The Day of Final Swings and SNL Controversy

Comedian Sam Jay jokes about Kamala Harris in a Tyler Perry movie

Former President Trump wrapped up the last Saturday before Election Day by campaigning in North Carolina, praising the state’s voters for voting early and urging those who had not voted to cast their ballots on Tuesday.  “I hope to hell you get you’re going to get your a---es out and vote,” Trump told a crowd...

Follow here as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump enter the final weekend of the campaign in the 2024 election, as polls remain tight.

Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, dropped into “Saturday Night Live” just three days before the Nov. 5 election, where she offered some sage advice to the iteration of herself portrayed by comedian Maya Rudolph.

Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live Nov. 2.

Former President Donald Trump is poised to secure a significant electoral victory, potentially “sweeping battleground states,” according to Rasmussen’s head pollster, who sees the current race favoring Trump in the national popular vote, suggesting a larger “political realignment” is underway, and foreseeing an outcome that could echo — or even exceed — Ronald Reagan’s historic landslide win over Jimmy Carter in 1980.

A separate attack on a polio vaccination center in northern Gaza during a “humanitarian pause” on Saturday injured six people, WHO said.

Trump’s international agenda is more to the Kremlin’s tastes but even his plans for ending the war in Ukraine might not be acceptable to Putin.

The man has an easy smile, the women are gorgeously dressed, and generators fend off the blackouts with air raid shelters nearby.

Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence.

Jill Filipovic

Donald Trump has improved his standing in Pennsylvania even as late-deciding voters appear to be breaking for Kamala Harris.

Texas Republicans are making a preemptive push to paint the 2024 election as illegitimate and rife with fraud, a move that comes as Sen. Ted Cruz (R) fights for his political life. That rhetorical and legal campaign — which has seen longtime GOP claims of illegal voting by Democrats blossom into allegations of a massive...

Comedian Sam Jay jokes about Kamala Harris in a Tyler Perry movie

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump entered the final stretch of the 2024 election campaign.

In the last presidential election, 386,769 votes in the 7 swing-states out of 158 million cast nationwide led to Biden's victory over Trump.

PLUS — MAGA MIKE: Republicans 'Probably Will’ Repeal Major Bipartisan Law...

Tired of changing the clocks twice a year? You aren't alone.

The World Health Organization reported an attack on a Gaza City clinic where polio vaccination was taking place. Israel denied striking in the area at that time.

Trump’s botched response to the pandemic fell disproportionately on Black Americans.

How Musk’s SpaceX became too big to fail for US national security.

Even in states that have tried to speed up counting, there are several factors that could have Americans again waiting.

The “firing squad” claim isn’t even a little bit true. It doesn’t lack context. He simply didn’t say what they said he said.

Let’s invest in early care and education for all children and stop asking women to sacrifice their bodies, their well-being, and their financial security to prop up the U.S. economy.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s call for “at least” $2 trillion in cuts to federal spending is drawing skepticism from experts as the billionaire tech magnate cements himself as one of former President Trump’s most prominent backers. “How much do you think we can rip out of this wasted, $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget?” Howard Lutnick, Wall...

The resulting Haven-2 facility will be immense and filled with capabilities that could meet the needs of a wide variety of customers, both commercial and government.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday mocked former President Trump’s recent claims surrounding the validity of election results. “It's the same s— that he played in ‘20, and that didn't go anywhere,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.” Trump has recently been sowing doubt when it comes to election results in...

NBC violated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Equal Time” rule by inviting Vice President Kamala Harris onto Saturday Night Live on the last weekend before the election, leaving no time for former President Donald Trump.

NBC violated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Equal Time” rule by inviting Vice President Kamala Harris onto Saturday Night Live on the last weekend before the election, leaving no time for former President Donald Trump.

Opinion polls show the candidates neck and neck in the seven states that are likely to determine the outcome on Tuesday.

The race between the two has only gotten closer as the clock ticks down to Election Day.

Jill Filipovic

The race between the two has only gotten closer as the clock ticks down to Election Day.

NBC violated the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Equal Time” rule by inviting Vice President Kamala Harris onto Saturday Night Live on the last weekend before the election, leaving no time for former President Donald Trump.

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president.

Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Ken Martin on Sunday projected confidence going into Election Day on Tuesday, saying Democrats have long prepared for a close race. “I am really confident, in the end, not only with the early vote returns that we've seen, but also with the ground game that we have, that we'll be...

Palestinians describe being forced to carry out life-threatening tasks by Israeli forces in Gaza.

Trump has built his political career in part by doing something unusual for U.S. presidents: Attacking other presidents.

Tensions are high heading into Election Day and the post-election period. Trump supporters outside his Madison Square Garden rally were on edge.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday called racist comments about Puerto Rico made by a comedian at a Trump rally last week “tasteless,” however, he also noted “it wasn't Trump that said it.” “A comedian made a joke, and it was tasteless, but it wasn’t Trump that said it, it wasn’t — this guy’s not...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said she does not anticipate a scenario where Senate Republicans refuse to certify the election results but stressed that she thinks former President Trump will win on Tuesday. "Well, I think we want fair and safe elections. I think we see early reports that the safety and security of our...

House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) touted former President Trump's support among women despite the apparent gender gap in polls against his Democratic rival, Vice President Harris. “I think it's important for viewers to know that President Trump is doing better among women than Kamala Harris is doing among men. There is a significant...

Donald Trump’s presidency was bad news for the Kurdish movement, as Washington abandoned Rojava and gave NATO ally Turkey a free hand in the region. But Joe Biden continued to allow Turkish impunity — and Kurds fear Kamala Harris will do the same.

