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☆ These older women voters remember a time before Roe — and they’re rallying around Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Unlike younger generations, who until recently may have taken federal abortion protections for granted, older women recall the era of illegal backroom abortions that preceded Roe. A fight for the senior voteNot all older women are motivated by abortion. But in a race that is expected to be decided on the margins, boosting support among women and older voters could make a difference. There are some signs in early voting data that women seniors are highly motivated to vote, said Tom Bonier, a Democratic strategist and CEO of the data firm TargetSmart. Abortion bans in many states, including North Carolina, make exceptions for ectopic pregnancies, but patients have reported delays in care.

Persons: Betty Gunz, she’s, Court’s Dobbs, ” Gunz, Charlotte, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Roe, Wade —, “, ”, Diane Stevens, Stevens, Harris, KFF, Al Gore, Glen Bolger, they’ll, Trump, Anna Kelly, Tom Bonier, We’re, MaryAnne Handy, Hillary Clinton, Kamala, “ He’s, ” Handy, Cary, Naomi Jean Bernheim, —, “ I’ve, you’ve, ” Bernheim, it’s, ” Karen Taggart, Joe Biden, hoodie, Ulla Johnson, Dobbs, Taggart, Mary, Biden, Carolyn, hasn’t, “ It’s, ” Jeanne Gaffney, Mark Robinson, Gaffney, … Organizations: North Carolina CNN —, Democrats, CNN, Democratic, Republican, Trump, Republican Party, Social Security, Republican National, Harris, North Carolina Democrats, Chapel, Raleigh Young Democrat, NARAL, Cary, Mint Hill Locations: Charlotte, North Carolina, Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Cary, Raleigh, Texas, Morrisville, White

You can’t look this up in a law book and find an answer to the query because it doesn’t exist.”Previously, prosecutors have not objected to Trump’s bids to delay his sentencing before the election, which Judge Juan Merchan noted in agreeing to postpone Trump’s sentencing until late November. If Trump loses on immunity, his lawyers are expected to ask Merchan to delay Trump’s sentencing so they can appeal. Trump’s attorneys attempted this in 2023, and District Judge Alvin Hellerstein denied it. But following the Supreme Court ruling, Trump’s attorneys made a second attempt this summer. That was denied when Merchan agreed to postpone Trump’s sentencing.

Persons: Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels, “, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, he’s, ”, Jill Konviser, Juan Merchan, Trump, Merchan, that’s, Alvin Hellerstein, Hellerstein, Prosecutors, Diane Kiesel, you’re, You’ve, ’ ”, ” Konviser, Attorney Alvin Bragg, “ It’s, Bragg, prosecutorially, Elie Honig, Honig, –, ’ ” Honig, ” Agnifilo Organizations: CNN, Trump, White, Washington, New York, Manhattan, Attorney, Democrat, Prosecutors Locations: Manhattan, New York, DC, Rikers

Trump’s campaign had received an offer to join the show, according to sources close to the former president, but ultimately decided to pass. The latest ABC News/Ipsos national poll showed Trump trailing Harris among likely female voters by 14-points – a margin that far outpaces his 6-point lead among men. These events will continue through the weekend with popular female Trump supporters, including Arkansas Gov. Trump has also relied on other White men to help reach female voters. An opportunity for HarrisAn appearance on “Call Her Daddy” might not have resolved Trump’s longstanding challenge with female voters.

Persons: Alex Cooper, “, ”, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, ” Cooper, Trump, –, “ We’ve, ’ ”, ” Trump, Harris, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, don’t, Charlie Kirk, Kamala, Karoline Leavitt, ” Leavitt, Alex Wroblewski, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Danica Patrick, – Trump, Mark Cuban, ABC’s, Susie Wiles, Kennedy, Roe, Wade, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Cooper, Theo Vonn, Andrew Schulz, Mark Calaway, Logan Paul, LIV, Bryson DeChambeau, Will Compton, Taylor Lewan, Joe Rogan, Rogan’s, Rogan, hasn’t, Nikki Haley, Haley, recommitted, they’ve, ” Haley, Elizabeth Wagmeister, Ethan Cohen, Matt Holt, Molly English Organizations: CNN, Republican, White, Trump, GOP, ABC, ”, Getty, Democratic, Arkansas Gov, Fox News, Pew Research Center, Boys, YouTube, NFL, Rogan’s Austin, South Carolina Gov, Madison, New Locations: Green Bay , Wisconsin, Reno , Nevada, North Carolina, Democratic, AFP, Florida, bro, New York

☆ Trump co-defendant Kenneth Chesebro suspended from practicing law in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A state appeals court in New York on Thursday suspended Kenneth Chesebro, who struck a plea deal with prosecutors pursuing the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, from practicing law there. An attorney for Chesebro did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday evening. Some legal groups filed ethics complaints against Chesebro with the New York Supreme Court’s attorney grievance committee in 2022. Chesebro was admitted to practice law in New York in 2007. Jenna Ellis, another Trump attorney, was banned in May from practicing law in Colorado for three years.

