Politics

With just over two weeks to go until the November election, Wisconsin is a key battleground state in the race for President.

Swing state of Wisconsin sees 80% cut in number of ballot drop boxes

The University of Michigan has invested more than $250 million into the initiative in recent years, the NYT says success has been elusive.

U of Mich. DEI investment sees Black enrollment down, harassment up: NYT

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a Dallas doctor accused of providing gender-affirming care to minors.

Texas AG sues doctor for providing gender-affirming care to minors

Voters in three states, Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska, will go to the polls in November and vote on a key issue: paid sick leave for workers.Voters in three states, Missouri, Nebraska and Alaska, will go to the polls in November and vote on a key issue: paid sick leave for workers.

Paid sick leave on the ballot in several states in November

Google announced it will block all election advertisements after the last polls close on election day. I

Google to block election ads after polls close to combat misinformation

Israel says it killed a top Hamas leader in Gaza.

Biden, Netanyahu react after Israel says it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

It has been more than a year since Trump was first charged in the Jan. 6 case by Special Counsel Jack Smith, and a lot has happened since.

Unraveling Trump’s Jan. 6 case: Where do things stand one year later?

Israeli forces confirmed Thursday, Oct. 17 that they killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a military operation in southern Gaza.

Israel confirms Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza

New Mexico’s governor announced the end of her public health order banning guns in parks and playgrounds, citing reducing violence.

New Mexico governor ends controversial gun ban in public parks

Columbia University suspended a pro-Israel professor from campus after he pubicly criticized school officials for allowing anti-Israel protests.

Columbia suspends pro-Israel professor over alleged harassment

A rare 1787 copy of U.S. Constitution believed to be the only one in private hands, is up for auction in North Carolina

Rare 1787 US Constitution copy goes up for auction

San Diego agreed to stop enforcing laws that penalized homeless individuals living in their vehicles, following a lawsuit.

San Diego will not enforce laws against living in vehicles

A bipartisan panel is urging the Secret Service to implement major reforms following Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally.

Bipartisan panel makes call to overhaul Secret Service amid failures

Dating apps like Tinder and OKCupid are getting into the politics of dating. Here's how political views could impact a person's love life.

How your voting habits can impact your love life

A ruling by a federal judge in Alabama might affect thousands of voters in the upcoming election with only weeks to go.

Federal judge blocks voting purge in Alabama weeks before election

Polling shows importance of the Catholic vote in 2024 presidential race

Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on Fox News to talk about topics ranging from immigration and whether she would continue policies implemented by the Biden administration.

Harris sits down with Fox News, Trump holds town hall

Nebraska’s Supreme Court has ruled that election chief tried to block voting rights for felons who have completed their sentences.

Nebraska Supreme Court upholds felon voting rights law ahead of election

A town in Massachusetts is fining a resident $100 a day and demanding they stop projecting a Trump 2024 sign on the town's water tower each night.

Massachusetts town takes legal action against resident projecting Trump sign

The FBI has revised its 2022 crime data, initially reporting a 2.1% decrease in violent crime, which has jumped to an increase of 4.5%.

FBI revises crime data, reveals increase after initial decline reported

Republican officials in Waynesboro, Virginia, sued state election leaders, saying the ballot-counting process violates the state constitution.

Virginia officials threaten to reject election results

The Department of Justice will monitor voting in a northeast Ohio county after social media posts from the local sheriff about migrants.

DOJ to monitor voting in Ohio county over intimidation concerns

Vice President Kamala Harris is facing plagiarism accusations related to a book she co-authored in 2009, with O'C. Hamilton.

How the media are defining plagiarism amid Kamala Harris allegations

A dog owner who allegedly tied his pet to fence and abandoned it as he evacuated Florida during Hurricane Milton now faces animal cruelty charges.

Pet owner who left dog tied to fence before hurricane faces charges