In Helene-Hit North Carolina Counties, Politics Are On Pause

For Asheville-area party committees, the only campaigns that matter now are those to find missing friends, displaced family, and a reconnection with the world. A long slog of canvassing, caucusing, and consolidating was to a conclude in a hectic five-week sprint to Election Day. It was all planned: Rallies, stumps, speeches, caravans. Candidates for local

5 Takeaways From the Vance-Walz Vice Presidential Debate

Cordiality amidst clashes marked the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. The Oct. 1 CBS News event hosted by Norah O’Donnell, of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, of Face the Nation, pitted Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Vance’s crisp defense of former President Donald Trump’s America First policies contrasted with

CBS News VP debate poll shows voter reactions to tonight’s Vance-Walz showdown

In the first — and likely only — vice-presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, voters who watched Tuesday night said it was an almost even match, and an overwhelming majority felt the tone of the debate was positive.  Immediately following the debate, CBS News surveyed voters nationwide who reported watching it in order