Persons: Kenneth Chesebro, Donald Trump, Chesebro, Joe Biden, Trump, Scott Grubman, “ Ken Chesebro, ”, Michael Teter, Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis Organizations: Trump, Biden, New York, Washington , D.C Locations: New York, Fulton County , Georgia, Fulton County, Georgia, Massachusetts , California , Texas, Florida, Illinois, Washington ,, Colorado

Those rules were designed to prevent a repeat of the abuses of Richard Nixon, who improperly used the Justice Department to punish his political enemies. A new president appoints roughly 300 senior Justice Department officials, including the U.S. attorneys who run offices across the country. All 300 must be confirmed by the Senate, but multiple former Justice Department officials said they fear Trump would install partisans willing to do his bidding. Justice Department officials have risen to the occasion and defied presidential overreach in the past. You go in and just whack a good portion of the workforce,” the former Justice Department official said.

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In a new motion filed Wednesday, the animal rights organization accused exotic animal broker Tonia Haddix of committing perjury and violating previous court orders, citing the recent HBO docuseries “Chimp Crazy” as evidence. In a January 2022 virtual court testimony featured in “Chimp Crazy,” Haddix sobbed as she insisted under oath that Tonka had died and was cremated. Later, however, authorities found the chimp alive and concealed in a basement cage, according to a June 2022 court filing. In the third episode of “Chimp Crazy,” Haddix said that she and Aswegan sedated Tonka and took him to a hotel. In the same episode, the motion states, Casey referred Haddix to Vierstra as someone who could help her hide Tonka and fake his death.

Persons: Tonia, Buddy, ”, Alan Cumming, Tonka, Haddix, Connie Casey, “, Haddix brazenly, Brittany Peet, Casey, Haddix’s, Jerry Aswegan, Cy Vierstra, ” Haddix, Aswegan, Vierstra, “ Haddix Organizations: PETA, HBO, Missouri Primate Foundation, flagrantly, NBC News Locations: Missouri, Ohio, Vierstra

☆ Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Grand jury hearing from witness who claims he has footage of Combs potentially victimizing celebrities
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A federal grand jury has been regularly convening in the continuing criminal investigation into music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, three sources told CNN. Attorney Ariel Mitchell told CNN that one of her clients was summoned to testify in front of the grand jury on Thursday. “We are here to comply with the court’s order,” Mitchell told CNN over the phone, disclosing her client’s identity. Representatives for Combs did not respond to CNN’s request for comment regarding grand jury testimony. This is an ongoing investigation,” a source familiar with the current state of the investigation told CNN on Thursday.

Persons: Sean “ Diddy ” Combs, Combs, Ariel Mitchell, Mitchell, ” Mitchell, “, Damian Williams, Emily Johnson, Sean, Diddy, Christine Cornell, CNN’s Kara Scannell Organizations: CNN, US, Office, Southern, of Locations: of New York

☆ Majority of Mexico’s Supreme Court justices resigns after judicial reform
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Mexico City Reuters —Eight of 11 justices on Mexico’s Supreme Court have resigned and declined to participate in an election for the court scheduled for June, the court said on Wednesday. Seven of the jurists’ resignations are effective August 31, 2025, while Aguilar will leave office on November 30. The slate of resignations heightens tensions between Mexico’s Supreme Court and the ruling bloc, increasing the risk of a constitutional crisis as Congress and the presidency remain at odds with the judiciary over the reform. In her letter to the Senate on Wednesday, Rios said her resignation “should not be seen as an implicit endorsement of a (reform) framework that remains controversial.”The 11-member Supreme Court will see its number reduced to nine as part of the reform. Three current justices have publicly backed the reform.

Persons: Norma Pina, Luis Maria Aguilar, Jorge Mario Pardo, Alfredo Gutierrez, Alberto Perez, Javier Laynez, Juan Luis Gonzalez, Margarita Rios ., Aguilar, ”, Gutierrez, Rios Organizations: Reuters, Mexico’s Locations: Mexico

☆ What Candidates in Tight House Races Are Saying About Abortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Allison Mccann | Vivian Li | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

At least a half-dozen Republican candidates have put out direct-to-camera ads declaring their opposition to a federal abortion ban. Anthony D’Esposito Republican, N.Y. 4 Mike Lawler Republican, N.Y. 17 Marc Molinaro Republican, N.Y. 19 Joe Kent Republican, Wash. 3 Michelle Steel Republican, C.A. What Republican candidates are saying about abortion “ I do not support a federal abortion ban. What Democratic candidates are saying about abortion “ Abortion is health care. position Rep. position Alaska At‑Large Alaska At‑Large Ariz. 1 Ariz. 1 Ariz. 6 Ariz. 6 Calif. 13 Calif. 13 Calif. 22 Calif. 22 Calif. 27 Calif. 27 Calif. 41 Calif. 41 Calif. 45 Calif. 45 Colo. 8 Colo. 8 Iowa 1 Iowa 1 Iowa 3 Iowa 3 Maine 2 Maine 2 Mich. 7 Mich. 7 Mich. 8 Mich. 8 Neb.

