Alaska State

Columbus, OH

Republican businessperson Nick Begich III, Republican Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola are among 12 candidates competing in the primary for the seat currently held by Peltola. (Photos by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola received more than half of the votes in primary...

Peltola leads in Alaska U.S. House primary, with Begich ahead of Dahlstrom

Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

The election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected.

Exclusive: CNN survey finds 48 states say Harris can get on ballot instead of Biden, rejecting claim switch breaks state laws

Business Insider

Republicans may sue over Kamala Harris taking Joe Biden's campaign cash and place on the ballot, but legal experts told BI such lawsuits will fail.

GOP lawsuits over Kamala Harris using Biden campaign funds or headlining Democratic ballots will all fail, experts say

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

The Hill

A presidential race that at one point seemed like it was becoming former President Trump’s to lose increasingly looks like a toss-up as Vice President Harris gains momentum and a new running mate. The extent to which Harris’s pick of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) helps her is up...

Harris momentum builds in polls

PBS NewsHour

As the two newly-cemented tickets continue to make their case to voters, the recent shake-ups in the race have led to a reshuffling of the electoral math to win. The Cook Political Report is out with updated ratings for the presidential race, moving the three battleground states of Arizona, Georgia and Nevada from lean Republican to toss-up. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest with Amy Walter.

With Harris gaining in the polls, a look at how the electoral map has changed

Wisconsin State

TIME

A guide to the battleground states in the 2024 election fight between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

The 7 States That Will Decide the Election

CBS Minnesota

Wisconsin elections officials dismissed a Democratic National Committee employee's demands Friday to remove the Green Party's presidential candidate from the ballot in the key swing state.DNC employee David Strange filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday asking the commission to remove Jill Stein from the presidential ballot. The election commission's attorney, Angela O'Brien Sharpe, wrote to Strange on Friday saying she had dismissed the complaint because it names commissioners as respondents and they can't ethically decide a matter brought against them.DNC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said late Friday afternoon that the committee plans to file a lawsuit seeking...

Election officials keep Jill Stein on Wisconsin ballot

USA TODAY

Ahead of the DNC, many recent polls show Harris ahead in national polls and nearly tied in key swing states.

Who will win the 2024 election? What the polls say ahead of DNC

Livingston County, MI

Howell, MI

Former President Donald Trump speaks in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Biden's border policy, flanked by members of law enforcement, as well as Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt (R-Porter Twp.) and former Michigan U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers on April 2, 2024. (Photo: Anna Liz Nichols) Less than a month after white...

Trump plans Howell visit to talk ‘crime and safety’

Minnesota State

Fox News

A Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll found that Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz has a higher favorability rating than Sen. JD Vance.

Walz vs. Vance: New poll reveals which vice presidential nominee is favored among voters

The Independent

 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been chosen to run alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, and while current polling shows that most Americans aren’t familiar with him past polling shows he is popular with voters.Unlike Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, Walz has decades of political experience, having first been elected to represent Minnesota’s 1st district in the House of Representatives in 2006 with 52 percent of the vote.Despite his experience, an ABC News and Ipsos survey from July found that out of 1,200 Americans, most did not know who Walz was.Tracking 18 years of...

What polling shows about Tim Walz approval from voters compared to JD Vance

Georgia State

Chicago, IL

CHICAGO – Former President Jimmy Carter is staying home from this year’s Democratic National Convention, but his grandson Jason Carter took the stage Tuesday night and delivered a speech in his honor, including an update on the 99-year-old Georgia native. “Paw Paw is holding on,” he said. “He’s...

Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated by grandson, Democratic National Convention

Pennsylvania State

NBC News

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down Kamala Harris' rise in...

The biggest change in the polls since Biden’s exit: From the Politics Desk

Florida State

Uncovering Florida

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

North Carolina State

Harrisburg, PA

 Robert F Kennedy Jr was too late to testify in court against a challenge from Democrats attempting to block him from the ballot in Pennsylvania. Attorneys for two Democratic activists challenging Kennedy’s spot on the ballot said in a Harrisburg courtroom on Tuesday that Kennedy’s candidacy paperwork has a fake home address. Similar allegations are being heard in other state courts. They also argued that the third-party candidate hasn’t gathered the required number of signatures. Citing a canceled flight from Boston to Philadelphia the evening before, Kennedy showed up an hour and 40 minutes late. Commonwealth Court Judge Lori...

RFK Jr arrives too late to testify after Democrats’ court challenge to keep him off Pennsylvania ballot

One month ago, battleground North Carolina was slipping away from Democrats. Now, with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, the state is competitive once again.

Renewed energy in Trump-Harris race puts North Carolina back on battleground map

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator says it’s not accidental Wisconsin’s voter rolls remain filled with dead people and voters who have moved out of state.
                Sen. Ron Johnson was on Fox Business over the weekend, and once again criticized Democrats for wanting “to make it easy to cheat in elections.”
                “They're not going to clean up the voter rolls. In Wisconsin for example, we have about 7.5...

Johnson: Wisconsin Dems refuse to clean up voter rolls

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Tuesday is Alaska’s primary election, but the biggest races will wait until November

Signs posted on Aug. 18, 2024, at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Midtown Anchorage direct voter traffic. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Polls open...

Tuesday is Alaska’s primary election, but the biggest races will wait until November

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