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Nearly a week after verbal stumbles in the only vice presidential debate, Democrat Tim Walz used his debut campaign appearance on a Sunday news show to try to fend off criticism of his stand on abortion rights and “own up” to past misstatements.

Residents in North Carolina’s Watauga County are focused on survival rather than politics after Hurricane Helene ravaged much of the western part of the state.

Donald Trump’s fourth scheduled stop in eight days in Wisconsin is a sign of his increased attention as Republicans fret about the former president’s ability to match the Democrats’ enthusiasm and turnout machine.

As the U.S. trade representative, Katherine Tai is legally required to avoid discussing this year’s presidential election.

Elon Musk has praised Donald Trump as the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America."

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says North Korea’s recent disclosure of a nuclear facility was likely an attempt to grab U.S. attention ahead of the presidential election.

A top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is urging members to “avoid what is harsh and hateful” in the heat of election season.

Thousands of supporters returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to rally around Donald Trump at the same site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July.

Many small Alabama cities have been beset by the same polarizing debate that thrust Springfield, Ohio, into the spotlight after former president Donald Trump promoted debunked misinformation about Haitian migrants.

False and misleading claims about Hurricane Helene are spreading about the storm and recovery efforts.

Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday.

Donald Trump rallied supporters at the same Pennsylvania grounds where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside near-constant worries for his physical safety.

Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged ongoing federal support for those affected by Hurricane Helene as she visited North Carolina.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked with helping states and communities hit by disasters like Hurricane Helene.

Our guide can help you determine how to register, who is eligible to vote, whether you’re still registered and more in advance of Election Day.

After 1,080 days as president, Joe Biden on Friday decided to pop in and take questions in the White House briefing room for the first time.

A retired New Jersey State Police trooper who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a mob of Donald Trump supporters has been sentenced to probation instead of prison.

After making up privately, former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their detente on public display with a month to go before Election Day.

The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining the American military presence there.

Billionaire Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at a rally at the site of the former president's July assassination attempt.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year’s election.

As record numbers of South Americans come to the U.S. seeking better economic opportunities, many are landing in communities that are unprepared for them — and sometimes outright hostile.

Donald Trump's staffers are on edge.

Mike Pence is no longer standing beside Donald Trump, and has refused to endorse the Republican nominee’s bid to return to the White House.

The International Association of Firefighters has declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, meaning her trip to Michigan on Friday came without the national group's official backing.

New court papers in Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election interference case pull back the curtain on his conversations with family members, former Vice President Mike Pence and other close advisers in the weeks leading up to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Former President Donald Trump has raised $160 million for his campaign in September and entered October with $283 million in the bank for the campaign’s final sprint.

Special counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial.

Melania Trump has revealed her support for abortion rights ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is opening a two-day stay in Wisconsin and Michigan, and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Michigan on Thursday as the two candidates grapple for wins in the “blue wall” battleground states, which also include Pennsylvania.

Among the nation’s charismatic Christians, there’s one highly politicized faction in particular that believes the reelection of former President Donald Trump would be a win in a literal spiritual war of angels in demons.

Vice President Kamala Harris has rallied side-by-side with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party.

A former Colorado county clerk has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for leading a scheme to breach voting system data in her county.

Donald Trump is fond of a data chart that shows the stark contrast of the U.S.-Mexico border crossings between his time in the White House and President Joe Biden’s tenure.

Some Michigan Democrats are raising concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid in a crucial swing state.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick have held the first debate in their race for a swing-state seat.

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican challenger Hung Cao have gone toe to toe in their only debate of the campaign over issues from illegal immigration to tariffs on foreign goods.

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance on Wednesday again refused to say who he believed won the 2020 presidential election, which has been the persistent focus of false claims by his running mate, Donald Trump.

Anti-abortion leaders say they're undeterred by Donald Trump's comments that he would veto a federal abortion ban.

Pete Rose still isn’t going into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Prosecutors say Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power.

When the issue of gun violence came up at the vice presidential debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had a personal story to tell: His teenage son, Gus, had been at a sports center last year when a shooting took place.

Much like annoying political TV ads, warnings that the U.S. presidential election could have big consequences for your 401(k) come back every four years.