Persons: Roe, Wade, it’s, Josh Riley, “, Marc Molinaro, Kamala Harris, Anthony D’Esposito, Mike Lawler, Joe Kent, Michelle Steel, Juan Ciscomani, Court’s Dobbs, ”, Will Reinert, ’, Will Rollins, Lindsey Graham, Jessica Arons, Don Bacon of Nebraska, Dobbs, ” David Valadao, ” Don Bacon, ” Gabe Evans, Donald J, Trump, House Republicans —, Scott Perry, Ken Calvert, David Valadao, California —, Mariannette Miller, Meeks, Rob Bresnahan Jr, ” Gabe Vasquez, ” Rudy Salas, ” Tony Vargas, Susan B, Anthony Pro, —, Jared Golden, Golden Organizations: Republicans, Democratic, Republican, Anthony D’Esposito Republican, Mike Lawler Republican, Marc Molinaro Republican, Joe Kent Republican, Michelle Steel Republican, Juan Ciscomani Republican, Senate, National Republican Congressional, The New York Times, Times, American Civil Liberties Union, ” David Valadao Republican, ” Don Bacon Republican, U.S, Supreme, ” Gabe Evans Republican, Colo, House Republicans, Pennsylvania’s, Iowa Republican, America, District, New York Times, ., Pa Locations: New York’s, Washington, California, New York, Calif, Iowa, Pennsylvania’s 8th, Mexican, N.M, Neb, Maine’s, Maine, Alaska, ‑, Mich, Ohio, Va

☆ Russia fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Russia is seeking an unfathomable sum of money from one of the world’s biggest tech companies. Google reportedly owes the Kremlin more than 2 undecillion rubles — a 2 followed by 36 zeroes — after refusing to pay fines for blocking pro-Russian channels on YouTube. The virtually unpronounceable penalty amounts to $20 decillion — or around $20 billion trillion trillion. Russian state media TASS reported this week that a Russian court has ordered Google to restore the YouTube channels or else face mounting charges. In quarterly earnings published this week, the company referred to “ongoing legal matters” relating to its business in Russia.

Persons: “ Organizations: London CNN —, Google, YouTube, International Monetary Fund, TASS, ” TASS, CNN Locations: London CNN — Russia, Russia, “, Ukraine

The move could prompt legal challenges, as a similar policy did in the first Trump administration. To pressure local law enforcement agencies to cooperate, the Trump team would cut off their access to Justice Department grants, the three sources said. After an appeals court sided with the Trump administration, the Democratic-controlled states appealed to the Supreme Court. And that legal maneuver, in essence, ran out the clock on the first Trump administration. Vitiello said a second Trump administration would also offer additional funding to state and local police departments that participate in the mass deportations.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Ron Vitiello, ” Vitiello, Ronald Vitiello, Tom Williams, Harris, Byrne, Joe Biden, Vitiello Organizations: NBC News, Trump, Democratic, Justice, Getty, ICE, Biden, American Immigration Council, Justice Department, The Justice Department, Byrne JAG, Supreme Locations: Washington, Chicago, California, U.S, New York

☆ Behind the curtain on Democrats’ unprecedented digital advertising campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Democrats are mounting an unprecedented digital advertising campaign in the closing weeks of the presidential race, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into a targeted effort that the party hopes will tip the balance in one of the closest elections in US history. The effort is being steered by Future Forward PAC, or FF PAC, the largest single-candidate super PAC in the 2024 election. The 2024 election is poised to break the record set by the 2020 election and see $10.2 billion worth of campaign advertising, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact. The ad laboratoryWith its massive war chest, FF PAC has faced the challenge of effectively and efficiently distributing its resources. FF PAC has not engaged in a comparable turnout effort, leaving that traditional campaign activity to the cash-flush Harris operation.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s, Harris, ’, Joe Biden’s, Trump, Michael Bloomberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Reid Hoffman, –, John Kelly, “, ”, Ian Sams, Roe, Wade, ” Margit Westerman, we’ve, Peacock, Elon Musk, Harris ’ Organizations: CNN, Future Forward PAC, FF PAC, PAC, FF, Super, Democratic Party’s, Citizens United, Commission, Biden, Trump, Democratic, New York, Facebook, LinkedIn, Bloomberg, New York Times, PAC’s, YouTube, Olympics, Hulu, Univision, Warner Bros, GOP countereffort FF, Republican, Google, Harris, Republicans, Preserve, America PAC, Restoration PAC, America PAC –, MAGA Inc, GOP, Inc, Elon, FF PAC’s, Department of Justice Locations: Pennsylvania, Michigan , Wisconsin , Arizona , Nevada , North Carolina, Georgia, AdImpact, Preserve America, Philadelphia

