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Video boards outside Madison Square Garden say PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 2024
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Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

The comment at Madison Square Garden drew wide condemnation and highlighted the rising power of Hispanic voters who have settled in Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

a canvas observer photographs Lehigh County provisional ballots as vote counting in the general election continues in Allentown, Pa.
Elections
National
Pennsylvania
Politics

Republicans ask U.S. Supreme Court to block counting of some provisional ballots in Pennsylvania

The requested emergency order, concerning provisional ballots cast by voters whose mail ballots were rejected for not following technical procedures, could affect thousands.

1 year ago

Jeff Bezos
Business
Elections
Media

Over 200,000 subscribers flee ‘Washington Post’ after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

1 year ago

Joe Biden votes early
Delaware
Elections
Politics

Early voting in Delaware shatters records as tens of thousands wait in line to cast their ballots

This is the first presidential election in which Delawareans can vote early. Lawmakers approved the law in 2019.

1 year ago

Listen 0:56
Delaware Gov. John Carney
Delaware
Elections

What to expect in Delaware on Election Day

Delaware was once one of the most reliable presidential bellwethers of the 20th century but it has not voted for a Republican in the last eight presidential elections.

1 year ago

map showing shift in votes across the country
Elections
National
Pennsylvania

Pa.’s Montgomery County and other swing state areas key to understanding the presidential race

These counties will help tell the story of how either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will become the next president.

1 year ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly DA Krasner sues to stop Elon Musk’s $1 million voter giveaway in Pa.

Gov. Josh Shapiro previously called Musk’s offer to Pennsylvania voters “deeply concerning.”

1 year ago

Listen 0:54
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris
Elections
National
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Politics

Here’s what to watch in the final full week of the presidential campaign

Millions of voters are casting early ballots ahead of the general election on November 5. Here's what we're watching this week.

1 year ago

Voting advertisement
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Republicans seek votes among the Amish, who rarely cast them, in swing-state Pennsylvania

The Amish are numerous in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, and yet only a small minority of them vote in elections.

1 year ago

Mail ballots
Elections
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Cure your ballot: 3,000+ Philly mail voters have a chance to fix errors

1 year ago

Video boards outside Madison Square Garden say PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 2024
Elections
National
Politics

Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

The former president's New York City rally is one of a series of detours Trump has made from swing states as his campaign tries to court a national audience.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris sits and smiles at a barbershop
Elections
National
Philadelphia
Politics

Harris rallies Philadelphia voters at church, barbershop, bookstore, restaurant and basketball court

Before a rally Sunday evening, Harris visited a church, a barbershop and a bookstore in West Philly. She also met with youth athletes and stopped by a Puerto Rican restaurant.

1 year ago

Nuns attend the procession of Saint Dimitrie Bassarabov, the patron saint of the Romanian capital, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Religion

Nuns push back after GOP political activist casts doubt on their Pennsylvania voting registration

The Benedictine Sisters of Erie put out a news release this week in response to the post by Cliff Maloney.

1 year ago

Elections
Government
New Jersey
Politics
6abc

In-person early voting begins in New Jersey

Early voting goes until Sunday, November 3.

1 year ago

A mail-in official ballot
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says

Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

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