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NBC NewsMaine Democrats have likely run out of time to change Electoral College laws if Nebraska GOP acts
As Republicans in Nebraska consider changing state law to give Donald Trump an extra Electoral College vote this fall, their Democratic counterparts in Maine have little recourse to even the score.
The HillNorth Carolina GOP defends Robinson following explosive CNN report
The North Carolina Republican Party released a statement Thursday evening defending its gubernatorial nominee, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, after an explosive report about him was released. “Mark Robinson has categorically denied the allegations made by CNN but that won’t stop the Left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks,” NCGOP said on X. “The…
The HillGraham says he’s hopeful Nebraska will flip to winner-take-all electoral system
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) voiced his support for Nebraska Republican’s effort to flip the state’s way of distributing Electoral College votes to a winner-take-all electoral system — a move that would benefit former President Trump come November. “I hope they will allow winner-take-all,” Graham told CBS News on Thursday. “Trump’s going to win the state…
Associated PressThe Latest: Both presidential candidates making appearances to fire up core supporters
Both major presidential candidates are making appearances Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters. Vice President Kamala Harris is participating in a livestream with Oprah Winfrey, who has endorsed Harris and spoke at the Democratic convention in August. Donald Trump will be in Washington to address a “Fighting Anti-Semitism in America” evening event with Miriam Adelson, a co-owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and widow of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who founded the Las Vegas Sands casino and was one of the Republican Party’s largest donors.
Associated PressKamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that Donald Trump does not align with the church's values. With nearly 450,000 church members in Arizona, about 6% of the state's population, Latter-day Saints and former church members could prove critical in what will likely be an extremely close race.
USA TODAYDonald Trump criticizes Jewish-Americans for not voting for him
"I really haven't been treated well," Trump said during a speech ostensibly devoted to fighting anti-Semitism.
The HillEmhoff blasts Huckabee Sanders’s dig at Harris for not having biological children
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff slammed Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s (R) dig at Vice President Harris for not having biological children. “Somehow because Cole and Ella [Emhoff] aren’t Kamala’s quote-unquote biological children, that she doesn’t have anything in her life to keep her humble,” Emhoff said on Wednesday during a campaign event in Brooklyn, N.Y. …
ABC NewsPostmaster general rejects Trump claims about ability to handle mail-in ballots
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Thursday said former President Donald Trump and others are "wrong" to question the Postal Service's ability to deliver ballots ahead of the presidential election. Asked by a reporter, at a virtual preview of the 2024 election, to respond specifically to Trump's claim that the Postal Service might deliberately misplace mail-in ballots, DeJoy responded tersely: "My response is like my response to everyone who says that we're not prepared for the election -- it's that they're wrong," he said. At the top of his prepared remarks, DeJoy pushed back on those engaging in rhetoric that undermines the public confidence in the Postal Service, which, DeJoy reminded reporters, had been delivering ballots since 1864.
Associated PressNorth Carolina GOP governor nominee vows to keep running after report on racial and sexual comments
North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson vowed on Thursday to remain in the race despite a CNN report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board, saying he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies.” Robinson, the sitting lieutenant governor who decisively won his GOP gubernatorial primary in March, has been trailing in several recent polls to Democratic nominee Josh Stein, the current attorney general.
ReutersTrump says Fed's rate cut was 'political move'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was "a political move." The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kicked off what is expected to be a series of interest rate cuts with an unusually large half-percentage-point reduction.
NBC NewsThe freebie phase of the 2024 campaign: From the Politics Desk
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are pitching tax freebies to voters as part of the 2024 presidential campaign platform.
Associated PressOhio sheriff condemned for saying people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded
An Ohio sheriff is under fire for a social media post in which he said people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democrat wins the presidency. Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski, a Republican in the thick of his own reelection campaign, posted a screenshot of a Fox News segment that criticized Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris over their immigration record and the impact on small communities like Springfield, Ohio, where an influx of Haitian migrants has caused a political furor in the presidential campaign.
