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day. Bulletproof glass and drug-sniffing dogs in election offices, and panic buttons and security officers for polling places are some of the steps they are taking.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
GPB  NPR

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  • Elections

These states will decide the election. We went to all of them to talk to voters

Your guide to the six swing states that will decide this year’s presidential election: Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • NPR Staff
The Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, just two days before an apparent assassination attempt as he played golf in Florida.

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  • Elections

In interview on X, Trump addresses apparent assassination attempt for the first time

Former President Donald Trump spoke for the first time about the apparent assassination attempt on him Sunday at his golf course and talking to President Biden on Monday.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Megan Pratz

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  • Elections

How to register to vote in 2024

Here's what you need to know to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every state ahead of the 2024 general election.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Clayton Kincade,
  • Hansi Lo Wang,
  • and 4 more
A Bucks County resident drops off a mail-in ballot in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

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  • Elections

Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late to count

In a rare bipartisan consensus about Georgia’s election process, both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in the state could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November. The stakes are high as Georgia is again considered a swing state that will likely help decide who will be the next U.S. president.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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