2024 election
WASHINGTON —Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made something of a spiritual homecoming on Thursday, delivering what could be interpreted as valedictory remarks to a group that played a critical role in his rise in American politics. “The moments I remember best... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump met for a “very cordial” two hours on Wednesday, setting the stage for what both promised would be a “smooth” transition after a sometimes bruising 2024 election cycle. The post-election meeting... Read More
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Monday selected former Rep. Lee Zeldin to be the next head of the Environmental Protection Agency, making him the second New Yorker slated to join the Trump cabinet. Earlier on Monday, the Trump transition... Read More
WASHINGTON – It began when practically no one was looking. Well, to be fair, they were looking. But nobody saw the moment for what it was: the beginning of arguably the biggest comeback in U.S. political history. When Trump left... Read More
WASHINGTON — Speaking publicly for the first time since the election, President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a peaceful transfer of power back to President-elect Donald Trump and reassured supporters, “We’re going to be okay.” Biden appeared in the White... Read More
WASHINGTON — Donald John Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Tuesday, Nov. 5, completing an extraordinary political comeback that saw him overcoming two prior impeachments, four federal indictments, and a felony conviction to secure a... Read More
WASHINGTON — After months of exhaustive campaigning, many presidential candidates describe Election Day as a day of anxious waiting. For Vice President Kamala Harris, this first Tuesday in November, one that may very well end with her being elected the... Read More
WASHINGTON — Two dozen states are offering to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for the election certification and inauguration. Whether it happens depends on intelligence reports about risks of violence and the wishes of District of Columbia officials.... Read More
DENVER — Colorado’s voting machine system is once again secure after an online leak of partial passwords temporarily appeared to leave it compromised, the secretary of state’s office announced Friday. Secretary of State Jena Griswold said the mishap was the... Read More
WASHINGTON — More than half of registered voters say they’ve either already voted or plan to do so before Election Day, according to the latest Gallup poll assessing the 2024 election. The poll, which was conducted between Oct. 14 and... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump, whose inflammatory comments so often go unpunished, is facing a firestorm of criticism Friday after he described former Rep. Liz Cheney as having guns “trained on her face” during a rant on his longtime... Read More
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the closing argument of her campaign Tuesday night, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of an estimated 70,000+ people to the same spot where former President Donald Trump held his Jan. 6, 2021, rally before... Read More
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have set a Friday deadline for a response from the Department of Homeland Security about how a suspected ISIS terrorist was able to enter the United States as part of a plot for an Election Day... Read More
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — Driving into North Carolina with just days to go before the election, it didn’t take long to have it impressed upon you that you were entering a battleground state. It wasn’t the large “God Bless President... Read More
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will make her closing argument of the 2024 campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Ellipse, the park directly south of the White House from which former President Trump encouraged his supporters to march... Read More
WASHINGTON — Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., is leading her Republican rival, former Rep. Mike Rogers, by three percentage points in an AARP survey released this week, suggesting that with fewer than three weeks to go before election day, the closely... Read More
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., predicted this week that a demographic shift in the electorate will result in many longtime Democratic voters opting to support Republican candidates this year. Johnson, now nine days shy of his one-year anniversary... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has requested the use of military aircraft and vehicles to protect him as he campaigns during the final weeks of the 2024 presidential campaign. The extraordinary request was first reported by The New... Read More
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama will headline a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in the battleground state of Pennsylvania Thursday evening, the first stop of several at which he is expected to urge Democrats to turn out... Read More
WASHINGTON — After months of criticizing the Biden administration’s Middle East policy, the pro-Palestinian group “Uncommitted” appeared on Tuesday to signal there’s been a thaw in its relationship with Vice President Kamala Harris. Though certainly no endorsement of Harris, the... Read More
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday visited the White House briefing room for the first time since taking office, surprising reporters to celebrate strong jobs numbers released earlier in the day and the resolution of a ports strike that... Read More
WASHINGTON — Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin and her Republican challenger, Eric Hovde, will meet on Friday, Oct. 18, for their only head-to-head debate in this year’s hotly contested Senate race in Wisconsin. The joust, which is set to begin... Read More
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign committee that he be reinstated to the New York state ballot for the 2024 presidential election. The request was directed to Justice Sonia Sotomayor,... Read More
NEW YORK — CBS News on Friday announced the rules of engagement for the upcoming debate between Democratic vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, of Minnesota, and Republican nominee Sen. JD Vance, of Ohio. The biggest change in the rules compared... Read More
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic vision during a speech before business leaders in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, encouraging them to join in an “active partnership” to create an “opportunity economy” in which costs will be lower,... Read More
MADISON, Wis. — Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines on Tuesday by telling a Wisconsin Public Radio host she supports eliminating the Senate filibuster in order to codify abortion rights across the nation. “I think we should eliminate the filibuster... Read More
WASHINGTON — It may well be the nonfiction book of the year; it will certainly be 2024’s bestselling and most talked about biography. More than all that, however, Max Boot’s “Reagan: His Life and Legend” is a groundbreaking and gripping... Read More
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday said steps are being taken now to ensure President Joe Biden’s clean energy and climate change agenda won’t be “undone” regardless of who wins the November election. Speaking to a large, early... Read More
NEW YORK — CBS News is preparing for the likely grand finale of the 2024 political debate season, the much-anticipated vice-presidential candidate debate between Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The Oct. 1 debate, which will be... Read More
WASHINGTON — One of the nation’s largest labor organizations, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has decided not to endorse any candidate in this year’s presidential election. “After reviewing six months of nationwide member polling and wrapping up nearly a year... Read More
