Officials say delays in election-related mail could disenfranchise voters

Washington — State and local elections officials from nearly half of the states warned the U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday that ongoing issues with election mail delivery could risk disenfranchising voters and urged the service to act quickly to address deficiencies ahead of the presidential election. In the letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, the

Right-wing influencer spreads false claim Harris wore earpiece

False claims that Vice President Kamala Harris wore clip-on audio headphones disguised as pearl earrings circulated on social media following Tuesday night’s presidential debate, promoted by prominent accounts on X and other platforms.  Social media users, including conspiracy theorist and far-right activist Laura Loomer, claimed that Harris’s earrings were Nova H1 audio earphones, which are

Pakistani man faces new terrorism charge in alleged murder-for-hire plot

A Pakistani man who was arrested earlier this year for allegedly plotting to assassinate current and former U.S. government officials now faces accusations of terrorism, according to an indictment filed in federal court on Tuesday.  Asif Merchant was initially charged in July on a single count of murder for hire in a criminal complaint that

Trump Media shares slide after Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debate

Shares of the media business controlled by Donald Trump tumbled Wednesday, with investors appearing to downgrade the former president’s chances of winning the U.S. presidential election following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.  Trump Media & Technology Group has become a financial barometer of sorts for Trump’s electoral prospects given he owns roughly 60% of

Harris says she is a gun owner in presidential debate with Trump

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris surprised many when she revealed Tuesday night that she is a gun owner as she rebuffed former President Trump’s claim during the presidential debate that her administration would confiscate Americans’ firearms. “This business about taking everyone’s guns away, Tim Walz and I are both gun owners,” Harris said during

Biden, Harris, Trump, Vance appear together at NYC 9/11 memorial ceremony

President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, all stood together at the memorial in New York City for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  Standing in the same row at the ceremony were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Mr. Biden, Harris, Michael