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11-29-2024 9:26 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Efforts to boost Black voter turnout often start at the community level. Organizers focused on Black communities say they are often combating exhaustion and cynicism about politics, especially among younger Black voters and Black men.
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Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential election will be cast. History will be made regardless of who wins. America will either elect its first woman president in Democrat Kamala Harris or its first person convicted of a felony in Republican Donald Trump. And in a deeply divided nation, the election is a true toss-up. We know that there are seven battleground states that will ultimately decide the outcome. But major questions loom about the timing of the results, the makeup of the electorate, the influx of misinformation — even the possibility of political violence.
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Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are zeroing in on Sunbelt states as they embark on one last weekend quest to sway undecided voters in battleground states that will determine the next president. On Saturday, Harris encouraged supporters in Atlanta to vote early while Trump spoke in North Carolina about his days as a candidate coming to a close with this election. Harris ended her day in Charlotte, North Carolina, with rocker Jon Bon Jovi and actress Kerry Washington. Trump was in Salem, Virginia — which isn't a battleground state — and rallied in Greensboro in North Carolina.
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Health officials said the ACA Marketplace’s enrollment success reflects expanded access under the Biden-Harris administration. However, political opposition from Trump and MAGA Republicans threatens these gains.
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The campaign for control of the House is a toss-up. Jeffries has logged 25,000 miles in 30 states trying to win the majority for Democrats. He is part of a new generation of leaders, taking over after Nancy Pelosi stepped aside.
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It’s a full circle moment for the state of Alabama, which was home to the legendary Tuskegee Airmen. In 1945, they made history as the first Black pilots to join the United States military.
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Through the Civil Rights Division, Criminal Division, National Security Division (NSD), and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, the Justice Department said it wants to ensure that every eligible voter can cast a ballot free from discrimination, intimidation, and unlawful interference.
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The historic decision reflects her deep connection to the renowned HBCU, where she spent her formative years and says shaped her into the leader she is today.
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse, who sponsored the legislation, said Tuesday the new law ends racial disparities in enforcement, as more than 90% of jaywalking tickets were issued to Black and Latino people last year.
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The latest analysis reveals that all 90 federal agencies with law enforcement officers are now participating in NLEAD, contributing to a database that covers over 4,300 officers involved in more than 5,300 incidents of misconduct reported over the last seven years.
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