Half of the eight battleground states in this year’s U.S. presidential election use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, a rate that hasn’t changed since 2009 despite a 47% surge in the cost of living since then. In essence, that means minimum-wage workers in those states have seen much of their purchasing power vaporized
Tom Zawierucha, 58, a building services worker in New Jersey, wishes candidates would talk more about protecting older Americans from big medical bills. Teresa Morton, 43, a freight dispatcher in Memphis, Tennessee, with two teenagers, wants to hear more about how elected officials would help working Americans saddled with unaffordable deductibles. Yessica Gray, 28, a
The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned after the newspaper’s owner blocked the editorial board’s plans to endorse Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, a journalism trade publication reported Wednesday. Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview that she resigned because the Times was remaining silent on the
In her CNN town hall Thursday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris said that she believes former President Donald Trump is a fascist. Moderator Anderson Cooper posed the question to Harris, who responded, “Yes I do. Yes I do.” “And I also believe that the people who know him best on this subject should be trusted,”
The secretary of state’s office was the target of an unsuccessful cyberattack earlier this month, the agency confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. An official with the secretary of state’s office said the attack was an attempt to crash the absentee voting website, and it was discovered when the agency noticed a spike in attempts
Harris campaign ramps up ground game in battleground states – CBS News Watch CBS News With just under two weeks left until Election Day, the Harris campaign has canvassers going door-to-door in Pennsylvania hoping to target disengaged voters. The Harris-Walz team believes 10% of battleground state voters are still persuadable, especially in the suburbs. Weijia
How Harris, Trump messaging is playing to voters – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Kamala Harris has made former President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric, in which he has painted his political rivals as threats to the U.S., a focus of her campaign message. Major Garrett looks at whether that is resonating with voters.