INSIDER
Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'
Read full article: Early voting reaches such heights that some Georgia polls may be Election Day 'ghost town'Record levels of early voting are making it so polls in Georgia might be a “ghost town” on Election Day.
Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth
Read full article: Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growthKamala Harris’ campaign is actively warning business leaders that Donald Trump has a pattern of disregard for democracy and the rule of law that would threaten U.S. economic growth.
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump
Read full article: Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back TrumpNext week’s presidential election isn’t just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to Gaza
Read full article: Israel is falling far short of a US ultimatum to surge aid to GazaAn Associated Press review shows that Israel is falling far short of U.S. demands to surge the level of humanitarian assistance allowed into Gaza or risk possible restrictions on U.S. military funding.
Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballots
Read full article: Voters in Pennsylvania county courted by Harris, Trump, have 1 more day to cast early ballotsVoters in a populous suburban Philadelphia county heavily courted by the presidential candidates have one more day to cast their ballots early.
Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosity
Read full article: Voters view one another across partisan divide with increasing animosityPresident Joe Biden kicked up a political dust storm this week with his comments about Donald Trump's supporters and “garbage."
Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win Wisconsin
Read full article: Trump and Harris will both visit the Milwaukee area in a final push to win WisconsinVice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host dueling rallies within seven miles of one another on Friday night in a fevered, final push for votes in swing state Wisconsin’s largest city.
Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had rifles shooting at her
Read full article: Trump says Liz Cheney might not be such a 'war hawk' if she had rifles shooting at herDonald Trump is calling former Rep. Liz Cheney, who's one of his most prominent Republican critics, a “war hawk” and he's suggesting she might not be as willing to send troops to fight if she had guns shooting at her.
Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majority
Read full article: Hakeem Jeffries chooses calm over chaos as Democrats work to win the House majorityHakeem Jeffries has said this election is about the economy, and stopping Project 2025 and MAGA extremes.
Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argument
Read full article: Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their campaign's closing argumentDonald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day.
Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reporting
Read full article: Peeking behind the curtain: News outlets are conscious of the need to explain election reportingAt The Associated Press, election night is a massive undertaking, with thousands of people involved in counting the vote nationwide and calling winners and losers.
AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among Republicans
Read full article: AP-NORC poll finds skepticism of nationwide election tallies, especially among RepublicansThe nation’s deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year’s election.
AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns
Read full article: AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concernsWhite House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at supporters of Donald Trump, drawing objections from the federal workers tasked with recording the president’s remarks for posterity.
Cornel West loses Supreme Court bid to get on the Pennsylvania presidential ballot
Read full article: Cornel West loses Supreme Court bid to get on the Pennsylvania presidential ballotThird-party presidential candidate Cornel West has lost a Supreme Court bid to be included on the presidential ballot in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania.
US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls
Read full article: US employers added just 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrollsAmerica’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls.
Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rolls
Read full article: Virginia citizens make plans to vote after finding they've been wrongly purged from rollsSome voters in Virginia are making alternate plans to cast ballots after learning that their registrations were mistakenly canceled by the state.
Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?
Read full article: Trump and Harris both support a bigger child tax credit. But which families should get it?Never before in a presidential election cycle has there been so much discussion of the child tax credit — a tool many Democrats and Republicans have endorsed as a way to lift children and young families out of poverty.
'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
Read full article: 'Obamacare' enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millionsAmericans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.
Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'
Read full article: Kamala Harris says Trump's comment on women 'is offensive to everybody'Kamala Harris says Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not” shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights to make decisions about their own lives.
College athletes push for voter turnout while largely avoiding controversy as election nears
Read full article: College athletes push for voter turnout while largely avoiding controversy as election nearsUniversity of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his Senate re-election bid because she doesn't agree with his votes on transgender athletes.
The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records
Read full article: The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters recordsBillions of dollars in ads are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.
Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021
Read full article: Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level since early 2021As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans’ frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve has dropped to near pre-pandemic levels.
The Latest: With just 5 days to go, Harris and Trump continue to battle for votes
Read full article: The Latest: With just 5 days to go, Harris and Trump continue to battle for votesDemocrat Kamala Harris says recent comments by her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, are “offensive” and that it’s clear he doesn’t understand women.
In Texas, criminal charges and misdemeanor convictions don’t automatically take away people’s voting rights
Read full article: In Texas, criminal charges and misdemeanor convictions don’t automatically take away people’s voting rightsTexans serving time for misdemeanor offenses or who are in jail awaiting trial are eligible to vote but only two counties offer voting in jail.
Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last days
Read full article: Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign's last daysAcross the U.S., people's phones are pinging with text messages from Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies.
America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential election
Read full article: America's European allies face challenging times, whoever wins the presidential electionThe United States’ European allies are bracing for an America that’s less interested in them no matter who wins the presidential election — and for old traumas and new problems if Donald Trump returns to the White House.
Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majority
Read full article: Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP's House majorityAs House Speaker Mike Johnson travels the country trying to save his House Republican majority, he has linked ever more tightly to former President Donald Trump.
Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal court
Read full article: Pennsylvania challenge of Elon Musk's $1M-a-day voter sweepstakes moves to federal courtA judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court.
Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald Trump
Read full article: Judge sets hearing on $1M-a-day sweepstakes from Elon Musk PAC helping Donald TrumpA Philadelphia judge is set to hold a hearing in the city prosecutor’s bid to shut down Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day sweepstakes in battleground states.
US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line
Read full article: US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the lineFew elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year’s, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country and whether it can hold to its democratic moorings.
Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll finds
Read full article: Americans are anxious and frustrated about the presidential campaign, an AP-NORC poll findsMost Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them.
Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark
Read full article: Donald Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remarkFormer President Donald Trump climbed into a white garbage truck that carried his name as he tried to draw attention to a comment made by President Joe Biden a day earlier.
Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformation
Read full article: Investigations into voter registration forms in Pennsylvania lead to wave of misinformationInvestigations into potential fraud related to voter registration applications in three Pennsylvania counties have become fodder for online misinformation, including from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto Rico
Read full article: Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump over comedian's 'garbage' comment about Puerto RicoPuerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate.
Harris promises to 'represent all Americans' after Biden's remark on Trump supporters and 'garbage'
Read full article: Harris promises to 'represent all Americans' after Biden's remark on Trump supporters and 'garbage'Kamala Harris is calling for Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tries to push past comments made by President Joe Biden about Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage.”.
Supreme Court's conservative justices leave in place Virginia's purge of voter registrations
Read full article: Supreme Court's conservative justices leave in place Virginia's purge of voter registrationsThe Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing Virginia to leave in place its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who aren't U.S. citizens from voting.
Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris lean into the campaign’s last leg with less than a week left
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris lean into the campaign’s last leg with less than a week leftDonald Trump and Kamala Harris crisscrossed several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president appeared in Green Bay with a one-time local icon, retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
North Carolina's historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist history
Read full article: North Carolina's historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist historyNorth Carolina's 10 historically Black colleges are going all out to get their nearly 40,000 students to vote.
Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive election
Read full article: Church near Pennsylvania Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive electionPennsylvania’s State Capitol could be a crucial venue if the upcoming election leads to worsening political divisions in the most pivotal of swing states.
One candidate for West Va. governor defends abortion bans. The other wanted abortion on the ballot
Read full article: One candidate for West Va. governor defends abortion bans. The other wanted abortion on the ballotThe closest West Virginia voters could come to having their say at the ballot box on whether abortion should be legal in the post-Roe v. Wade era might be in this year’s governor’s race.
Maryland voters embrace rare chance to help determine US Senate control
Read full article: Maryland voters embrace rare chance to help determine US Senate controlRepublican and Democratic voters in Maryland largely agree on one thing: the state's U.S. Senate race between Republican Larry Hogan and Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has unusually high stakes this year.
Inside 'the weave': How Donald Trump's rhetoric has grown darker and windier
Read full article: Inside 'the weave': How Donald Trump's rhetoric has grown darker and windierOver the closing weeks of his third presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s presentation has grown as disjointed as ever and notably darker.
We may not know the next president on Election Day. This Arizona swing county could be why
Read full article: We may not know the next president on Election Day. This Arizona swing county could be whyMaricopa County, Arizona, has become the nation’s ultimate swing county, a place that could determine whether Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump will be the next U.S. president.
AP-NORC poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel's responsibility for war's escalation
Read full article: AP-NORC poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel's responsibility for war's escalationMany American voters are concerned that the ongoing situation in the Middle East will escalate into an even broader conflict.
Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most muddled in years
Read full article: Jobs report on eve of election will be among the most muddled in yearsFour days before Election Day, the government will issue its final snapshot of hiring and unemployment in the United States after a presidential race in which voter perceptions of the economy have played a central role.
Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto Rico
Read full article: Biden suggests Trump supporters are 'garbage' after comic's insult of Puerto RicoPresident Joe Biden is reacting to a comic calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Donald Trump rally by saying, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.”.
A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated voters
Read full article: A clumsy early voting option has backed up election offices in Pennsylvania and frustrated votersA clumsy and time-consuming early voting option in the nation’s biggest presidential battleground state is creating frustration.
Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor dispute
Read full article: Elon Musk wins court victory in a dispute over a 2018 post during a labor disputeA federal appeals court says the National Labor Relations Board was wrong to order that Tesla CEO Elon Musk delete a 2018 social media post that union leaders saw as a threat to employee stock options.
Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prison
Read full article: Man who threatened Fani Willis and sheriff over Trump investigation gets nearly 2 years in prisonAn Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was 'an absolute lovefest'
Read full article: Trump says his New York rally marked by crude and racist insults was 'an absolute lovefest'Donald Trump says his weekend rally that was marked by crude and racist insults was a “lovefest.”.
CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentator
Read full article: CNN bans conservative writer after 'beeper' comment to Muslim commentatorA prime-time CNN discussion that went off the rails led to a conservative writer being thrown off the air and banned from the network.
Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe Harris
Read full article: Musk's pro-Trump super PAC uses vulgarity demeaning women to describe HarrisElon Musk’s political action committee has created an ad attacking Vice President Kamala Harris that includes multiple references to a vulgarity often used to demean women as well as calling her a communist.
'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change
Read full article: 'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate changeAs the November election approaches, large get-out-the-vote efforts are targeting Latinos, and particularly Latina moms, with a climate focus.
Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in Pennsylvania
Read full article: Election 2024 Latest: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington as Trump stumps in PennsylvaniaVice President Kamala Harris has delivered her campaign’s “closing argument” from the same spot in Washington where former President Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border security
Read full article: Colorado congressional candidates in up-for-grabs district walk the line on border securityThe U.S. House race in Colorado's 8th Congressional District is one of the closest in the nation and a testing ground for Republicans' and Democrats' strategies to reach Latino voters.
Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear
Read full article: Harris urges voters to reject Trump’s efforts to sow division and fearKamala Harris is urging voters to reject Donald Trump’s efforts to sow division and fear, declaring, “It doesn’t have to be this way.”.
Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happy
Read full article: Newspaper non-endorsements at Washington Post, LA Times fit a trend, but their readers aren't happyNewspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn't alienate readers with something most of them don't care about.
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
Read full article: The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villagesThe polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer because there was no trained staff to run the precinct.
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Read full article: Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final daysArab Americans in Michigan are making their final decisions in the presidential election after a year of political turmoil in the nation's largest Arab American community.
The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from Congress
Read full article: The first presidential election since the Jan. 6 attack will test new guardrails from CongressThis presidential election will be the first since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.
Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US Capitol
Read full article: Election threats persist four years after far-right extremists stormed the US CapitolNearly four years after a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, political violence remains a persistent threat heading into another presidential election.
Steve Bannon spends his first day out of prison on the airwaves stumping for Trump
Read full article: Steve Bannon spends his first day out of prison on the airwaves stumping for TrumpLongtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon has been released from prison after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's what happened
Read full article: Harris is speaking at the same spot where Trump fanned anger on Jan. 6, 2021. Here's what happenedDemocrat Kamala Harris is giving an election speech Tuesday from the same location where Republican Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young voters
Read full article: Democrats go after Jill Stein, Cornel West in digital ads aimed at young votersDemocrats are spending about $500,000 for a last-minute push to persuade voters in battleground states to reject third-party candidates Jill Stein and Cornel West.
Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' one
Read full article: Owner Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post's decision not to endorse as the right, 'principled' oneThe Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is defending the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as the “right” and “principled” one.
GOP works to turn out pro-Trump Jewish voters in swing states to trim Democrats' edge
Read full article: GOP works to turn out pro-Trump Jewish voters in swing states to trim Democrats' edgeA Republican group is undertaking a new effort this year to do door-to-door outreach to those Jewish voters who have a history of backing GOP candidates.
As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from Trump
Read full article: As Democrats court Haley supporters, the former UN ambassador is still waiting to hear from TrumpNikki Haley received more Republican primary votes than anyone who challenged Donald Trump for this year’s presidential nomination and has said she's voting for him.
Treasury issues rule to block US investors from helping China develop advanced military technology
Read full article: Treasury issues rule to block US investors from helping China develop advanced military technologyThe U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in China in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing.
Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says
Read full article: Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper saysFrench newspaper Le Monde reported that highly confidential movements of some of the world’s most powerful leaders, including Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, could easily be tracked online through a fitness app used by their bodyguards.
Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the race
Read full article: Americans in Puerto Rico can't vote for US president. Their anger at Trump is shaping the raceResidents say a speaker calling Puerto Rico garbage before a packed Donald Trump rally in New York was the latest humiliation for an island territory that has long suffered from mistreatment.
Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage'
Read full article: Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico 'floating island of garbage'Democrats are stepping up their attacks on Donald Trump a day after a comedian opening a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage."
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveaway
Read full article: Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk's America PAC over its $1 million giveawayPhiladelphia’s district attorney is suing to halt Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaway that's part of his political organization’s effort to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Harris brings in Maggie Rogers as she tries to fire up college-age voters in battleground Michigan
Read full article: Harris brings in Maggie Rogers as she tries to fire up college-age voters in battleground MichiganKamala Harris is trying to fire up younger voters in the battleground state of Michigan and urging them to vote early.
Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally?
Read full article: Who is comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who insulted Puerto Rico at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally?Of the nearly 30 speakers who recently warmed up the crowd for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, one has gotten most of the attention — comedian Tony Hinchcliffe.