ABC NewsRepublicans assess potential fallout for Trump from North Carolina bombshell
Republicans in North Carolina and nationally are assessing the potential fallout for former President Donald Trump from a bombshell report alleging that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the party's gubernatorial nominee, posted disturbing and inflammatory statements on a forum of a pornographic website. CNN reported Thursday that Robinson, behind an anonymous username he allegedly used elsewhere, made the comments more than a decade ago, including supporting slavery, calling himself a "black NAZI" and recalling memories of him "peeping" on women in the shower as a 14-year-old. ABC News has not independently verified the comments were made by Robinson, and he insisted in a video posted to X prior to the story's publication that "those are not the words of Mark Robinson."
Fox NewsJournalist tells CNN the Democrats' advantage with young men is 'completely gone'
Journalist Peter Hamby spoke on CNN about how former President Trump is successfully appealing to young men in a way the Democratic Party is failing to do.
Fox NewsIt's a tight race in the battle to succeed popular swing state Republican governor
A new poll in New Hampshire, home to the only competitive gubernatorial election this year, indicates a tight race in the battle to succeed Republican Gov. Chris Sununu
NBC NewsTrump's tax reversal punctuates a flurry of freebies defining the 2024 election
As president, Donald Trump slashed a lucrative tax break enjoyed by coastal donors and suburban swing-state voters. Now, he's promising to give back the deduction — if only they will put him back in the Oval Office.
CNNFrom Oprah livestream to house parties, Black women marshal unprecedented outreach for Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy has unleashed a surge of activism among Black women, who have long been a key part of the Democratic coalition.
USA TODAYWho is Mark Robinson? North Carolina governor candidate denies racist-remarks report
North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson denied reports he made racist and lewd internet comments Thursday. Here's what to know about the candidate.
NBC NewsInside Trump and Vance's 'buddy level' relationship
Despite digressions involving cats and a hiccup on abortion policy, Donald Trump has grown close to JD Vance, talking with him almost every day and cheering on his frequent TV appearances.
The HillHarris campaign quickly posts clips of Trump praising Robinson
Vice President Harris’s campaign quickly posted clips of former President Trump praising North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) following a bombshell CNN report on the GOP North Carolina gubernatorial candidate. Harris’s campaign posted a video on the social platform X of clips of Trump praising Robinson, including one notable moment from March at a…
The HillSabato’s Crystal Ball shifts North Carolina gubernatorial race toward Democrats amid Robinson controversy
The political forecasting site Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted the North Carolina gubernatorial race Thursday toward Democrats amid an unfolding controversy involving Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate. “Obviously a fluid situation but Robinson was in bad shape before and worse shape now,” Kyle Kondik, the managing editor of the site, wrote in a…
The HillConway: ‘Of course’ she can see Trump conceding defeat if he loses election
Kellyanne Conway, the former senior adviser to former President Trump, said “of course” she can imagine a world in which Trump graciously concedes defeat to Vice President Harris after losing the election. At the end of a lengthy live interview at The Atlantic Festival 2024 on Thursday, journalist Tim Alberta posed one final question to…
Associated PressWisconsin officials ask state Supreme Court to decide if RFK Jr. stays on ballot
Election officials in Wisconsin asked the state’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s name should stay on the presidential ballot before there's an appellate ruling. Kennedy has been trying to get his name off ballots in key battleground states since he suspended his campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month a divided North Carolina Supreme Court kept him on the ballot there while the Michigan Supreme Court kept him on that state's ballot.
The HillCongressional Hispanic Caucus backs Democrat to replace late Rep. Pascrell
Congressional Hispanic Democrats are throwing some weight behind New Jersey State Sen. Nellie Pou, a Democrat who’s all but certain to win a vacant House seat to become the state’s first Latina federal legislator. Bold PAC, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s (CHC) campaign arm, on Thursday endorsed Pou, who jumped into the race following the Aug.…
The HillFetterman: Trump’s ‘special’ place in Pennsylvania ‘deepened’ after shooting
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he thinks former President Trump has a “special” place among Pennsylvania voters and it only deepened after a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in the state in July. “Trump has created a special kind of a hold … and he’s remade the party and he has a special kind…
