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Wisconsin Supreme Court says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on swing state's ballot

Sep. 27, 2024 18:20 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s name will remain on the state's presidential ballot, upholding a lower court's ruling that candidates can only be removed from the ballot if they die. The unanimous decision from the...

Iranian operatives charged in the US with hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign

Sep. 27, 2024 17:37 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Iranian operatives have been charged with hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of what the Justice Department says was a sweeping effort to undermine the former president and erode confidence in the U.S. electoral system. The action,...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions

Sep. 27, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests seeking to harness his influence. Adams, a former police captain,...

CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

Sep. 27, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign's third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled...

Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave

Sep. 27, 2024 16:07 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top election official in a key northern Nevada swing county is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day, creating a sense of uncertainty about election operations in a county that has been under near-constant attack from...

Wisconsin city's mailing of duplicate absentee ballots raises confusion, questions over elections

Sep. 27, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When the elections clerk in Wisconsin's heavily Democratic capital city of Madison announced on Monday that duplicate absentee ballots had mistakenly been sent to around 2,000 voters, it ignited concerns about election integrity from a Republican congressman and others on the...

Supreme Court refuses to order New York to include RFK Jr. on the presidential ballot

Sep. 27, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday refused an emergency appeal from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s presidential campaign seeking to have his name added to New York's ballot. Kennedy has been trying to get his name off ballots in key battleground states since he suspended his...

Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president

Sep. 27, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s parliament amended a law on Friday, stripping power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied. Nine days before the presidential election, a majority of members of...

Trump and Zelenskyy meet in New York as election holds high stakes for US support for Ukraine

Sep. 27, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion and in the midst of the U.S. presidential election. “We both want to see this end, and...

Chappell Roan drops out of All Things Go music festival: 'Things have gotten overwhelming'

Sep. 27, 2024 13:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chappell Roan, the breakout pop star who has publicly grappled with her rising fame in recent weeks, has dropped out of this weekend's All Things Go music festival. “I apologize to people who have been waiting to see me in NYC & DC this weekend at All Things...