Michigan judge rebuffs GOP bid to block some overseas, military family ballots

A Michigan judge on Monday rejected a Republican effort to set aside ballots from some overseas voters who cast their votes in the key Midwestern battleground. Judge Sima Patel wrote that the Republican effort came too close to Election Day, calling it an “11th hour attempt to disenfranchise” voters who include the families of those

Harris, Cheney paint Trump as threat to democracy in Pa. campaign event

Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney painted former President Donald Trump as a threat to democracy and national security in a bipartisan appeal to Republican and undecided voters Monday in Chester County, Pennsylvania, as the 2024 presidential election enters its final stretch. Harris and Cheney launched a three-state campaign tour with a moderated conversation

Harris claims Trump lost manufacturing jobs. Is that true? Here’s a fact check.

In the final weeks before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taken aim at former President Donald Trump’s record on manufacturing jobs. Specifically, Harris says that during the Trump administration, the U.S. lost almost 200,000 manufacturing jobs — and that almost 800,000 “new” manufacturing jobs have been added since President Biden took office.

Biden “deeply concerned” by possible leak about Israel and Iran, White House says

U.S. probing leak of Israel-Iran attack docs U.S. probing apparent leak of classified documents assessing Israeli attack plans for Iran 03:30 Washington — President Biden is “deeply concerned” by the possible leak of U.S. intelligence documents regarding Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran, which the Pentagon is investigating, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby

Texas inmate absent from hearing after his execution was paused

Texas lawmakers were expected to hear testimony at the state Capitol on Monday from Robert Roberson, a death row inmate whose execution was temporarily called off last week. But Roberson ultimately did not appear before the legislative panel as planned, after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office refused to let Roberson give testimony in person, citing security