Swing States 2024
Feeling Friske GOP Michigan rep and gun-rights supporter accused of chasing a stripper while firing a gun
His arrest “stems from allegations that he sexually assaulted an exotic dancer and then chased her with a firearm, a source familiar with the allegations” told news service Gongwer Michigan.
Trump’s VP pick will have little impact on voters’ choice for president, despite fevered speculation: Post poll
Donald Trump’s upcoming vice-presidential pick attracts attention and speculation daily. If a new poll for The Post is any indication, it’s likely to be much ado about nothing.
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Guns allowed within blocks of Republican National Convention next month in Milwaukee
June 22, 2024 | 4:21amGov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency ahead of the convention, which allows certain security measures to be in place, including calling up the Wisconsin National Guard.
Deb in the Desert: Interior Secretary stumps for Biden in Arizona ahead of Dobbs anniversary
June 21, 2024 | 11:20pmPHOENIX – Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is just one of many high-level Biden administration figures barnstorming in the Grand Canyon State this month as the campaign highlights the coming second...
Dems sue RFK Jr. over Nevada presidential bid — saying he’s not really ‘independent,’ wants to ‘play spoiler’
June 21, 2024 | 10:03pmRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a political independent under Nevada law and should be disqualified from Silver State ballots, two voters allege in a lawsuit filed in state court...
Pennsylvania House candidate opens ‘Battle Station’ in competitive district as GOP targets 3 million swing voters
June 21, 2024 | 8:10pmWith support from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), Pennsylvania House candidate Ryan Mackenzie debuted his campaign’s “Battle Station” office on Thursday evening.
Dem Nevada AG vows ‘immediate’ appeal in first 2020 ‘false electors’ case dismissal
June 21, 2024 | 5:39pmNevada Attorney General Aaron Ford vowed to appeal a Friday ruling that tossed a criminal case against state Republicans accused of forging documents bearing the names of “invalid electors” after...
Dems are 'not enthusiastic' about Biden's re-election chances, and here's why, according to a strategist
June 21, 2024 | 6:49amThe 81-year-old president's own vulnerabilities -- including his age -- are likely to blame for recent polling that shows Biden trailing his GOP rival, former President Donald Trump, or holding...
AOC stumps for ‘reproductive rights’ — and Biden-Harris — in Las Vegas stop
June 21, 2024 | 4:08amThe progressive Democrat claimed she was a “Planned Parenthood baby” because her mother decided to keep her pregnancy after an ultrasound revealed the child she was carrying.
Republicans hail Michigan mail-in-ballot ruling as victory: 'Incompatible with the Constitution'
June 20, 2024 | 10:27pmDemocratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was wrong to advise election officials to presume the validity of absentee-ballot signatures, a Michigan judge has ruled.
Sen. Bob Casey ripped over microchips campaign ad: ‘Did nothing to get any chips produced in PA’
June 20, 2024 | 8:05pmSen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has come under fire for a campaign ad his Republican opponent says misrepresents the senator’s contributions — or lack thereof — to increasing microchip manufacturing in...
Trump leads Biden in six key states — and ties in blue Minnesota — ahead of debate: poll
June 20, 2024 | 2:29pmFormer President Donald Trump is running the table against President Biden in fresh polling of six key battleground states.
Trump's lawyers mock Georgia DA Fani Willis' bid to toss his appeal as 'Hail Mary'
June 20, 2024 | 1:30pmDonald Trump's lawyers say prosecutor Fani Willis' bid to toss Trump's appeal seeking to boot her from his Georgia election fraud case is a "hail mary."
Policy committee wrestles with tax burden and the local/state divide
June 20, 2024 | 12:06pmFrom education to housing to economic growth, Republican legislators return to the local and state tax burden as the issue holding back progress.
Trump to rally in Philly as polls show former prez leading Biden in critical PA: 'We're all hurting'
June 20, 2024 | 10:23amTrump’s visit to the Liacouras Center — the 10,200-seat North Philly arena home to Temple University basketball and various other events — comes as polls show him opening up a...
Corn growers join lawsuit against EPA for emissions mandates
June 20, 2024 | 1:57amSeveral U.S. oil and corn industry lobby groups are suing the Biden Administration over its plans to slash planet-warming tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks.
Nevada is years away from healing COVID wounds, report says
June 20, 2024 | 1:44amA newly released report from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said it may take a long time to recover from the economic, education and behavioral health impacts of the COVID-19...
Nearly half of Americans struggling because of inflation spike: poll
June 19, 2024 | 10:26pmNearly half of Americans report that the recent spike in inflation is making it harder to make ends meet, according to a new poll.
Nearly 80K DACA recipients admitted into US in first 5 years of program had arrest records: USCIS
June 19, 2024 | 9:55pmWithin five years of a new program created to prevent deportation of minors brought into the country illegally by their parents, nearly 80,000 were released into the U.S. with arrest...
North Carolina's battle for unaffiliated voting bloc challenging -- here's the key
June 19, 2024 | 9:52pmNorth Carolina’s population has more than doubled the last 20 years, its voter registration rolls swelling by more than 2.4 million along with it, yet Republicans and Democrats have just...
Bipartisan act seeks end to ticket scalping bots
June 19, 2024 | 9:50pmTicket bot operators could be in trouble based on Michigan’s proposed new “Taylor Swift” bills that would combat ticket reselling schemes as seen during the artist’s recent Eras Tour.
Lara Trump recruits GOP poll watchers in Pennsylvania in election-integrity push
June 19, 2024 | 5:03pmRepublican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump and other officials stumped for election integrity in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, with even attendees telling The Post they plan to vote by mail.