Tracking abortion ballot measures: Missouri and Arizona vote to expand rights as Florida rejects protections

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.'s bids to have his name removed from Michigan and Wisconsin ballots

Robert F. Kennedy suspended his longshot presidential campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Kamala Harris delivers ‘closing argument’ in Washington: ‘It is time for a new generation of leadership’ – live

Tens of thousands of Harris supporters gather as she condemns ‘petty tyrant’ on the grounds where Trump spoke the day of the Capitol riot. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Supreme court rejects RFK Jr plea to remove name from battleground ballots

Kennedy, who suspended campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, will remain on ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin. The supreme court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F Kennedy Jr ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Cardi B says Harris inspired her to vote as candidates hold dueling Wisconsin rallies – live

Supreme court rejects Republican bid to throw out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots; Democrat condemns Trump’s remarks on Liz Cheney. Tell us: Did you vote for a different candidate than your ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

'No one is protected:' Harris warns voters about national Trump abortion ban at Texas rally

Vice President Harris on Friday warned voters in swing states and blue states that they could see abortion bans like those in red states if former President Trump is elected in November. Harris ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Counting votes once made Florida a laughingstock. Now it’s the gold standard.

Florida’s now exceptional record of very accurately counting votes in the fastest time possible was born out of abject humiliation.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Why is Trump allowed to vote in Florida after felony conviction?

Former President Trump cast his ballot in Florida on Election Day, despite his 34 felony convictions in New York. While Florida has some of the strictest laws in the country against people ...

Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago

Cannabis stocks crater as Florida fails to garner needed votes for adult use

North Dakota and South Dakota also failed in their efforts to legalize cannabis for recreational use, while a medical measure passed in Nebraska.

Business - MarketWatch - 1 hour ago

Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is ...

Health - ABC News - October 16

Could anger over abortion rights swing the US election?

Democrats are betting that a backlash against increasingly prohibitive laws will help them win votes in key battleground states

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Harris leans into economy, abortion rights in new ads in final days of campaign

Harris' closing ads are emphasizing issues of abortion access and her economic proposals in the final full week of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election

The Canadian government proposed legislation this week to crack down on anti-abortion organizations that provide “dishonest counseling” to pregnant women.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Abortion rights at forefront of Women's March rallies in runup to Election Day

Thousands of women have rallied in the U.S. capital and elsewhere with abortion rights at the forefront of their demonstrations

Health - ABC News - 3 days ago

Thousands of women rally nationwide for abortion rights and feminist causes

Demonstrators from Texas to Connecticut and Washington DC carried signs and chanted: ‘We won’t go back!’. Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in support of ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

South Dakota voters defeat effort to put abortion rights in the state constitution

South Dakotans voted down a ballot measure that would have put abortion rights in the state constitution, instead keeping the state’s near-total ban on abortion.

Politics - NBC News - 8 hours ago

Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot process could cause vote count lag

Voters in Pennsylvania will likely need to wait until after Election Day to find out which presidential candidate won the state's 19 electoral votes.

Jimmy Carter votes in Georgia, fulfilling wish to cast ballot for Harris

Former President Jimmy Carter, the first president in U.S. history to reach the age of 100, cast an early vote in Georgia.

As North Carolina begins voting, hurricane devastation complicates casting ballots

State officials are tracking impassable roads and contacting voters who requested absentee ballots to try to get them delivered.

More than 600K ballots cast in Georgia early voting

Georgia residents are casting early voting ballots in record numbers with more than 600,000 votes recorded as of Wednesday, according to the office of Georgia's secretary of state. “As of 3:30pm we ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

More than 350,000 ballots cast as early voting opens in North Carolina

More than 350,000 ballots have been cast in North Carolina on the first day of early voting, according to data reported by the state's elections board. The North Carolina State Board of Elections ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Why Georgia’s EU future is on the ballot in historic parliament vote

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World - Financial Times - October 25

What happens to the votes destroyed in ballot drop box fires

The FBI is investigating fires at two ballot drop boxes Monday in Washington and Oregon that destroyed hundreds of ballots. CBS News election law expert and political correspondent David Becker has ...

Postal Service anticipating 'uptick in ballots,' recommends voting by mail Tuesday

The United States Postal Service said it is anticipating an “uptick in ballots” and recommends that if people are going to vote by mail, they do it by Tuesday. “We continue to recommend that is a ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

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