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What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaign

Nov. 02, 2024 16:19 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 presidential contest speeds into its final weekend with Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump locked in a razor-thin contest. At this late stage in the campaign, every day matters. And while few voters might change their minds this late in a...

Georgia judge rejects GOP lawsuit trying to block counties from accepting hand-returned mail ballots

Nov. 02, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Saturday rejected a Republican lawsuit trying to block counties from opening election offices on Saturday and Sunday to let voters hand in their mail ballots in person. The lawsuit only named Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that includes...

Harris and Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on a final weekend push for votes

Nov. 02, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump zeroed in on the Sun Belt on Saturday as they embarked on one last weekend quest to sway every undecided voter in the battleground states. The presidential candidates pitched rival agendas on the economy — and more — that each...

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Nov. 02, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday's election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength...

It's a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress

Nov. 02, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final doors are being knocked, ads are blaring and candidates are making a last pitch to voters. Even with the high-energy final push, the races for control of Congress are at a stalemate, essentially a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate. ...

A 22-year-old political prisoner has died in Belarus, rights campaigners say

Nov. 02, 2024 15:22 PM EDT

A 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in Belarus, the country's oldest human rights group said Saturday. Russian-born Dmitriy Schletgauer, who had been serving a 12-year sentence for espionage and “facilitating extremist activities” is the seventh dissenter to...

PHOTO COLLECTION: Election 2024 Harris Presidential Candidate

Nov. 02, 2024 12:22 PM EDT
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PHOTO COLLECTION: Election 2024 Trump Presidential Candidate

Nov. 02, 2024 12:17 PM EDT
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Listen to business owners and voters in Erie, Pennsylvania. They could help decide the White House.

Nov. 02, 2024 11:29 AM EDT

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — It wasn’t much when he bought it, but Michael Hooks has made the old garage his own haven. And the city of Erie knows it. Half a dozen cars honk as they pass by one October afternoon, the people hanging out of car windows to wave hello at him. About a dozen cars...

Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats

Nov. 02, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in North Carolina, a battleground state that has more moderate abortion restrictions than elsewhere across the South. That's been even truer in the fight for a seat...