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Illegal border crossings remain low amid concerns that election could end lull

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Nogales, Arizona — The lull in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border continued in October, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection figures obtained by CBS News. But officials worry that could be upended by the presidential election on Tuesday.  Border Patrol agents recorded nearly 57,000 apprehensions of migrants between legal entry points along the

Harris campaign pounces on Trump rally ” garbage” remarks in push for Latino vote

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Going into the final weekend before Election Day, the Harris campaign is continuing to remind voters of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s joke at a Trump rally last Sunday that referred to Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage.”  A senior Harris campaign official says internal data shows the vice president is winning over battleground voters “who

Judge Tosses Missouri Lawsuit That Sought Observers at Voting Sites

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The complaint was thrown out on procedural grounds. A lawsuit in Missouri that sought to require observers at voting sites has been thrown out by a judge. St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge Dwayne Allen Johnson ruled that the legal action, which was presented as a complaint and a request for an emergency injunction, was