‘Some of these votes are cast by military and overseas civilians,’ a professor wrote. More than 300 people have cast their votes early in the 2024 general election, with just about a month and a half to go before Election Day, Nov. 5, according to the University of Florida’s tracking tool. The UF Election Lab’s early
The House failed to pass a six-month stopgap spending plan Wednesday that included an election integrity measure. WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved on Sept. 19 to advance a stopgap government funding bill, a day after the House failed to pass a Republican bill aimed at averting a shutdown. Schumer filed cloture on a
Republican senators have introduced bill to elevate former President Trump’s protection. A group of GOP senators on Thursday introduced a bill that would elevate the U.S. Secret Service’s protection of presidential nominees, days after a second apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump. The bill, called the “Protect Our Presidents Act,” would mandate that
Malley was able to access sensitive but unclassified information despite State Department employees not being allowed this access when suspended. The State Department mishandled its suspension of Special Envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, according to a report released by the department’s inspector general on Sept. 18. The department generally followed protocol, as Malley was placed
The move stems from concerns about the boxes being open to unauthorized access. Officials in a Pennsylvania county are not going to use drop boxes for the upcoming presidential election, over concerns that the boxes could be subject to tampering. The boxes are used in a number of states. Voters can drop mail-in ballots into
Three federal agencies say that Iran has tried to send the stolen Trump data since June to media organizations and the Biden campaign. The FBI on Wednesday confirmed that Iran-backed hackers targeted former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and tried to deliver that information to President Joe Biden’s campaign earlier this year. The incident
Powell said the Fed’s policy decisions affect economic conditions with a lag, but if executed correctly, they will significantly benefit the American people. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dismissed allegations that the central bank’s first interest rate cut since March 2020 will affect the presidential election in November. The Fed kicked off the easing cycle