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News Articles: Elections

Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, workers construct a mural of Vice President Harris outside of Chicago's United Center in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

29 days: how Democrats had to overhaul their convention in a hurry for Harris

Democrats thought they were returning to a more normal kind of convention. Then came a decision which gave them 29 days to remake it all.

August 17, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
 Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., addresses a crowd in Niceville, Fla.

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  • News

In Florida primary, Matt Gaetz is fighting a battle over the future identity of the GOP

Gaetz is in a primary fight tied to ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the latest salvo in an ongoing war. Gaetz led that ouster. Now his district encapsulates a GOP intraparty clash that fuels dysfunction on the House floor and the campaign trail.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Claudia Grisales
Vice President Harris holds the baby of Durham County Board of Commissioners chair Nida Allam upon arrival at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on Aug. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris wants to give families a big tax break for a new baby

The Harris campaign says she'd give families $6,000 when they have a new baby, and would restore the pandemic-era child tax credit, too. It's part of an economic plan focused on the cost of living.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. A lawyer for Raffensperger said on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that a bill is unconstitutional to give Georgia's appointed State Election Board the ability to investigate Raffensperger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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  • News

Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places

Georgia's secretary of state has come out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would require three separate poll workers to count ballots at voting precincts on election night.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday in Asheville, North Carolina.

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  • Elections

Trump team responds after 'Republicans for Harris' call Trump 'unfit' to be president

At its first rally, "Republicans for Harris" encouraged fellow conservatives to vote for Democrats over former President Donald Trump. The Trump team responded, calling Harris "dangerously liberal."

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A graphic illustrates Americans' concerns ahead of the 2024 election.

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  • Elections

Georgians' top concerns for the 2024 election? Reproductive rights, democracy and cost of living

Communities across the state are highlighting the issues they care about as part of a nationwide project listening to the concerns of residents to inform public media stations’ election coverage.

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • America Amplified
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Aug. 10, 2024 in Las Vegas.

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  • Politics

The Harris campaign is on a roll. But all honeymoons come to an end

Democrats are exuberant. Money is flowing in. Volunteers are signing up. But campaign veterans say there will come a day when attacks start to land and mistakes will be made.

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks after winning the primary at Nighthawks in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024.

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  • Elections

After other members of the 'Squad' lost their primaries, Rep. Ilhan Omar manages to hold on

The Minnesota congresswoman held on in Tuesday's primary. Omar's race gained significant attention after losses by other members of the progressive group of House lawmakers known as the "Squad."

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Clay Masters
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stands with a voting machine

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  • News

Raffensperger visits county elections offices, assures a 'level playing field'

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger visited Paulding County to conduct a "health check" on the voting machines and elections office and answer election questions. 

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Meta is shutting down its CrowdTangle tool, despite researchers petitioning the company to keep it going through January 2025.

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  • Business

Meta shutters tool used to fight disinformation, despite outcry

The social media company discontinues its CrowdTangle tool, which researchers have used to track misinformation. Amid fears of election interference, lawmakers have urged Meta to keep it running.

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Dara Kerr
Participants speak during an event June 26 at Rocky's Barber Shop in Atlanta, hosted by the Donald Trump campaign and billed as a "Black American Business Leaders Round Table," in advance of a presidential debate between President Biden and Trump. From left are lobbyist Rufus Montgomery, radio host Shelley Wynter, Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, Marc KD Boyd, founder of Helping Empower Youth, Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., Rocky Jones, barbershop owner, Ben Carson, former secretary of Housing and Urban Development…

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  • Politics

Young Black voters are becoming more conservative than their parents. Here's why

Black voters are the most reliable Democratic voting bloc. Young voters overwhelmingly support the party, too. But young Black voters are a wild card as they feel disconnected from politics.

August 14, 2024
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By:
  • Bria Suggs
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. gives a keynote speech during the Bitcoin 2024 conference on July 26 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Elections

In his quest for ballot access, RFK Jr. hits a roadblock in New York

A New York judged ruled against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying his petition did not use a legitimate address. The campaign blasted the ruling and pledged to appeal.

August 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ashley Lopez
An "uncommitted" voter holds a sign opposing President Biden’s policy toward Israel’s war in Gaza, outside a polling place in Dearborn, Mich., ahead of that state's presidential primary in February.

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  • Politics

Leaders of the movement that protested Biden on Israel express some hope on Harris

Earlier this year, tens of thousands of Democratic primary voters cast ballots marked “uncommitted" in protest of Biden's policy on Israel and Gaza. So how are those voters feeling now, with Harris?

August 13, 2024
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By:
  • Don Gonyea and
  • Lexie Schapitl
This combination of photos shows former President Donald Trump during rally in Minden, Nev., Oct. 8, 2022, left, and Elon Musk in Wilmington, Del., July 12, 2021.

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  • Politics

Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview

It was typical Trump fare in an X conversation between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Monday night. Starting late due to technical issues, the friendly political chat lasted two hours.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Shannon Bond,
  • Danielle Kurtzleben,
  • and 1 more
Former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., on Friday, Aug. 9.

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  • Elections

FBI is investigating after Trump campaign says Iran hacked sensitive documents

The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran.

August 12, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
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