Tag: election
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Election guardrails in 2024 and lost Chopin waltz discovered: Morning Rundown
Legal experts say an attempt to overturn the 2024 election results would be more difficult than in 2020. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell writes about Antony Blinken’s small victory in the Middle East. And a lost Chopin waltz is discovered after 200 years. Here’s what to know today. Why it would be difficult for Trump to…
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Why it would be difficult for Trump to reverse the 2024 election results
Donald Trump has ramped up his baseless accusations that Democrats are plotting to “cheat” or “steal” the election, raising fears that the former president is setting the stage for an attempt to overturn the result if Vice President Kamala Harris wins. But any effort to derail the electoral process would run up against an array…
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Gov. JB Pritzker accelerates abortion advocacy ahead of election
CHICAGO — With a week until the Nov. 5 election, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a key Democratic surrogate and potential future presidential candidate, is making a last big push to help states attempting to advance their reproductive rights initiatives. His nonprofit group, Think Big America — which has already invested millions of dollars in abortion-rights…
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Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision to stop presidential endorsements days before election
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper’s decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up credibility and combat perceptions of political bias. “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania…
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Here’s what could happen to Trump’s legal cases after the 2024 election
Donald Trump has more than just the presidency on the line Nov. 5 — the outcome of his various legal troubles hinges on the election, as well. A win in the election he’s dubbed “the most important“ in the history of the country would likely result in the federal criminal cases against him being dismissed,…
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How infrequent voters could decide the election: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down merged NBC News polling data that shows how important infrequent voters…
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The race for clerk in a rural Michigan county has become a battle over 2020 election denialisms
BELLAIRE, Mich. — Sheryl Guy never dreamed she’d be thrust into a national political firestorm. “I was appalled,” she said. “I was betrayed, and I was used.” Guy, 63, is the Antrim County Clerk in northwest Michigan. After a 45-year career working for the country from switchboard operator to clerk, and everything in between, she…
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Trump is increasingly sowing doubts about the eventual election results
As Election Day approaches, former President Donald Trump has increasingly been warning that if he loses, it will be because of cheating. “They’re going to cheat. They cheat. That’s all they want to do is cheat,” Trump said of Democrats during a rally this month in Juneau, Wisconsin. “It’s the only way they’re going to…
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Election 2024 live updates: Obama, Springsteen to rally for Harris; Trump to attend faith summit
Election 2024 live updates: Obama, Springsteen to rally for Harris; Trump to attend faith summit
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Georgian president calls for protests after ruling party wins disputed election; U.S., allies call for probe
Georgia’s president called for protests on Monday following a disputed parliamentary election, and the United States and the European Union urged a full investigation into reports of violations in the voting. The results, with almost all precincts counted, were a blow for pro-Western Georgians who had cast Saturday’s election as a choice between a ruling…