Latest Jocelyn Benson News

The Latest: Trump wins North Carolina and GOP reclaims Senate majority

Nov. 06, 2024 01:07 AM EST

Republican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six other swing states are still being counted. Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Top House races are focused in New York and...

College student from China charged in Michigan illegal ballot case

Oct. 31, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A student from China at the University of Michigan faces criminal charges for casting an illegal ballot during early voting, a rare case of a non-U.S. citizen voting. The student faces charges of perjury and attempting to vote as an unauthorized elector, which...

Federal judge dismisses RNC lawsuit over Michigan voter records

Oct. 22, 2024 19:54 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A federal court in Michigan dismissed a lawsuit over voter records, dealing another blow this week to the Republican National Committee's efforts to target the battleground state over the voting process. The lawsuit accused the Secretary of State Jocelyn...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Oct. 18, 2024 20:30 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Govs. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., Tony Evers, D-Wis., and Chris Sununu, R-N.H. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Shapiro; Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. ___ CBS’ “Face...

The Latest: Harris and Trump attend 9/11 remembrance ceremonies as debate reaction rolls in

Sep. 11, 2024 21:56 PM EDT

Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election, repeatedly goading him in an event that showcased their starkly different visions for the country on abortion, immigration and American democracy. ...

Election officials ask for more federal money but say voting is secure in their states

Sep. 11, 2024 14:31 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Top election officials from two presidential swing states on Wednesday pleaded for more federal money for election infrastructure, even as they express confidence in their preparations for November's vote. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Arizona...

RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan

Sep. 09, 2024 23:31 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed from their presidential ballots, with a divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirming he should be omitted and the Michigan Supreme Court reversing a lower court...

RFK Jr. must remain on the Michigan ballot, judge says

Sep. 03, 2024 18:05 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the November presidential ballot, dealing a blow to his crusade to strategically remove his ticket from the battleground state. Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed former President...

Cornel West is back on Michigan's presidential ballot, judge rules

Aug. 26, 2024 13:44 PM EDT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West must appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Michigan, a judge ruled about a week after West was disqualified. Court of Claims Judge James Robert Redford wrote in a decision released Saturday that...

Strategist who ran DeSantis' ill-fated bid is working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump

Aug. 17, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

Ron DeSantis' senior political aides were gathered last year at the Florida governor's campaign headquarters, an office across the street from a Red Lobster on Tallahassee's north side, planning the announcement of his candidacy for president. Some wanted the Republican to go a...