The head of the U.S. government's cybersecurity agency says security for the nation’s election systems has become so robust that Russia, Iran or any other foreign adversary won't be able to alter the outcome of this year’s presidential race.

The Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania says he'll press for U.S. military action in Mexico to target fentanyl trafficking networks.

In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance went after each other’s running mates Tuesday and sought to shore up their campaigns’ vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane Helene.

CBS News briefly muted the debate microphones of the two vice presidential candidates after Republican JD Vance objected to a fact-check made by Margaret Brennan, one of the network's moderators.

Hurricane Helene, the growing conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike are looming over the final weeks of the American presidential campaign.

Vice President Kamala Harris has handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is returning this weekend to the town where an assassin's bullet grazed his ear in July.

A program that helps refugees resettle in the United States has expanded to include LGBTQ+ people who have been threatened and harassed in their home countries.

The debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz featured an often orderly, policy-focused and even civil dialogue between the two men seeking to serve as the next president’s second in command.

Vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz have used their time on the debate stage to focus the bulk of their attacks not on one another, but on those at the top of their rival tickets.

Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out a five-point policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year.

CBS News says Donald Trump has declined to participate in an interview with “60 Minutes” that was scheduled to air next Monday.

Vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz met in a debate on Tuesday evening — which was the last scheduled debate of the 2024 campaign.

North Carolina election officials say they will do everything in their power to ensure that voters in the crucial presidential swing state will be able to cast their ballots despite the devastation of Hurricane Helene only about a month before the November election.

Barring a late addition to the schedule, Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between J.

A judge is considering whether to issue clarification or guidance for two rules from the Georgia State Election Board that have to do with county certification of election results.

Former President Donald Trump is spending the hours ahead of Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate campaigning in Wisconsin.

In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns' vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane Helene.

The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for the streaming service Peacock.

The Biden administration has decided not to seek a second consecutive term on the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council.

Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities.

Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his thematic campaign support for more aggressive policing measures.

A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump’s golf course before Secret Service spotted him with a rifle has pleaded not guilty to federal charges including attempted assassination.

Hurricane Helene is scrambling the presidential candidates’ plans this week.

Donald Trump is spreading falsehoods about the federal response to the deadly Hurricane Helene, despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster.

If Ruben Gallego is going to give Democrats their fourth straight U.S. Senate victory in Arizona, he’s probably going to need support from an unlikely group: Donald Trump voters.

Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released data to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales in response to a request he made for information about people under ICE supervision either convicted of crimes or facing criminal charges.

JD Vance once criticized a bipartisan 2021 law that invested billions in America’s crumbling infrastructure.

The vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will bring together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the top of each ticket.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is escalating his personal attacks on his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, by repeating an insult that she was “mentally impaired."

Conservative Christian churches in California and prominent figures around the United States like activist Charlie Kirk are urging congregations to get involved in ballot gathering or ballot harvesting.

In the matchup between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the coming debate between their running mates is the undercard.

Vice President Kamala Harris has used her appearances in Los Angeles and Las Vegas on Sunday to poke at Republican Donald Trump over crowd sizes, his refusal to debate again and his privileged background.

Donald Trump attended the highly anticipated Alabama-Georgia college football matchup.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has traveled to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota.

Congress is off for the campaign season.

Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark.

Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues in an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has a reputation for being informed, articulate and all but unflappable.

For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration.

With less than 40 days until Election Day, the Rev. Al Sharpton's choice of a battleground state for a get-out-the-vote bus tour made sense.

Immigration is one of the key issues of the November election, with many voters concerned over the number of migrants who have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Robert F.

When JD Vance and Tim Walz take the stage for next week's vice presidential debate, CBS News says it will be up to the candidates, not the moderators, to fact-check each other.

The Supreme Court has refused an emergency appeal from Robert F.

The top election official in a northern Nevada county that is key to winning the presidential battleground state is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day.

The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure provided the latest sign that price pressures are easing, a trend that is expected to fuel further Fed interest rate cuts.

Vice President Kamala Harris has used her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee to try to project a tougher stance on illegal migration.

The war in Ukraine is entering a critical period as the European Union enters a new era.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up to another record high while declines in tech stocks pulled other indexes lower.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met face-to-face with Donald Trump with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.

Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.

Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports.