Minnesota State

Washington, DC

WashingtonExaminer

Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff cut checks to a progressive legal group that pushed to defund the police and make Washington, D.C., a permanent “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants, documents show. Legal Aid DC, a nonprofit organization in the district that works on housing law and represents low-income clients in other […]

Kamala Harris donated last year to defund police group backing DC ‘sanctuary city’ law

North Carolina State

Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee to run K-12 public education in North Carolina, filmed a video after attending the January 6 riot at the US Capitol urging then-President Donald Trump to put “the Constitution to the side” and use the military to stay in power.

GOP nominee to run North Carolina schools advocated pro-Trump military coup in January 6 video

POLITICO

Biden’s reversal signals a growing consensus in the party.

Democrats May Have a Real Chance to Reform the Supreme Court

Wisconsin State

Wisconsin swing voters who went for Donald Trump in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020 participated in a focus group to talk about Harris’ campaign and Trump’s controversial remark about Harris’ race at NABJ.

Key swing voters react to Trump’s remark about Harris’ race

CNN’s Jason Carroll talks to multiple Minnesota voters who share their feelings about their governor and Kamala Harris’ running mate for the 2024 presidential election, Tim Walz.

Hear what some Minnesota voters think about Walz

Arizona State

 As Vice President Kamala Harris began her remarks at a campaign stop in Arizona, a group of protesters began chanting off to her right. It was unclear to CNN what exactly they said.

Protesters interrupted Harris’ speech again. This time, she addressed them

Steve Martin has finally weighed in on all the online speculation about whether he will play newly minted vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on “Saturday Night Live.”

Steve Martin says he declined to play Tim Walz on ‘SNL’ because he’s ‘not an impressionist’

New York City, NY

Georgia State

The Hill

A judge formally closed Rudy Giuliani’s defunct bankruptcy on Friday after he and his creditors resolved a standoff on how to pay out administrative expenses. The official order unfreezes two Georgia election workers’ attempts to collect their $148 million defamation judgment from the former New York City mayor by lifting bankruptcy protections that for months enabled him to remain in control of his assets.

Giuliani’s bankruptcy formally dismissed, freeing Georgia election workers to seek $148M

New body cam video from Trump shooting raises questions

Black Enterprise

 New research shows that a much larger percentage of Black Americans, particularly women in that group, now make less money than their peers nationwide.
While 23% of all U.S. workers are bagging low wages as defined in a report under $17 an hour, the proportions are much higher when broken down by race and gender.
Some 32% of Black workers earn less than $17 an hour, versus 21% of white workers, based on a fresh analysis by Oxfam, which describes itself a global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. And 35% of Black women earn low wages, compared to 29%...

Report: Black Americans, Particularly Black Women, Among Those Hit Hardest By Wage Disparities

Kansas State

Virginia State

New Hampshire, OH

Latin Times

SEATTLE - 15 states all across the nation filed federal lawsuits against a Biden administration rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll in the federal Affordable Care Act's health insurance, also known as 'Obamacare,' next year. The lawsuit argues that...

15 states sue to block Biden from allowing 100,000 'Dreamers' to enroll in 'Obamacare'

California State

Uber, Lyft, Grubhub and DoorDash scored a major victory in a recent ruling from California's top state court upholding Proposition 22 and the classification of drivers as independent contractors rather than employees. Gig economy companies, as well as drivers who prefer contractor status, think they now have nationwide momentum to...

Uber, Lyft and the gig economy think they've found a way to win the national labor war

Texas State

CBS Denver

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered hospitals in the Lone Star State to ask patients about their immigration status in order to ascertain the costs of providing medical care to people living in the U.S. illegally.Through an executive order, Abbott directed Texas hospitals to compile data on inpatient discharges and emergency visits by immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization, as well as on the costs of providing medical services to this population.Abbott instructed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to require hospitals to start collecting the information on Nov. 1 and to provide regular reports to...

Texas Gov. Abbott instructs hospitals to collect patients' immigration data

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

The 19th News

The vice president has a complicated track record on queer rights, but she’s demonstrated the ability to learn and grow, they say.

‘People are energized’: LGBTQ+ rights groups and voters are lining up behind Harris

CNN’s Alayna Treene fact-checks JD Vance’s claims about Tim Walz’s military service.

Fact-checking Vance’s claims on Walz’s military service

In a head-to-head comparison, drinks containing erythritol, a sweetener in stevia and keto products, raised the risk of blood clots while sugar water did not.

Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

NBC News

WASHINGTON — When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a flurry of lawsuits that ended up at the Supreme Court. If he wins the election in November, he has pledged to...

'Litigation is a certainty': Trump's call to end birthright citizenship would face a mountain of opposition

Newly selected Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny over his military service record, with critics, including his Republican rival Sen. JD Vance, accusing Walz of falsely suggesting he saw combat during his time as an Army reservist.

VP pick Tim Walz faced accusations in 2006 of embellishing his military service, which he called slander

NewsBreak

Harris secures support from union leaders. But workers are still weighing their options.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are rallying voters across the Midwest this week, looking to build on support from key union leaders as...

Harris secures support from union leaders. But workers are still weighing their options.

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