Former GOP congressional candidate in Indiana charged with stealing ballots

CHICAGO (CBS) — A former Republican candidate for Congress in Indiana has been charged with stealing election ballots during a voting machine test earlier this month. Larry Savage, who lost in the Republican primary in the 5th Congressional District in Indiana in May, has been charged with one felony count of destroying or misplacing a

Harris “strongly” disagrees with criticism of people “based on who they vote for,” after Biden’s “garbage” comment

Vice President Kamala Harris says she “strongly” disagrees with “any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” after President Biden on Tuesday made remarks in which he appeared to call Trump supporters “garbage” on a video call with Latino activists. Republicans seized on the comment, while the White House offered a different explanation of what

Harris responds to Biden’s “garbage” comment

Vice President Kamala Harris says she “strongly” disagrees with “any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” after President Biden on Tuesday made remarks in which he appeared to call Trump supporters “garbage” on a video call with Latino activists. Republicans seized on the comment, while the White House offered a different explanation of what

Ballot drop boxes, long a target of misinformation, face physical threats

With Election Day nearing, authorities in Oregon and Washington have opened investigations and stepped up security measures after two ballot drop boxes were set ablaze on Monday.  Three ballots were damaged after an incendiary device was found inside a ballot box in Portland, Oregon, on Monday. And on the same day, officials feared hundreds of ballots

Expert on how much is too much in presidential campaign spending

Expert on how much is too much in presidential campaign spending – CBS News Watch CBS News Vice President Harris leads in fundraising, topping a billion dollars, while many Americans support limits on campaign spending. Daniel Weiner, director of elections and government at the Brennan Center for Justice and former senior counsel to a Federal