by Medill News Service | Nov 5, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
Medill News Service reporters provide live updates from polling places across Maryland and Washington on Election Day. These reports are published in conjunction with the Washington Post. 6:07 p.m. – Few voters feel strongly towards Alsobrooks By Ananya Chag...
by Eli Kronenberg | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Topics
In the four years since former President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to overturn the 2020 election through false claims of voter fraud, Republicans across the country have intensified efforts to enact new restrictions on voting they argue will strengthen...
by Emma Richman | Nov 4, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide if Washington, D.C. will change its voting process and pass Initiative 83, which would allow independents to vote in primaries and introduce ranked-choice voting to the district. The initiative has sown...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — Following a week of fallout from incendiary comments about U.S. Latinos, both Democrats and Republicans scramble to curry the favor of Latino voters from across the country. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have created Spanish-language advertisements,...
by Sarah Lin | Nov 4, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Youth voter turnout has historically lagged behind that of older generations, but this year a new force has emerged to help engage youngsters — including first-time voters — to turn out for the election. College students themselves have pushed others on...
by Caroline Killilea, Audrey Pachuta and Hannah Webster | Nov 3, 2024 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – As thousands converged on Freedom Plaza for the annual Women’s March to the White House Saturday afternoon, 38-year-old Robert Haswell walked hand in hand with his six-year-old daughter, Lorelei. The social worker from Connecticut made the trip with his...
by Raj Ghanekar | Nov 2, 2024 | Diplomacy, Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Officials from the United States and South Korea jointly called for North Korea to end its recent military aid to Russia on Thursday following a diplomatic meeting between the two nations’ top defense officials. “Putin has been throwing more and...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics
WASHINGTON – Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 U.S. states this Tuesday as voters turn out for the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Almost all of the ballot measures aim to enshrine the right to abortion,...
by Sarah Lin | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Living
WASHINGTON — Embassy Row opened its doors to candy-seeking trick-or-treaters on Thursday as children of all ages celebrated Halloween. While some embassies, such as Indonesia’s, offered imported candies from their country, others opted for more common American...
by Caroline Killilea | Oct 31, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden held a trick-or-treating event at the White House on Wednesday for the final time during Biden’s presidency. The First Lady dressed in a panda costume, honoring the two giant pandas that arrived at the...
by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta | Oct 31, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — At Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s set overshadowed the lineup of warm-up acts, drawing sharp criticism for a series of jokes that targeted various communities, including incendiary remarks about Puerto...
by Erica Schmitt | Oct 31, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
In this fourth episode of Point by Point, we examine the sharp divides in abortion policy between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. With insights from legal expert Amanda Barrow, we dive into the consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade,...
