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Vice President Kamala Harris will join the Obamas for get-out-the-vote events in the battleground states of Georgia and Michigan next week, marking the first time she’s hitting the trail with either former President Barack Obama or Michelle Obama, according to a senior campaign official. As Election Day nears, campaign advisers are turning their focus to voter turnout, bringing in surrogates to mobilize voters in critical states. Next Thursday, Harris will appear with former President Obama in Georgia, where early voting has begun. And later in the week, she’ll head to Michigan to appear with Michelle Obama to mark the first day of voting in the state. Next Saturday’s event will also mark Michelle Obama’s first time on the trail for the Harris-Walz campaign.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Harris, Obama, Michelle Obama’s, Walz, Black, she’s Locations: Georgia, Michigan, surrogates

Former President Donald Trump has delivered a barrage of lies and distortions about the federal response to Hurricane Helene. While various misinformation about the response has spread widely without Trump’s involvement, the Republican presidential nominee has been one of the country’s leading deceivers on the subject. The chief targets of his hurricane-related dishonesty have been Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the November presidential election, and President Joe Biden. Kemp told reporters that he had successfully called Biden right back. Kemp added: “He just said, ‘Hey, what do you need?’ And I told him, you know, ‘We got what we need.

Persons: Donald Trump, Hurricane Helene, Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Biden hasn’t, Brian Kemp, “ He’s, hasn’t, Kemp, reportersearlier, Biden, ‘, we’ve, ” Read Organizations: Republican, Georgia Gov, Biden Locations: Georgia, Atlanta

In May, former President Donald Trump declared that he was the only person who could obtain the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from a Russian prison. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse.”Facts First: Trump’s claim that he gave opposing countries “NOTHING” to secure the freedom of American prisoners is false. “The previous administration also conducted prisoner exchanges. It’s not easy.”FactCheck.org debunked this Trump claim about his record on securing the release of American prisoners abroad when he previously made it in 2022. Read more here about four prisoner exchanges under Trump.

Persons: Donald Trump, Evan Gershkovich, Joe Biden, Gershkovich, Trump, ’, Jake Sullivan, John Kirby, Whelan, Trevor Reed, Biden, “, …, You’ve, It’s, FactCheck.org, Read Organizations: Wall Street, Biden White House, National Security, CNN, Trump Locations: Russia

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters on July 25, in Washington, DC. Kenny Holston/Pool/Getty ImagesThe election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected. There was not a single state election authority that told CNN Harris would face a ballot issue as the official nominee; election authorities in two states — Florida and Montana — did not respond to requests for comment, but a review of the states’ ballot access rules suggests Harris is not likely to face an issue there either. The 48 states also include the 15 states where former President Donald Trump, the Republicans’ 2024 nominee, had his highest share of the vote in 2020. Johnson’s office did not respond to CNN’s requests to identify the “impediments” he claimed some states have.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Kenny Holston, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, CNN Harris, Montana —, Harris, Johnson, they’re, ”, Donald Trump Organizations: Democrats, Democratic, CNN, ABC, of Columbia, Republicans Locations: Washington , DC, Florida, Montana, Georgia, Arizona , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Michigan, Nevada

Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin August 1. The party has said its goal is to nominate its presidential and vice presidential candidates by August 7 to avoid the possibility of litigation over ballot access in Ohio. That could be determined by a candidate either winning enough votes during remote balloting or gathering a sufficient number of signatures. After a presidential candidate is nominated, the rules allow the nominee to name a running mate without the need for additional remote voting. While the ceremonial presidential vote will be conducted as a roll call, the vote for vice president is likely to be a voice vote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, superdelegates – Organizations: Wednesday, Democratic National, Democratic Locations: Ohio, Chicago

CNNHouse Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan on Sunday fiercely defended Donald Trump against his federal indictment, repeatedly claiming that the former president had the ability to declassify documents at any time. But Jordan repeatedly countered that saying he “could have” declassified material as president was not the same as saying he “didn’t” already declassify the material. “He has said time and time again, he's declassified all this material,” Jordan said. Trump is facing his first federal indictment for retention of classified documents and conspiracy with a top aide to hide them from the government and his own attorneys — a total of 37 counts. According to the indictment, classified documents were allegedly kept at various places in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, including a public ballroom, bathroom and bedroom.

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☆ Michigan judge rejects GOP election lawsuit that could have disenfranchised Detroit voters saying the plaintiffs didn't provide 'any shred of evidence'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Michigan judge has thrown out a GOP lawsuit aimed at blocking mail-in ballots. The lawsuit was filed by Kristina Karamo, a Republican candidate for secretary of state. Karamo failed to show that Detroit's absentee voting system violates the law, the judge said. As with previous claims about voter fraud, the lawsuit over Detroit's absentee voting measures fell apart in court. "Plaintiffs' failure to produce any evidence that the procedures for this November 8th election violate state or federal election law demonizes the Detroit City Clerk, her office, and the 1,200 volunteers working the election," the judge wrote, per CNN's Daniel Dale.

☆ How many GOP candidates doubted Biden's win? Here's what we found
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

CNN's Daniel Dale takes a closer look at the Republican candidates running for the senate and state house to see how many of them publicly doubted that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election or worked behind the scenes to challenge the results.

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