The States

Former President Donald Trump addressed a raucous crowd of his supporters in Palm Beach, Florida, early Wednesday to declare victory in both the Electoral College and the popular vote in the 2024 presidential race. Voters nationwide approved seven of 10 ballot initiatives preserving abortion rights. Five on marijuana got a mixed response on Tuesday. All 8 ballot measure to prohibit noncitizens voting were approved – all overwhelmingly by 62% or more. 

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Trump declared president-elect

Referendums: Abortion measures pass in seven states

Republicans on track to control all three branches of government

Referenda: Noncitizen voting prohibitions go 8-for-8 in emphatic approvals

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Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a tight race with Election Day right around the corner. The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Virginia’s emergency request to keep “noncitizens” off voter rolls, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday morning via a social media post. Democrats and Republicans are battling in races around the country for majorities in the U.S. House and Senate, but with just days until Election Day, who will get control is still up for grabs. And more...

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One week out: Trump, Harris hit the home stretch

Supreme Court sides with Virginia in removal of 'noncitizens' from voter rolls

Fate of U.S. House, Senate remains too close to call ahead of Election Day

Fraudulent voter registrations seized in Pennsylvania

Report: Silencing 'agents of disruption' who challenge schools can save $2 billion a year

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Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly leads former President Donald Trump nationally in the latest polling, but it may not be enough. Two weeks out from Election Day, Trump holds a lead over Harris in all seven of the closest swing states, according ot the Real Clear Politics, which averages recent polls in those states. United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told voters today's children will be the first to not know an America without high speed rail. Of the record 14 million illegal border crossers reported under the Biden-Harris administration, more than 1.62 million are from four Countries of Particular Concern: China, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Russia. And more...

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Vice President Kamala Harris sparred with Fox News host Bret Baier on immigration, the economy, and former President Donal Trump in an exclusive interview Wednesday night. Election officials and the State Legislature in North Carolina are making efforts to ensure voting continues and remains secure, while the damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton create questions for absentee ballots across several states. As FEMA runs short on money in the face of a bad hurricane season, questions are being raised about its funds allocated to other causes. And more...

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Arab Americans are drifting away from supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats as a whole, with many defecting to former President Donald Trump or Green Party Candidate Jill Stein. Three utilities are coming together for the first time to address energy challenges within the PJM Interconnection footprint. The U.S. annual deficit is nearing $2 trillion for this fiscal year, almost double the record deficits before the COVID-19 pandemic, as federal borrowing hit more than $5 billion per day. And more...

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U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exchanged barbs on the debate stage Tuesday night in what may be the final debate before Election Day just four weeks away. Southeastern governors, even those affected by Hurricane Helene, are sending National Guard, law enforcement and other first responders to western North Carolina. Nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association will return to work after the port workers' union reached a tentative contract agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance. A judge on Wednesday denied former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss some of the charges he faces before trial next week. And more...

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Vance, Walz debate economy, immigration, abortion in tight presidential race

Southeastern states send help to Helene-stricken North Carolina

Longshoremen end port strike after reaching potential deal

Judge denies defense motions as Madigan case heads to trial next week

Schools closed during COVID-19. New research shows they're not coming back

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Federal authorities on Tuesday secured an indictment charging Ryan Wesley Routh with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Conversations about noncitizen voting is growing louder as some states begin legislative efforts before the November elections. While California Governor Gavin Newsom touted California’s fast food jobs growth in a Fox News opinion column Wednesday, seasonally adjusted federal employment data contradicts the governor’s claims, finding that overall fast food employment is down since the start of the year. And more...

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Indictment: Routh charged with attempted assassination of Trump

Noncitizen voting ballot measures in eight states this fall

Adjusted federal jobs data contradicts Newsom’s claims about fast food jobs

A China-based app giving students answers raises questions about spying

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U.S. lawmakers are calling for changes in how the U.S. Secret Service protects former President Donald Trump after a second assassination attempt Sunday. As California’s homeless population rises to a CalMatters-estimated 186,000, Republican legislators are demanding that Gov. Gavin Newsom sign a bill requiring the state to track homelessness spending and outcomes. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were near 0%. And more...

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Lawmakers call for changes at Secret Service after second assassination attempt

As California homeless count rises to 186K, Newsom faces call for accountability

Fed announces cut to federal interest rate, driving stocks up

Case challenging state gun ban underway in Southern Illinois

School districts are adopting 'no zero' grading policies. Here's why critics are worried

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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off on the debate stage in Philadelphia Tuesday evening, a major moment in a campaign that polling shows is evenly tied nationally and in the swing states. The debate focused on immigration, abortion, and crowd sizes at campaign rallies, but what went under-discussed was a topic close to the heart of Pennsylvania’s economy: energy. Twenty-three years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans are not any safer than they were before because of a border crisis facilitated by the Biden-Harris administration, national security experts argue. Fourteen states have joined an effort to cut chronic student absenteeism by 50% over the next five years. And more...

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Trump, Harris exchange barbs in heated presidential debate

Presidential debate in Pennsylvania dances around the energy question

14 states pledge to address chronic absenteeism crisis in public schools

 NYC students to receive lessons on reparations, abolishing the police

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North Carolina is the first battleground state to begin the voting process, sending out absentee by mail ballots on the 6th. The City of Surprise is officially being sued in the United States District Court of Arizona for alleged free speech violations. Unions see a clear path through the legislature to boost membership after several legal challenges saw workers leave in droves. A lawsuit is challenging a federal rule that three states and trade organizations say could hamper oil and gas exploration and production for small, independent operators on the outer continental shelf. And more...

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North Carolina, Delaware first in nation to begin voting

Federal lawsuit officially filed against City of Surprise

Report: Unions pursue law changes to boost membership

Lawsuit seeks to stop federal rule on oil, gas exploration

Parent calls out Seattle high school for 'blatant violation of students’ right to privacy'

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