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High hopes Drugs and crime are top concerns for voters, and five states could wind up changing the conversation by legalizing their use. Some states are opting to ask voters to reconsider how...
View ArticleMajor disappointment with just 12,000 jobs in October: Key facts and figures...
The economy nearly stalled out in October, adding just 12,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected job growth to...
View ArticleTrump traveling to Dearborn in effort to tip Michigan in his favor
Former President Donald Trump will make the first trip by a major presidential candidate of the 2024 cycle to the Arab stronghold of Dearborn, Michigan. Sam Abbas, owner of The Great Commoner, told...
View ArticleLee Greenwood, 82, drops rock version of ‘God Bless the USA’ and...
Country singer Lee Greenwood, 82, was hoping to pen a strong concert closer when he wrote a tune in the back of a tour bus in 1983. What he came up with changed his career. After recording the song...
View ArticleJobs report: Employment for native-born and foreign-born workers in October
The jobs report for October released Friday showed that employment rose for native-born workers and fell for foreign-born workers. Over the past year, though, employment has fallen by 773,000 for...
View ArticleAuction: Rarest photos of first JFK-Nixon debate and Trump shooting
Iconic photos featuring three presidents whose items are often treated as collectibles are quietly being auctioned in a “private treaty offer” timed for the election. One photo shows the Sept. 26,...
View ArticleBiden hits Philadelphia to tout record after causing headaches for Harris
President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July, and in the final days before the election, he is traveling to a key swing state — but not to campaign with Vice President Kamala...
View ArticleHalf of all Georgia voters have already cast their ballots
(The Center Square) – Just over two weeks after early voting first began in Georgia, 50% of all registered voters in the state have already cast their ballots. These are historic numbers for the...
View ArticleTrump leads in Georgia in the dozen most-recent polls
(The Center Square) – As the last few polls come out before Election Day 2024, Georgia is looking more and more favorable for former President Donald Trump. Of the last dozen polls out of the state...
View ArticleNearly 50% of North Carolina voters cast their ballots
(The Center Square) – With two more days of early voting remaining, nearly 50% of all North Carolina registered voters have already cast their ballots. As of Thursday morning, 3.6 million out of the...
View ArticleIllinois veto session set for week after election
(The Center Square) – With all eyes on Tuesday’s election, some are already thinking about upcoming Illinois legislation sessions. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he has a legislative agenda, but doesn’t...
View ArticleReactions mixed to ‘floating island of garbage’ in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – This election season’s traditional "October Surprise" has turned into a series of events, the latest of which has candidates scrambling to distance themselves from inflammatory...
View ArticleGOP fights Newsom ban on voter ID, hand counts as CA city considers migrant...
(The Center Square) - Santa Ana is currently voting on a ballot measure on whether or not to allow undocumented immigrants to vote in all municipal elections. Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom...
View ArticleKamala Harris’s policy book doesn’t even mention immigration
The record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden-Harris administration, its consequences and costs, and what to do about it are all major issues in this year’s election. Recent polling...
View ArticleRNC revels in last-minute election legal wins after earlier setbacks
After months of an aggressive legal strategy aimed at addressing what they saw as flaws in election rules, Republicans notched a pair of last-minute wins in court this week while fighting down to the...
View ArticleRepublicans outperform the polls in every presidential election since 2004 —...
Republicans have often claimed that the polls lean left. To their point, every GOP presidential candidate since 2004, minus Mitt Romney, has outperformed national polling come Election Day. With the...
View ArticleLiberals fell for their own Puerto Rican myth
“He should be scared in Pennsylvania because there is an energy, there is a surge,” said CNN commentator Van Jones on Election Day. Specifically, Jones said, “The Puerto Rican vote by itself has been...
View ArticleRashida Tlaib wins Michigan House race despite split from party leadership...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who came to prominence with her membership in the progressive "Squad," has won a fourth term in the House. The incumbent congresswoman was projected as the winner by the...
View ArticleHarris wins Virginia but by lesser margin than Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris has won Virginia, picking up 13 electoral votes, despite Republican excitement about winning Democratic-leaning counties in the state. Harris led Trump 51.2% to 47.2% with...
View ArticleFani Willis wins reelection as she leads Trump RICO case
Georgia's Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has secured another term after prevailing over Republican challenger Courtney Kramer in the solidly Democratic county. Willis, who gained national...
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