In North Carolina, the Harris campaign has built a massive infrastructure. Trump is employing a very different strategy.

The 2024 election is shaping up to be a photo finish according to polling and voting data streaming in from a variety of places.

Caitlyn Jenner has casted a ballot for former President Donald Trump in California.

A sicko textile worker ran a “rape room” at the at the Queens factory of a major British clothing brand, French Connection, where he openly preyed on female colleagues, a new lawsuit claims.

The candidates and their running mates are making final stops, from Michigan to North Carolina, hoping to sway undecided voters.

The candidates and their running mates are making final stops, from Michigan to North Carolina, hoping to sway undecided voters.

Donald Trump is asking voters in Pennsylvania again to make him leader of a “failed nation.” Kamala Harris countered from a Michigan church pulpit that God offers America a “divine plan strong enough to heal division.”

House Republican Conference Chairwoman Representative Elise Stefanik has slammed Democrats over “scare tactics” used regarding former President Donald Trump's stance on women's issues such as abortion and IVF access.

Former President Trump’s campaign said remarks he made in which he said he would not “mind” a person shooting “through the fake news” at a rally Sunday have “nothing to do with the Media being harmed, or anything else.” At a rally in Lititz, Pa., Sunday, the former president noted glass barriers around him while...

Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by three points in a new national poll of likely voters conducted by ABC News and Ipsos. The poll, conducted on Oct. 29-Nov. 1, shows likely voters backing Harris over Trump, 49 percent to 46 percent, in the final poll before Election Day on Tuesday. The results are...

A presidential historian says the unique nature of the contest is due to more than just Donald Trump and Kamala Harris's backgrounds.

The 2024 election is shaping up to be a photo finish according to polling and voting data streaming in from a variety of places.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he hopes whoever is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnel’s (R-Ky.) replacement is someone who will change “how the Senate operates.” “I want to see a majority leader who changes how the Senate operates, who democratizes it more,” Cruz said Sunday on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” Cruz, who was critical...

The survey by Leger found Trump, 78, and Harris, 60, each receiving 49% support among likely voters, with the remaining 2% saying they would back another candidate.

Georgia Republicans and former President Donald Trump's campaign filed a lawsuit against "coordinated efforts" by Democrat counties to count ballots received after the close of the early voting period.

IKEA will pay 6 million euros to East German prisoners forced to build their furniture in landmark move

While some voters may fill out a bubble in each section, others may be unsure about certain races and wonder: is it necessary to vote on every item?

Nearly 75 million people have cast early ballots, making their voices heard amid worry about the process, the outcome and democracy itself.

Vice President Harris is in battleground Michigan on Sunday, offering closing arguments to voters ahead of Election Day. Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich., will serve as the venue for Harris's final campaign stop in the critical swing state. The vice president has spent a significant portion of time in the state since launching...

Former President Clinton defended former President George W. Bush for not playing a more active role in the 2024 presidential campaign and making clearer whom he supports as candidate for president. “First of all, he’s spoken up, I think, more than he’s gotten credit for, and he takes every opportunity that I’ve seen to talk...

Republicans are taking aim at Democratic strongholds in Georgia that opened locations this weekend for voters to return their absentee ballots in person. The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a new lawsuit Sunday after a state judge one day prior rejected allegations that deep-blue Fulton County, which includes Atlanta, was violating Georgia’s election law over...

A soldier has been charged with murder in the death of Sergeant Sarah Roque who had been discovered in a dumpster.

Vice President Harris on Sunday said momentum is on her side two days out from election day, in her final push for voters in the critical battleground state of Michigan. “We have momentum, it is on our side. Can you feel it?” Harris said in East Lansing. “And we have the momentum because our campaign...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blasted the media for its “concerted effort” to “breathlessly distort and lie” about former President Trump. Rubio joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday morning, when he was asked by host Margaret Brennan about Trump’s recent remarks about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), which sparked criticism. During a fireside chat with...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) blasted the media for its “concerted effort” to “breathlessly distort and lie” about former President Trump. Rubio joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday morning, when he was asked by host Margaret Brennan about Trump’s recent remarks about former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), which sparked criticism. During a fireside chat with...

Alexander Sammon

On the last Sunday before Election Day, Democrat Kamala Harris did not mention Donald Trump’s name. When she did tacitly acknowledge the former president, it was to urge voters to turn the page and not be fooled by his disparagement of the electoral system that he falsely claims is rigged against hi

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said New Yorkers who vote Republican in the state’s tight congressional races are “anti-woman” and “anti-American.” “If you’re voting for these Republicans in New York, you are voting for someone who supports Donald Trump, and you’re anti-woman, you’re anti-abortion, and basically, you’re anti-American because you have just trashed American...

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Vice President Harris was in Allentown, Penn., on Sunday — a key part of a key state. The Lehigh Valley, with its purple politics, economic history and demographic shifts, could swing it all.

Former President Trump raged in a post online after a shocking Iowa poll found Vice President Harris leading in the state. “No President has done more for FARMERS, and the Great State of Iowa, than Donald J. Trump,” he shared Sunday morning to his Truth Social site. “In fact, it’s not even close!” A poll...

New security fencing went up around the White House, U.S. Capitol and Vice President Harris’s residence in Washington, D.C. as authorities prepare for Election Day in the event there may be political unrest in the coming days. The Secret Service constructed eight-foot-high metal fences around the White House and Treasury Department complex and the adjacent...

NBC News aired a short video message from former President Trump on Sunday evening in an effort to provide the leading presidential candidates with equal air time after Vice President Harris made an appearance on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL). The network was broadcasting a NASCAR playoff race but toward the end of its broadcast,...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump entered the final stretch of the 2024 election campaign.