LeBron James endorses Kamala Harris: ‘The choice is clear to me’

The Hill - Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James endorsed Vice President Harris in the 2024 White House race, saying "the choice is clear to me." The four-time NBA champion announced his support for the Democratic nominee by sharing a video Thursday. It features former President Trump's past comments where he used demeaning language when talking about migrants and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's recent performance during the former president's New York City rally on Sunday where he attacked Puerto Rico, Latinos

Embattled Republican candidate fights on in North Carolina governor’s race

ELLERBE, N.C. (AP) - Addressing over 100 supporters outside an ice cream stand that's shaped like a giant strawberry, North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson battered his Democratic rival for governor and the media, and said he'd keep fighting as their race neared its conclusion. "I'm on the battlefield for the people of this state," he said in a stump speech this week. In what was once expected to be one

Halloween parade faces backlash over float depicting Trump leading Harris in chains

MOUNT PLEASANT, Pa. (WPXI) - There's backlash at a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania over a politically-themed float that depicted former President Donald trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris in chains. Some people are calling it downright hateful. Now, the mayor says the borough is looking into how that float was allowed in the parade. Video from an attendee shows the float that appeared during the Mount Pleasant Halloween parade. People

Swing state groups warn mass deportation will hurt economy, separate a third of Latino families

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Trump's mass deportation proposal would not just "rip apart one in three Latino families" but also could "destabilize our economy," Latino groups warn. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)[/caption] This report was first published by the Nevada Current, which like NC Newsline, is part of the national States Newsroom network.  Latino organizers in battleground states warned former President Donald Trump's plan for mass deportation could put an estimated

Worries grow about disinformation, false claims and even violence as election nears

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] A man participates in exit polling after voting in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary at Dreher High School on Feb. 24, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)[/caption]   WASHINGTON - A pro-democracy organization warned Monday that disinformation and violent rhetoric could make the weeks that follow Election Day especially fraught, pushing the country past the upheaval that arose four years ago

Harris promises to ‘represent all Americans’ after Biden’s remark on Trump supporters and ‘garbage’

HARRISBURG, Penn. (AP) - Kamala Harris called Wednesday for Americans to "stop pointing fingers at each other" as she tried to push past comments made by President Joe Biden about Donald Trump's supporters and "garbage " and keep the focus on her Republican opponent in the closing days of the race. "We know we have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of Donald Trump, who has been trying

Trump seizes on Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment about his supporters during a rally in North Carolina

NC Newsline - Reeling from days of backlash over his Madison Square Garden rally, former President Donald Trump went on the offensive in a speech at Rocky Mount, railing against remarks by President Joe Biden in which it appeared to some that he called Trump supporters "garbage." "Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters," Trump said, drawing a chorus of boos from the crowd

NC Board of Elections wins appeal to keep Republican voter purge case in federal court

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The Lewis F. Powell Jr. federal courthouse in Richmond is home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. (Photo: Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury)[/caption]   This report has been updated. A section of the voter purge case Republicans wanted moved back to North Carolina state courts must remain in federal court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The decision was a victory

Is De-Dollarization Only A Matter Of Time

By: Jan Krikke Asian Media Correspondent At a campaign rally in Wisconsin, US presidential candidate Donald Trump stepped up his America First campaign by vowing to impose 100% tariffs on goods from any nation that shifts away from the dollar.   Trump did not tell his supporters that the measure to protect the dollar would be painful for American households, with many consumer goods likely to double in price. Around

Supreme Court’s conservative justices allow Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not U.S. citizens from voting. The high court, over the dissents of the three liberal justices, granted an emergency appeal from Virginia's Republican administration led by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The court provided no rationale for its action, which is typical in emergency appeals.