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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,...
What Pa. voters need to know about voting by mail or in person before Election Day
Pennsylvanians who don’t want to wait until Nov. 5 or go to their assigned polling place to vote in this year’s election have options. Voters can apply for a mail-in ballot through the mail, online or in person through Tuesday. For those requesting a ballot by mail, applications must be...
Joe Biden coming to Pittsburgh
President Joe Biden is returning to Pittsburgh this upcoming weekend, the White House reported Wednesday evening. Biden will travel to Pittsburgh for political engagements on Saturday, according to the White House. It will be the third visit to Pittsburgh this year, following a political speech at the United Steelworkers building...
As he did in 2020, Trump says he plans to vote early
Donald Trump plans to vote early in this year’s presidential election — something that isn’t new to him, but which goes against the rhetoric he uses at his campaign rallies. Trump, who was president from 2017 to 2020 and is seeking a second term in the Oval Office, has long...
Harris says Trump ‘is a fascist’ after John Kelly says he wanted generals like Hitler’sVideo
ASTON, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that she believes that Donald Trump “is a fascist” after his longest-serving chief of staff said the former president praised Adolf Hitler while in office and put personal loyalty above the Constitution. Harris seized on comments by former chief of staff...
The Home Stretch: Here’s the election news for Oct. 23
As Nov. 5 draws closer, political campaigns are making the most of every opportunity to sway the elusive undecided voter. Here’s how the sprint to Election Day is going. Where is everyone? Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is in Pennsylvania today, where she will participate in a CNN...
A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign
WASHINGTON — Conservatives already have a supermajority on the Supreme Court as a result of Donald Trump’s presidency. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades. Justices Clarence Thomas, 76, and Samuel Alito, 74, are the two oldest members...
Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis
Millions of Americans can’t afford to buy a home or rent a suitable apartment, making housing a central issue for voters in the upcoming presidential election. The biggest single reason homeownership is out of reach for many is there aren’t nearly enough homes for sale to balance out the market...
Trump targets hardcore partisans, Harris goes after moderates: Inside the campaign’s final sprint
WASHINGTON — In battleground Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris warned that democracy and reproductive rights were at stake as she campaigned alongside a former Republican congresswoman. Going to the same state the day before, Donald Trump served French fries at a closed McDonald’s. As the 2024 presidential contest speeds to its conclusion...
Young women lean Democratic. Now the election may hinge on Harris’ ability to run up the score
PITTSBURGH — At the University of Pittsburgh, as freshmen students took their first steps on campus and swarms of lanternflies buzzed through the air, the sounds of Taylor Swift and Chappell Roan drifted from a folding table draped with an iridescent pink tablecloth. Fruit snacks and colorful butterfly hairclips were...
In Pennsylvania, an influx of college graduates could push a key county toward Harris
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — It was love at first sight when Ellen Matis pulled up to this small Pennsylvania borough on a dreary winter day almost eight years ago. The road into town curved along the creek and then climbed uphill to a historic square where she chatted with regulars over...
Dziados, Reschenthaler vie for District 14 seat in U.S. House
The two candidates seeking to represent Pennsylvania’s 14th Congressional District couldn’t be further apart on key issues. Three-term Republican incumbent Guy Reschenthaler has become a key member among the GOP’s power structure in the U.S. House, serving as deputy whip and an attack dog pushing his party’s agenda that he...
‘We set the bar’: Allegheny County expects prompt vote count on Election Day
No county in Pennsylvania counts its votes as efficiently as Allegheny, and officials expect it to stay that way for the general election on Nov. 5. At Tuesday’s Board of Elections meeting, officials said they were on track to count mail-in ballots by 8 p.m. on Election Day, the time...
Florida health department lawyer resigned to avoid having to threaten more TV stations over abortion rights ads
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ top deputies directed a Florida health department lawyer to threaten Florida television stations with criminal prosecution for running political advertisements that support enshrining abortion rights in the state’s Constitution, according to new court records. Florida Department of Health general counsel John Wilson said he was...
McKees Rocks woman gets $1M from Elon Musk PAC
A McKees Rocks woman received $1 million from billionaire Elon Musk’s political action committee — all for signing a petition. Musk, the founder of Tesla and Space X who’s gone all-in on Republican Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy, has already committed at least $70 million to help the former president. Now,...
Russia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
WASHINGTON — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor’s time as a teacher, contains several indications that it was manipulated, said the official with...
In hard-fought Pennsylvania, fast-growing Hispanic communities present a test for Harris and Trump
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The sun was creeping over the horizon on a recent morning in Pennsylvania’s erstwhile steel country, but inside a house next to two radio towers, Victor Martinez stood with a microphone, ready to broadcast his views to thousands of Spanish-speaking listeners. “Señores, abran los ojos,” Spanish for...
How Project 2025’s rightward vision became a flashpoint in this year’s election
WASHINGTON — For the past year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election, its far-right proposals deployed by Democrats as shorthand for what Donald Trump would potentially do with a second term at the White House. Even though the former president’s campaign has vigorously distanced...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania voters are almost sure to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress and the state Legislature in the balance. With its 19 electoral votes, the commonwealth is the largest prize among the battleground...
In battleground Georgia, some poor people see no reason to vote. That decision could sway election
MACON, Ga. — Sabrina Friday scanned the room at Mother’s Nest, an organization in Macon that provides baby supplies, training, food and housing to mothers in need, and she asked how many planned to vote. Of the 30, mostly women, six raised their hands. Friday, the group’s executive director, said...
Abortion issue could tip presidential election either way
Editor’s note: Amid the constant headlines, rallies, campaign events and political ads, it can be difficult to know exactly where presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump stand on the issues. TribLive is presenting a series of stories to help cut through the noise and provide an in-depth look at...
White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
WASHINGTON — Millions of people with private health insurance would be able to pick up over-the-counter methods such as condoms, the “morning after” pill and birth control pills for free under a new rule the White House proposed on Monday. Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed...
