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Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court 
PHILADELPHIA — Kamala Harris said Sunday that “no one can sit on the sidelines” in this year’s presidential election, capping a day of campaigning across the largest city in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania. “We are focused on the future and we are focused on the needs of the...
Trump’s Madison Square Garden event overshadowed by crude and racist insults
NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump hosted a rally featuring crude and racist insults at New York’s Madison Square Garden, turning what his campaign had dubbed as the event where he would deliver his closing message into an illustration of what turns off his critics. With just over a...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 27
Campaigning is in overdrive, even on a Sunday, as we enter the last full week until Election Day. Here’s what’s going on with the race to the White House. Where is everyone? Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in...
Trump supporters flood Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center for rally
UNIVERSITY PARK — The long line in front of the Bryce Jordan Center late Saturday morning was a mix of Penn State gear and MAGA apparel, as hundreds waited for the doors to open for former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally. Despite a 4 p.m. scheduled start time, doors for...
Casey, McCormick make final pitches as Senate race reaches stretch run
The most expensive Senate race in America is coming down to the wire in Pennsylvania. Three-term Democratic incumbent Bob Casey is attempting to fend off a challenge from Republican businessman David McCormick in a race that could tip control of the chamber. With just days until the Nov. 5 election, the...
Biden rallies Pittsburgh’s union base to support Harris
President Joe Biden returned to Pittsburgh on Saturday, rallying and canvassing with building trades workers, selling Vice President Kamala Harris as a continuation of his pro-labor policies and the best hope to improve wages and union rights into the future. Biden rallied Saturday afternoon with about 100 members of the...
Foreign threats to the U.S. election are on the rise, and officials are moving faster to expose them
WASHINGTON — A presidential candidate’s phone is hacked. A fake video falsely shows ballots burned in Pennsylvania. National security officials warn that U.S. adversaries may incite violent protests after Election Day. These developments — all revealed in the past week — show how Russia, China and Iran have increased the...
Here’s a look at Musk’s contact with Putin and why it matters
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of major government contractor SpaceX and a key ally of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the last two years, The Wall Street Journal reported. A person familiar with the situation, who spoke...
Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says
YARDLEY, Pa. — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed on Friday. The video had taken off on social media Thursday but was debunked within three hours by local election officials and law enforcement after...
Washington Post becomes second major U.S. newspaper this week to not endorse a presidential candidate
Less than two weeks before Election Day, The Washington Post said Friday it would not endorse a candidate for president in this year’s tightly contested race and would avoid doing so in the future — a decision immediately condemned by a former executive editor but one that the current publisher...
Trump leaves Michigan rallygoers waiting for hours to tape Joe Rogan podcast
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Many of Donald Trump’s supporters left a Michigan rally before he arrived after the former president kept them waiting for three hours to tape a popular podcast interview. Those who remained at the outdoor rally on an airport tarmac huddled in the cold Friday night as...
Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
HOUSTON — Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday, with the superstar telling the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song” as Harris warned that her GOP opponent was dead set on further...
Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: ‘I’m here as a mother’
“I’m not here as a celebrity, I’m not here as a politician. I’m here as a mother,” Beyoncé said at a campaign rally for Kamala Harris. “A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in, a world where we have the freedom...
Elon Musk continues to announce $1 million daily winners
After a few days of non-activity, the website for Elon Musk’s PAC is again announcing $1 million daily winners. A letter from the U.S. Department of Justice to America PAC warned that its giveaway in battleground states to swing voters could be illegal. The letter indicated the prize money could...
Lee, Hayes have different priorities for Pennsylvania’s 12th District
Each of the candidates vying to represent Pennsylvania’s 12th District in Washington, D.C., have different priorities. Incumbent Democrat Summer Lee wants to focus on infrastructure along with environmental and economic justice. Republican challenger James Hayes honed in on supporting the energy industry, supporting law enforcement to create safer communities and...
What the presidential candidates are up to today 
It’s Friday, but this close to Election Day, the campaigns aren’t taking a weekend break. Here’s a peek at what’s been going on 11 days before the election. Where is everyone? For the two presidential candidates, everything is bigger in Texas today. Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris will...
To fight misinformation, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories
NEW YORK — As news outlets get ready for election night, they’re not only focusing on what happens. They’re keeping watch over what doesn’t. Several plans to combat misinformation are in place across newsrooms that will follow the climax of a hard-fought campaign on Nov. 5. The Associated Press and...
After Obama’s push for Harris, Black men still seem divided on how they’ll vote
When James Hill considers the weight of his singular vote on Nov. 5, he can’t help but think of his grandmother. Hill, 30, of Pittsburgh’s North Side said his grandmother grew up in the rural South and never dreamed possible that a Black woman would run for president. “Moments like...
Police dogs working to sniff out potential threats mailed with ballots at Westmoreland courthouse
Police dogs are being used in the Westmoreland County Election Bureau and other courthouse offices to sniff out potential threats including drugs or explosives that could arrive among the thousands of mail-in ballots and other items arriving daily. “There were reports across the nation of elected officials receiving fentanyl-laced mail,”...
Trump says if he takes office, he’ll fire special counsel Jack Smith ‘within 2 seconds’ 
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith “within two seconds” of taking office. Trump was asked during an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt whether he would first pardon himself or terminate Smith to remove the...
Beyoncé, whose ‘Freedom’ is Harris’ campaign anthem, is expected at Democrat’s Texas rally on Friday
PHILADELPHIA — Beyoncé is expected to appear Friday in her hometown of Houston at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to three people familiar with the matter. Harris’ presidential campaign has taken on Beyonce’s 2016 track “Freedom” as its anthem, and the singer’s planned appearance brings a high-level...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 24
The polls are still neck-and-neck, the candidates are spread thin over the swing states and the news just gets crazier. Want to stop doom scrolling? Here’s your one-stop shop for today’s election news. Where is everyone? The four big names continue their game of musical chairs in key battleground states...
Voters trust Harris on a number of issues. But is that what they’ll vote on?
WASHINGTON — If the presidential election hinged on abortion or climate change, Kamala Harris might be feeling pretty comfortable about her chances on Nov. 5, based on the polls. The Democratic nominee is also competitive on economic issues against Republican Donald Trump. But Harris knows this is an extremely tight...
Donald Trump tells supporters to ‘just vote’ at Georgia rally organized by Charlie Kirk
DULUTH, Ga. — Donald Trump implored supporters at a Georgia rally to vote for him — with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day — in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election. “Just vote — whichever way you want to do it,” Trump said at...
4 memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb on Wednesday night for a CNN town hall, where she faced questions from undecided voters. The event was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her. With less than two weeks to go until the election,...


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