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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at LaGuardia International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York.

Kamala Harris was hailed as ‘the female Barack Obama.’ It built credibility, and a burden

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at LaGuardia International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in New York.

October 12, 2024, 6:02am Politics

Sixteen years ago, the late journalist Gwen Ifill appeared on David Letterman’s “Late Show” and touted a group of emerging Black politicians, including a little-known district attorney from San Francisco who she described as a tough and brilliant prosecutor who “doesn’t look anything like anybody you ever see on ‘Law… Read story

&ldquo;I Voted Early&rdquo; stickers sit in a bucket by the ballot box Sept. 19 at the city of Minneapolis early voting center in St. Paul, Minn.

Countering distrust in U.S. elections: System not perfect, but still perfectly reliable

&ldquo;I Voted Early&rdquo; stickers sit in a bucket by the ballot box Sept. 19 at the city of Minneapolis early voting center in St. Paul, Minn.

October 12, 2024, 6:01am Nation & World

On Election Day, some voting lines will likely be long and some precincts may run out of ballots. An election office website could go down temporarily and ballot-counting machines will jam. Or people who help run elections might just act like the humans they are, forgetting their key to a… Read story

U.S. Treasury official warns against ‘a step backward’

October 12, 2024, 5:30am Business

Withdrawing the United States from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank would be “a step backward,” a top U.S. Treasury official said Friday, defending the organizations before a presidential election that could cast uncertainty about America’s future in them. Read story

FILE - Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum flashes a hand-heart sign during her closing campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, May 29, 2024. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, will be sworn in as Mexico&rsquo;s first woman president on Oct. 1.

No war on narcos, Mexico’s new president vows as she outlines plan to reduce violence

FILE - Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum flashes a hand-heart sign during her closing campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, May 29, 2024. Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and former Mexico City mayor, will be sworn in as Mexico&rsquo;s first woman president on Oct. 1.

October 12, 2024, 5:03am Nation & World

Rejecting a renewed “war” against drug-traffickers, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday unveiled her strategy to battle organized crime in a nation where each day brings word of new assassinations, gang wars, massacres and other carnage. Read story

FILE - A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., June 25, 2024. The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher. The changes come in the middle of an election campaign where border security is a key concern for voters, and the administration is increasingly eager to show voters it&rsquo;s taking a hard stance. (AP Photo/Jae C.

House Democrats in close races try to show they hear voter concerns about immigration

FILE - A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., June 25, 2024. The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the southern border even tougher. The changes come in the middle of an election campaign where border security is a key concern for voters, and the administration is increasingly eager to show voters it&rsquo;s taking a hard stance. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 12, 2024, 5:02am Politics

In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made a centerpiece of their efforts to expand their majority — immigration. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, receives a briefing from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on the damage from Hurricane Helene, Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Charlotte, N.C.

Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, receives a briefing from North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on the damage from Hurricane Helene, Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Charlotte, N.C.

October 11, 2024, 5:20pm Latest News

A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election. Read story

Attorneys Angus Lee, clockwise from top left, and Amanda Migchelbrink join John Ley as they appear remotely at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday afternoon. Ley made an appearance during a hearing for voter fraud charges.

John Ley’s felony voter fraud trial moved to Feb. 24

Attorneys Angus Lee, clockwise from top left, and Amanda Migchelbrink join John Ley as they appear remotely at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday afternoon. Ley made an appearance during a hearing for voter fraud charges.

October 11, 2024, 4:29pm Clark County News

The outcome of 18th Legislative District candidate John Ley’s criminal trial, scheduled for Oct. 21, might have swayed voters before the Nov. 5 general election, but that trial date has been moved to Feb. 24. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men: AP-NORC poll

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an event at the Redford Township Fire Department North Station in Redford Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

October 11, 2024, 2:12pm Latest News

A solid majority of Hispanic women have a positive opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris and a negative view of former President Donald Trump, but Hispanic men are more divided on both candidates, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Read story