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Jimmy Williams The White House on Tuesday warned of potential violence as debunked rumors about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, harming household pets continued to circulate, with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance at the center of the controversy. The administration expressed concern that the false claims, widely shared on …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal to pair a six-month stopgap spending bill with Trump-backed voting restrictions is encountering significant resistance from within his own party. On Tuesday, the House narrowly approved a rule to move forward with debating the bill on Wednesday, but GOP defections and Democratic …

Jimmy Williams In a high-stakes debate, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump faced off Tuesday night for their first-ever debate — and possibly their last. The 90-minute exchange was marked by fiery moments, sharp contrasts in policy, and personal digs, with Harris often taking the lead in …

Jimmy Williams Music icon Taylor Swift officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential campaign following Harris’ debate with former President Donald Trump. The singer, who has over 283 million Instagram followers, announced her decision to back the Democratic nominee, calling Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader.” “I will be casting …

Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent Missourians will have the opportunity to vote to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a decision published less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a question from the ballot, the Supreme Court reversed a …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) effort to prevent a government shutdown by coupling a stopgap funding bill with former President Donald Trump’s SAVE Act—legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote—is in peril. Several conservative Republicans have vowed to vote against the proposal, putting the government at risk of …

Christine Zhu, NC Newsline Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz visited Raleigh to voice their support for reproductive rights at a campaign event on Monday. It was the second stop of their “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour in North Carolina, which also featured an event …

Ariana Figueroa, North Dakota Monitor Democratic lawmakers and a coalition of civil rights leaders Tuesday urged Congress to reform the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation next Congress. “Voting rights, succinctly put, are preservative of all other rights,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, said at a …

Ashley Murray, Daily Montanan Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in a highly anticipated and potentially consequential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia — just more than two months after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance precipitated his exit from the race. The debate, to be hosted …

Originally published by The 19th Last month, we asked you, our readers, to tell us the top three issues that are motivating you to vote in November. We received over 150 responses on a broad range of topics. Once we landed on the six that were most mentioned — abortion, …

Jimmy William Lawmakers are back in Washington after a six-week summer recess, facing a critical deadline to avert a government shutdown by September 30. At the same time, Republicans in the House are intensifying investigations into Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, while Democrats counter with their …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump issued a stark warning on Saturday, threatening to imprison anyone who engages in what he deems “unscrupulous behavior” during the 2024 presidential election. The former president, who frequently repeats debunked claims of widespread fraud during the 2020 election, escalated his rhetoric with broad threats …

Jimmy Williams In a newly surfaced audio recording, North Carolina’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is heard outlining his desire to restrict abortion access to “zero” weeks, challenging the state’s current 12-week abortion law. The recording, dated September 3, was made public by a Democratic group aiming to hold Robinson …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Saturday night touted his and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ advocacy for LGBTQ rights in a keynote address he delivered at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual gala — and also criticized comments by his GOP opponent Sen. J.D. Vance that school …

During a rally in Wisconsin, Donald Trump outlined his vision for the future of the country’s education system, including a bold proposal to eliminate the federal Department of Education and return control to the states. Speaking to an enthusiastic crowd, Trump emphasized his belief that local leaders should have the …