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Donald Trump renews crime, immigration complaints while in N.C. to accept Fraternal Order of Police endorsement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Donald Trump alleged rising crime and unchecked illegal immigration while in Charlotte Friday to formally accept the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police. The Republican presidential nominee, speaking at the Hilton Charlotte University Place hotel, accused Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee,...
Gov. Josh Shapiro joins ‘The View’ to discuss gun violence, antisemitism, fracking
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he believes the parents of school shooters should be held liable for their child’s actions during an appearance on “The View” on Friday. Shapiro’s response came after cohost Sara Haines asked a question about whether or not the parents of the 14-year-old Apalachee High School...
Biden signs ‘common sense’ order prioritizing federal grants for projects with higher worker wages
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs. Biden said the ideas in his order “are common sense.” “Economists have long believed...
Trump pledged to block U.S. Steel merger with Nippon, but his inner circle is pushing for the deal
Former President Donald Trump was quick to announce his opposition earlier this year to a proposed $14.9 billion sale of U.S. Steel to the Japanese corporation Nippon Steel, but influential people close to Trump have been working to push the sale through behind the scenes ever since. Trump, who is...
Dick Cheney says he will back Kamala Harris
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris for president, he announced Friday. Liz Cheney, who endorsed Harris on Wednesday, first announced her father’s endorsement when asked by Mark Leibovich of the Atlantic magazine during an onstage interview at the Texas Tribune...
RFK Jr. notches wins in North Carolina, Michigan in effort to get off ballots
RALEIGH, N.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored a pair of legal victories Friday in the battleground states of North Carolina and Michigan, and a setback in Wisconsin, in his quest to get his name off of the ballots in some states after he suspended his campaign and endorsed former...
Judge delays Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case until after November election
NEW YORK — A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is...
Kamala Harris arrives in Pittsburgh, Tim Walz visits Pamela’s DinerVideo
Vice President Kamala Harris might soon be sporting black and gold with how much time she’s spending in Pittsburgh lately. Harris returned to the city Thursday afternoon, having left hardly 72 hours earlier following a quick Labor Day visit. This time, she’s expected to stay in town until her debate...
Neighbors divided: Highland Park duplex showcases political differences
Along a thoroughfare in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park neighborhood, there sits a house divided — and not just because it’s a duplex. One side of the duplex features yard signs in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, and the other other side features yard signs in support of former President Donald...
How to watch the presidential debate between Trump and Harris
WASHINGTON — The second general election debate of the 2024 campaign season is here, but it’s the first matchup for the current nominees. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are taking part in Tuesday night’s debate in Philadelphia. After a disastrous performance in the first general election...
Can Harris prosecute the political case against Trump? Key questions ahead of their debate
NEW YORK — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first — and perhaps, last — time on Tuesday night as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. The meeting comes just 75 days after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance...
GOP appeals date ruling on mail-in ballots to Pa. Supreme Court
The Republican National Committee and Republican Party of Pennsylvania are appealing a Commonwealth Court ruling that mail-in ballots with incorrect or missing dates on their outer envelopes should be counted. The appeal to the state Supreme Court was expected. It is being fast-tracked, like all elections cases this year. Whatever...
Tim Walz stops at Moon dessert shop, Fayette County farm during Western Pa. campaign swing
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz returned to the Pittsburgh region Wednesday as part of a campaign swing across Pennsylvania, ordering a milkshake in Moon and feeding calves on a Fayette County farm. A plane carrying Walz, the governor of Minnesota and running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris, touched...
Pa. GOP narrows gap in registered voters with election 2 months out
HARRISBURG — The 2024 presidential election is two months away and, in Pennsylvania, Republicans continue to shrink the margin by which Democrats lead in registered voters. Democrats had 350,341 more registered voters compared to Republicans as of Monday, according to this week’s data update from the Department of State. That...
Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the U.S. economy
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it’s not worth worrying about budget deficits. In short, he’s hoping that most economic analyses of his ideas are dead wrong. Vice President Kamala Harris believes...
While elections aren’t error-free, rigged outcomes are a fantasy, Westmoreland commissioner says
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett knows about winning — and losing — a gubernatorial election. On Tuesday night, Corbett gave a sobering assessment of the nation’s electoral process, just 62 days before the presidential election. “There is no such thing as a perfect election,” Corbett told more than 100 people...
RFK Jr. must remain on the Michigan ballot, judge says
LANSING, Mich. — A Michigan judge ruled that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. must remain on the November presidential ballot, dealing a blow to his crusade to strategically remove his ticket from the battleground state. Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August. Since then, he has...
Prosecutors balk at Trump’s bid to delay post-conviction hush money rulings
NEW YORK — Manhattan prosecutors balked Tuesday at Donald Trump ‘s effort to delay post-trial decisions in his New York hush money criminal case while he seeks to have a federal court intervene and potentially overturn his felony conviction. However, they said they could be OK with postponing the former...
China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ network mimics Americans online to sway U.S. political debate
WASHINGTON — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man. A few months later, Harlan...
A decision on a major policy shift on marijuana won’t come until after the presidential election
WASHINGTON — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last week...
The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
LA CROSSE, Wis. — After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer. The Democratic vice president and the Republican former president will devote almost all of their remaining time and resources to just seven...
Harris set to return to Pittsburgh for 2nd visit this week
Presidential candidates may soon be putting fries on their salads considering how often they are visiting Pittsburgh lately. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are both visiting Pittsburgh this week as part of separate trips. With Harris rallying with union members in Pittsburgh on...
Harris disapproves of U.S. Steel sale to Nippon during Pittsburgh campaign event
Vice President Kamala Harris said U.S. Steel should remain owned by an American company, marking her first public comments in opposition to the iconic Pittsburgh company’s proposed sale to Japanese giant Nippon Steel Corp. Harris came out forcefully against the sale while speaking to a crowd of hundreds of union...
GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes
WASHINGTON — Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help. Though Medelius, co-chairman of West’s “Justice for All Party,” welcomed the assistance, the...
Kamala Harris delivers passionate speech during campaign event at South Side union hall
Editor’s note: This story was updated throughout the day Monday. Vice President Kamala Harris is joining President Joe Biden for one of his Labor Day traditions by visiting Pittsburgh on Monday, hoping to rally the region’s large number of union members and continue Democrats’ momentum in the presidential campaign. The...
