Venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz each donated $2.5 million to a pro-Donald Trump super political action committee, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission.

The eponymous founders of venture firm Andreessen Horowitz shocked Silicon Valley when they announced they would support Trump in July. It ...Read more

ATLANTA — A judge stopped a planned hand count of ballots on election night in Georgia, ruling Tuesday that it would create “administrative chaos” if poll workers were required to handle millions of ballots without being trained.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney put the State Election Board’s hand-count requirement on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is not the type of elected official who shies away from making controversial public statements.

The right-wing firebrand, who is rumored to be considering a 2026 gubernatorial run, put himself back into the political spotlight over the weekend when he said his deputies probably had thwarted a...Read more

BOSTON — With just weeks to go before the 2024 election and a significant number of ballots already cast, the pair of candidates vying to represent the Bay State in the U.S. Senate met for debate, where they wasted no time before laying into one another.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, seeking a third six-year term, joined former military ...Read more

Former President Donald Trump will speak at an airport in Latrobe, Pa., on Saturday as both campaigns hustle around Pennsylvania in the final stretch of the election.

Trump is slated to speak around 6 p.m. at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, with supporters arriving hours earlier. The site is less than 70 miles away from the Butler Farm Show ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden said former President Donald Trump has “become unhinged” and framed the Republican’s perspective as “old and failed,” a message the president used to rev up a room of Philadelphia Democrats just three weeks before Election Day.

“He’s become unhinged. Look at his rallies,” Biden said of Trump,...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped a brewing gun safety issue for now, telling a federal appeals court to reconsider a ruling that 18- to-20-year-olds have a broad constitutional right to carry a firearm.

In a two-sentence order Tuesday, the justices opted not to take up an appeal by Pennsylvania officials, instead ordering a ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump will make an unusual stop in Pennsylvania this weekend: to work behind the counter at a McDonald’s.

Trump will visit the state for a third time this week on Sunday to “work the fry cooker” as part of an effort to tamp down on his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A judicial reform workgroup has recommended that the state adopt a constitutional amendment to end contested elections for circuit court judges to increase accountability and diversity on the bench.

“The Workgroup repeatedly heard that voters are ill-informed about the judges for whom they are currently casting a ballot,” the ...Read more

Former President Donald Trump said that any telephone conversations he may have had with Vladimir Putin since leaving office were a “smart thing,” though he declined to confirm the recently reported calls during an appearance at the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday.

“I don’t comment on that,” Trump said. “But I will tell you that...Read more

CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump used an appearance before the Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday to deliver a strong defense for using tariffs on foreign imports to grow jobs and the economy, dismissing criticism it could lead to consumer price increases and a resurgence of inflation if he is elected.

The Republican presidential ...Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris says it over and over — former President Donald Trump is pushing a plan that “has been estimated to cost a typical American family $4,000 per year.”

Harris is referring to her opponent’s plan to increase tariffs, which she says in her 82-page economic plan is “in effect a national sales tax on all products...Read more

Former President Donald Trump stood and swayed to music for 39 minutes Monday after cutting off questions from supporters in an awkward end to a town hall in suburban Philadelphia.

The Republican nominee unnerved some journalists and attendees by standing on stage and bopping around during the odd and extended session at which he called on the ...Read more

Former President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to impose heavy tariffs on imports in a meandering interview at The Economic Club of Chicago on Tuesday, when asked about how he would pay for trillions of dollars in proposed tax cuts.

Trump proffered no other possible pay-fors for his tax proposals, which include extending expiring ...Read more

BALTIMORE — Abortion rights advocates trying to drum up support for Maryland’s reproductive freedom ballot question have vastly outraised and outspent their opponents — pulling in more than five times the funds and unleashing a new $500,000 ad campaign three weeks before Election Day.

Backed by a hefty investment from Planned Parenthood ...Read more

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump — locked in a very tight presidential race — are both said to be considering sitting down with podcaster Joe Rogan in the days before America picks its next leader.

Reuters sources said Tuesday that Harris’ team is hoping to shore up support among male voters by ...Read more

ATLANTA — Weeks after he reconciled with Donald Trump, Gov. Brian Kemp is ramping up his political network to turn out the vote for the former president and down-ticket Republicans.

The Kemp-aligned federal Hardworking Americans PAC is bolstered by a $1 million donation from GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson, the casino magnate who could spend ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Less than a month before Election Day, 10 race rating changes help clarify the fights for control of the House and Senate.

It’s mixed news for members named Don, as both Nebraska’s 2nd District and North Carolina’s 1st shift from Toss-up to Tilt Democratic.

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In the Cornhusker State, Republicans and Democrats ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Scott appears on track to be the next chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

The South Carolina Republican was making calls through the holiday weekend, and other contenders for the job for the 2026 cycle were opting against pursuing it.

Scott would bring a natural fundraising network from his 2024 ...Read more