By Rick Maese, Dylan Wells, Chuck Culpepper, Josh Dawsey, The Washington Post (c) 2024 ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Wearing a navy blue Harris-Walz jacket and a camo baseball cap, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat in a private suite in Michigan Stadium on Saturday, cheering on a football game with 110,339 other fans and giving the campaign a high […]
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At one cat cafe, Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ remark prompts derision
By Ashley Parker, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The cat owners and cat lovers at Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar in Northern Virginia think vice-presidential candidate JD Vance is a purrfect idiot. “Beyond ridiculous,” said Beth Kanupp, 41, who was visiting from Orlando with her fiancé. “I kind of just rolled my eyes,” […]
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Advocacy groups urge Congress to commit to certifying election results
Colby Itkowitzm, The Washington Post (c) 2024 A broad coalition of advocacy groups called on every member of Congress to commit to certify the results of the presidential election on Jan. 6, 2025, warning lawmakers in a letter sent Monday that “our most fundamental rights and freedoms will be jeopardized once again” if they don’t […]
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Early voting begins Oct. 8
Torrance County residents looking to get a jump on Election Day can vote this month. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting starts Oct. 8 and closes Nov. 2. Voter registration closes on Oct. 8, but same-day voter registration will be available in person at any voting location during early voting as well as […]
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Early voting begins Oct. 8
Sandoval County residents looking to get a jump on Election Day can vote this month. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting starts Oct. 8 and closes Nov. 2. Voter registration closes on Oct. 8, but same-day voter registration will be available in person at any voting location during early voting as well as […]
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Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
By TAMMY WEBBER, BRITTANY PETERSON and CAMILLE FASSET, Associated Press The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their own. Researchers are studying which species are likely to survive — and where — as climate change makes it difficult or impossible for many forests […]
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Harris visiting border amid intensifying fight over immigration
Matt Viser, The Washington Post (c) 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to call for tougher border security measures on Friday during a visit to the southern border, a trip that amounts to her latest attempt to directly confront some of her biggest political vulnerabilities. In what her campaign is billing as a major […]
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Justice Dept. charges three men in alleged Iran hack of Trump campaign
By Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post (c) 2024 The Justice Department has charged three men with carrying outIran’s alleged hack and leak attack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Since June, the FBI has been investigating hacking activity aimed at the email accounts of Trump campaign staff and other people in the former president’s orbit. The […]
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Trump meets with Zelensky, opening new chapter in a fraught relationship
By Marianne LeVine, Michael Birnbaum, Isabelle Khurshudyan, The Washington Post (c) 2024 NEW YORK – Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday morning, opening a new chapter in a fraught relationship roiled by skepticism from the Republican presidential nominee and his party over U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump said it was […]
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New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges
By Shayna Jacobs, Devlin Barrett,The Washington Post (c) 2024 Mayor Eric Adams was arraigned Friday and pleaded not guilty to federal charges of bribery, wire fraud and taking illegal campaign donations. Appearing in a packed courtroom not far from City Hall, Adams – the first sitting New York mayor charged with a crime – listened as […]