‘Some of these votes are cast by military and overseas civilians,’ a professor wrote. More than 300 people have cast their votes early in the 2024 general election, with just about a month and a half to go before Election Day, Nov. 5, according to the University of Florida’s tracking tool. The UF Election Lab’s early
Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights departing from Beirut, after such devices exploded this week in an Israeli surprise attack against Hezbollah terrorists. Passengers flying out of the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport are now prohibited from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies in both their checked and carry-on luggage, according to
Michelle Obama’s voter participation organization is spending big on Facebook ads to ensure that fans of several high-profile domestic abusers have the information they need to vote in the upcoming elections. When We All Vote, the “nonpartisan” voter registration group that the former first lady founded in 2018, has invested more than $35,000 on Facebook
A Michigan farmers’ group endorsed the Republican candidate in the state’s competitive U.S. Senate race for the first time in nearly 20 years following reports that Democratic candidate Elissa Slotkin received farming tax credits without holding a farming license. AgriPac said this week that it is backing Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman, over Slotkin
The House failed to pass a six-month stopgap spending plan Wednesday that included an election integrity measure. WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved on Sept. 19 to advance a stopgap government funding bill, a day after the House failed to pass a Republican bill aimed at averting a shutdown. Schumer filed cloture on a
A donor to Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.) and Cori Bush (Mo.) was forcibly removed from a Senate hearing on hate crimes Tuesday after shouting anti-Semitic slurs including “fucking Jews!” and “fuck Israelis!” As Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) issued remarks from the dais about anti-Semitism, several protesters shouted obscenities from the audience. The most
Republican senators have introduced bill to elevate former President Trump’s protection. A group of GOP senators on Thursday introduced a bill that would elevate the U.S. Secret Service’s protection of presidential nominees, days after a second apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. The bill, called the “Protect Our Presidents Act,” would mandate that