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CBS News - Top stories
North Carolina governor's race rocked by CNN report on GOP candidate
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago, according to CNN.1 hour ago -
The Guardian - World
North Carolina Republican candidate for governor called himself ‘black Nazi’ – report
State’s lieutenant governor Mark Robinson used description on pornography website, CNN reports. North Carolina ’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, referred to himself as a “black ...1 hour ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Trump responds to Teamsters' decision not to endorse a candidate in 2024 election
Former President Donald Trump said he was honored after The International Brotherhood of Teamsters decided not to endorse either candidate in the 2024 presidential election. CBS News campaign ...3 hours ago - Donald Trump -
ABC News - World
A Tunisian presidential candidate sentenced to 20 months vows to campaign from prison
A candidate for president in Tunisia has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on election fraud charges that his attorney decried as politically motivated4 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
GOP lawmaker: 'It doesn't feel safe right now to be in politics'
Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) said in a Wednesday interview on NewsNation's "Cuomo" that she is more concerned with her safety as a member of Congress than when she served in the military, ...7 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
The Political Cost to Kamala Harris of Not Answering Direct Questions
Questions can be crystallizing for candidates and voters, and some politicians have had their finest moments answering tough questions on their feet.7 hours ago - Kamala Harris -
CBS News - Top stories
Teamsters union doesn't endorse a presidential candidate for the first time since 1996
For the first time since 1996, the Teamsters union did not endorse a presidential candidate, stating that neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Kamala Harris provided "serious ...8 hours ago -
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Financial Times - Business
Tunisia jails presidential candidate in pre-election crackdown
Potential rival to authoritarian leader Kais Saied imprisoned for 20 months ahead of October poll10 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Voters weigh switch to open primaries amid concerns over political polarization
At least half a dozen states could decide on major changes to their election systems this fall, as organizers push for revamps that would do away with traditional party contests in favor of open, ...12 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Considering a Third-Party Candidate? Get a Life.
The danger isn’t nearly as great as it was a few months ago, but things could still get screwed up.13 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
Politics, protest and play: how the stadium became America’s public square
A new book from Columbia University professor Frank Andre Guridy examines the successful repurposing of the US sports stadium into a hub of American public life. . Fifty-two years ago last month, ...14 hours ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Teamsters Won’t Endorse Trump or Harris in 2024 Presidential Election
The Teamsters president, Sean O’Brien, has shown an openness to former President Donald J. Trump, dividing the powerful union. Neither candidate will be the beneficiary of its considerable ...23 hours ago - Donald Trump -
NBC News - Politics
In a blow to Harris, Teamsters won't endorse either candidate in 2024
Today the Teamsters announced it won't endorse any candidate for president. It's a blow for Vice President Harris, who becomes the first Democratic presidential candidate in nearly three decades ...23 hours ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Harris' labor split screen: From the Politics Desk
Kamala Harris failed to secure the endorsement of a major union, but her campaign is leaning on the organizational muscle of the key labor groups that are in her corner.Yesterday -
ABC News - Top stories
Teamsters union opts to not endorse any presidential candidate
The Teamsters, one of the most prominent and influential unions in the country, said Wednesday it will not endorse any presidential candidate this year.Yesterday -
The New York Times - Top stories
There Was Nothing Political About the Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
If anything, the cutting should have begun earlier.Yesterday -
NBC News - Politics
Trump supporter on political discourse: 'Both sides need to cool it down'
NBC News spoke to supporters of former President Donald Trump to find out how they feel about the political discourse and the rhetoric, which both candidates for U.S. president have claimed is ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
Teamsters decline to endorse election candidate – but claim majority backs Trump
Decision to not make endorsement for first time in nearly three decades comes in wake of scrutiny of its president. The Teamsters International, a powerful US transportation workers union that ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Young voters prize authenticity, empathy in candidates: Survey
Young Americans want to feel listened to by an authentic and genuine political candidate, according to a new survey from American University’s Sine Institute of Policy & Politics, providing insight ...Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
Which Candidate Are Top Business Leaders Endorsing for President?
Business titans are flooding social media with presidential endorsements for Harris or Trump. See who supports whom.Yesterday -
The Hill - Politics
On childhood vaccines, candidates must separate facts from alternative facts
As fewer children die or are debilitated due to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus and polio, we tend to forget that this is the result of an evidence-based childhood vaccination program.Yesterday -
NBC News - Politics
McConnell: Government shutdown before election ‘politically beyond stupid’
A vote on a stopgap funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown is expected to fail in Congress, a consequence that does not sit well with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. ...Yesterday -
Financial Times - World
Westminster’s big two and the new race for political space
The UK’s duopoly of Labour and Conservatives has never looked more vulnerableYesterday -
The Hill - Politics
Fed rate cut on collision course with 2024 election politics
The Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates by at least a quarter of a percentage point Wednesday, putting the politically independent agency in the crosshairs of a heated election in which ...Yesterday - Federal Reserve -
ABC News - World
March for Bolivia's ex-President Morales turns violent, as political crisis escalates
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators marching in support of Bolivia’s former socialist President Evo Morales were clashing with counterprotesters blocking their way, a stark sign of an ...Yesterday -
The Guardian - World
Trump appears at town hall in Michigan; Walz says Trump lost thousands of North Carolina jobs – live
Donald Trump will speak at town hall in Flint; Kamala Harris running mate suggests Trump’s ‘concept’ of a healthcare plan is ‘weak’. As far as the election campaign is concerned, this week the ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
CBS News - Top stories
Georgia Secretary of State examines threat of political violence in U.S.
Is it becoming more routine for lawmakers to have to say violence has no place in U.S. politics? Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who faced threats after the 2020 election, joins ...Yesterday -
NBC News - Politics
Harris gets pressed for policy details: From the Politics Desk
Kamala Harris was pressed for policy details and hit Trump on his Springfield, Ohio, comments during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists.2 days ago -
The Hill - Politics
McConnell: Government shutdown before election 'politically beyond stupid'
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is warning colleagues that it would be “politically beyond stupid” for Congress to stumble into a government shutdown a few weeks before Election Day, ...2 days ago -
Inc. - Business
New Trump Crypto Venture Gets Boost From GOP Candidate Himself
Donald Trump announced the creation of a new family cryptocurrency business that--for now--is getting more attention for potential conflicts of interest than the startup's operating details.2 days ago - Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Our presidential candidates are shamefully silent on the fentanyl crisis
Fentanyl was only briefly mentioned in last week’s presidential debate, and then only in the context of the border crisis.2 days ago -
The New York Times - Top stories
Our Reporter on Trump and a New Era of Political Violence
The latest apparent assassination attempt against Donald J. Trump indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by Mr. Trump and against him. Peter Baker, ...2 days ago - Donald Trump -
ABC News - World
German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor
Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election2 days ago - Germany -
CBS News - Top stories
Mayoral candidate in Brazil hits rival with chair during live TV debate
Sao Paulo mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena hit rival Pablo Marçal with a chair during a TV debate as they traded jabs over sexual misconduct allegations.2 days ago - Brazil -
BBC News - Top stories
Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback
The Rajapaksas had a vice-like grip on Sri Lanka until they were chased from power. Could they return?2 days ago -