by Jason Mast | Oct 31, 2016 | Featured, Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina NAACP is preparing to take legal action against the state Board of Elections for suppressing voter registration. Just months after the NAACP won a three-year legal battle against a North Carolina voter identification guide,...
by Ben Din & Fallon Schlossman | Oct 28, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — First lady Michelle Obama dismissed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s allegations of a rigged election, saying Thursday that the outcome on Nov. 8 will be determined by the will of the voters. She urged Americans to ignore any...
by David Fishman and Dan Waldman | Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Living, Politics, Topics
DC Trump hotel opens amid demonstration With two weeks until Election Day, Trump formally unveils new DC hotel By David Fishman WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming to Pennsylvania Avenue, one way or another. With just under two weeks to Election Day, the...
by Andrew Merica | Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Fewer than one out of every four millennial voters will cast a ballot for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in November because the Republican Party has been “asleep at the wheel,” a top Republican pollster said last week. Some young...
by Eunice Lee & Andrew Merica | Oct 26, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – The federal government seems incapable of dealing with the major challenges America faces, said 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney Wednesday in a speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Video by Andrew Merica/MNS Romney, the former...
by Ben Din, Rishika Dugyala & Fallon Schlossman | Oct 26, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics, Topics
RALEIGH, N.C. — While campaigning Tuesday night for Hillary Clinton, Sen. Elizabeth Warren turned the spotlight onto the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race — a pivot toward creating a Senate Democratic majority that the Democratic presidential nominee has made...
by Lauren Bally | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON- The news media and social media have roles to play in promoting Americans’ resilience in response to violent attacks such as bombings or mass shootings, according to experts discussing emotional responses to terrible events Tuesday. New America, a...
by Michelle Kim | Oct 25, 2016 | Campaign 2016, Featured, Politics
MIAMI — The Florida Hispanic vote has historically been reliably Republican, but Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a good chance of getting more of that important voting bloc than Republican Donald Trump this year. This break from the...
by Anna Waters | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s record of commitment to Ukraine sovereignty through financial and military aid and opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s incursions into Ukraine offer clear reasons to choose her instead of...
by Darby Hopper | Oct 25, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The American public is deeply pessimistic and divided on issues of culture and politics in ways that will last far beyond Election Day, according to the annual American Values Survey. About 70 percent of Republican Donald Trump supporters say that...
by Rishika Dugyala | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—Colombia’s democracy has remained strong in the aftermath of Colombian voters’ narrow rejection of a peace accord between the government and largest rebel group, the country’s ambassador to the United States said Monday. “Very few (countries) can...
by Dan Waldman | Oct 17, 2016 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Six-time NBA most valuable player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said professional athletes fear that joining the racial protest spearheaded by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick could potentially ruin their personal brands. Abdul-Jabbar spoke Monday...
