Politics

Axios reports: More than 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots as of the Sunday before Election Day. That’s over 48% of the total number who voted in 2020 (154.6 million), indicating that early and mail-in voting has become increasingly popular methods to vote and become a new normal in American politics. In Georgia, more than 4 million have …

The Hill reports: A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner has claimed that Vice President Harris’s recent appearance on “Saturday Night Live” violates the “equal time” rule. “This is a clear and blatant effort to evade the FCC’s Equal Time rule,” Commissioner Brendan Carr posted on the social platform X Saturday in response to a post from The Associated Press about …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. It was …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams will stand trial on April 21, 2025 on federal corruption charges, Judge Dale Ho said Friday. The date upset the defense, which argued for a schedule that could end the trial no later than early April to accommodate “grave, grave Democratic concerns,” namely the mayor’s reelection campaign. The …

From the Justice Department: The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to access the ballot. The department regularly deploys its staff to monitor …

Politico Europe reports: Green politicians from across Europe on Friday called on U.S. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to withdraw from the race for the White House and endorse Democrat Kamala Harris instead. “We are clear that Kamala Harris is the only candidate who can block Donald Trump and his anti-democratic, authoritarian policies from the White House,” Green parties …

The Daily Beast reports: The new CEO of Starbucks said Thursday that his company is prepared in the event that unrest breaks out around the election next week. Brian Niccol, who took over at the top of the coffee giant last month, was asked in a CNBC interview if he’d to make precautionary plans. Squawk Box co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin …

“I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. “My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: With Election Day quickly approaching, the exterior of the world-famous Sphere in Las Vegas will illuminate with messaging for the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. This will mark the first time that the Exosphere will display a political campaign. “In the campaign’s final days, this Sphere activation will help the Harris campaign turn …

Mediaite reports: On Tuesday morning’s episode of The Breakfast Club, 50 Cent — whose real name is Curtis Jackson — was asked by host DJ Envy about the rumor that Trump tried to pay for his endorsement. That’s when Jackson clarified and said he was asked to perform at Sunday’s rally. “I got a call about the — they wanted …

Democracy Docket reports: The U.S. Postal Service told voters in a release Monday that if their mail-in ballots must be delivered by Election Day, they should mail them by Tuesday, Oct. 29. “We continue to recommend that it is a good common-sense measure for voters who choose to mail in their ballots to do so before Election Day and at …

Democracy Docket reports: A judge declined to order South Carolina’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and State Election Commission (SEC) to register thousands of young voters whose registrations were mistakenly denied because they were not yet 18 when they registered but would be by Election Day. These voters will not be allowed to cast a ballot this November. The Richland …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor may have wanted people to support him for President this time last year during his attempt to get the GOP presidential nomination. But with that option long since foreclosed to him, Ron DeSantis is discouraging Republicans and others who may be dispirited about Donald Trump from marking his name down as a misguided protest vote. …

CNN reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” and that Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the party today. “I think Trump was the biggest factor in changing the Republican Party from what Ronald Reagan viewed and he wouldn’t recognize today,” McConnell told …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: An audit uncovered 20 noncitizens out of 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia, according to findings announced by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday. Nine of those 20 noncitizens cast ballots years ago, before ID verification checks were in place, while the other 11 were registered but never actually voted, the audit showed. Election officials …

Via press release from Emerson Polling: A new Emerson College Polling/DC News Now/The Hill survey of Maryland likely voters finds 54% support Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, while 40% support former Republican Governor Larry Hogan in the U.S. Senate election. Six percent are undecided. When undecided voters are asked which candidate they lean toward, Alsobrooks’ overall support increases to 57%, and Hogan …

The Hill reports: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) and Rep. Colin Allred (D) are in a virtual dead heat in the state’s Senate race, according to a new poll. The survey from Emerson College Polling/The Hill found Cruz just ahead of Allred by 1 percentage point, 48 percent to 47 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Part of Allred’s competitiveness in …

The Hill reports: Bruce Springsteen is aiming to strike a chord with Kamala Harris supporters, headlining a pair of concerts for the vice president’s campaign in two battleground states. The “Born in the U.S.A.” singer will help kick off the Harris campaign’s “When We Vote We Win” concert series in Atlanta on Thursday, a senior campaign official confirmed to The …

The Florida Phoenix reports: A new public opinion survey of the race in Florida’s 13th Congressional District between conservative Republican Anna Paulina Luna and her Democratic challenger, Whitney Fox, shows the two tied at 46% as early voting began in the district on Monday. The survey, by St. Pete Polls, also shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by 3 percentage …

The New York Times reports: With two weeks until Election Day, more than 15 million people have already cast their ballots, the clearest sign yet that voting habits were forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic and that early voting has become a permanent feature of the American democratic process. While many people cast a mail-in ballot or voted early in …