☆ Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge suspected noncitizens from voter registration rolls
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, framed the effort in Virginia as a commonsense way of ensuring noncitizens don’t vote. At issue are about 1,600 voter registrations that Virginia said came from self-identified noncitizens but that a US District Court said hadn’t been fully vetted for citizenship status. Noncitizens are not allowed to vote in federal elections; none of the lower court rulings had changed that fact. But documented cases of noncitizens voting are extremely rare. Those opposed to the program relied on a 1993 law, the National Voter Registration Act, which bars states from making “systematic” changes to voting rolls with 90 days of a federal election.

Persons: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Donald Trump, noncitizens, Biden, Trump, Virginia, hadn’t, Glenn Youngkin, “, ”, Patricia Tolliver Giles, noncitizen, –, Giles ’, “ Purcell, weren’t, it’s, CNN’s Tierney Sneed Organizations: CNN, Liberal, noncitizens, Virginia Gov, Republican, Department of Motor Vehicles, Youngkin, Biden, Democratic Locations: Virginia, Georgia

☆ As voters cast ballots this election, some Americans are placing bets. Here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Piper Hudspeth Blackburn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The election markets have not gone unnoticed by the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump, who has touted his odds on social media and at campaign events. With more than 50 million ballots already cast ahead of Tuesday’s election, here’s what you need to know about election betting in the US. Robinhood, a popular stock-trading app, launched presidential election betting on Monday. PredictIt, another prediction market embroiled in a legal fight with the CFTC, also offers election contracts while its case is ongoing. Researchers, however, have long studied political prediction markets.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, Trump, Kamala Harris, Kalshi, ”, PredictIt, David G, Schwartz, ” Schwartz, Paul Rhode, Koleman Strumpf, isn’t, Elon Musk, Cantrell Dumas, it’s, ” Dumas Organizations: CNN, White, Kalshi, Republican, Democratic, Futures Trading Commission, Senate, DC, Appeals, CFTC, University of Nevada, The University of Iowa, Iowa Electronic Markets, Victoria University of Wellington, Commission, Better Locations: United States, Washington ,, Michigan, Las Vegas, New York City, Rhode, Nevada , Texas , Michigan, Iowa, New Zealand, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania

☆ Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on Michigan and Wisconsin ballots despite suspending campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, battleground states where votes for his now suspended campaign could cut into support for former President Donald Trump. Kennedy, who left the presidential race in August and endorsed Trump, urged the Supreme Court in an emergency appeal to force the states to yank his name from the ballots. The Supreme Court handed down its decision without further explanation, which is common on its emergency docket. The Supreme Court also rejected that request. “This election is not merely ‘imminent,’ it is already underway, and voters are already voting,” Michigan officials had told the Supreme Court.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump, Kennedy, Trump, yank, Neil Gorsuch Organizations: CNN, Supreme Court, Michigan, ”, Supreme Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, “, ” Michigan

☆ North Carolina appeals court rejects RNC request to set aside ballots from overseas voters who never lived in state
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously rejected a Republican bid to have election officials segregate overseas ballots cast by people who have never resided in the state for additional checks of the voters’ eligibility. The court’s decision is the latest blow to Republican efforts to attack overseas ballots in critical battleground states. Earlier Tuesday, a federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a challenge to the vetting procedures for overseas ballots in that state. And last week, a state judge in Michigan sided against the GOP in a case targeting ballots cast by people who had never lived there but were eligible to vote in the state because of familial ties to it. Though North Carolina’s policy of accepting ballots from overseas voters has been on the books for several years, starting in 2016, civilian voters abroad began outnumbering the military vote overseas – which itself is not as conservative as it once was.

Persons: ”, John W, Smith, hadn’t, CNN’s Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen Organizations: CNN, North, North Carolina Court, Republican, GOP, Republican National Committee, Wake, RNC, North Carolina State, Democratic National Committee Locations: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, ”, Wake County

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. The “witch hunts against President Trump have imploded” and “should all be dismissed in light of the Supreme Court’s historic decision on immunity and other vital jurisprudence,” Cheung said in a statement. Hush money caseWin or lose, Trump’s biggest immediate challenge after the election is his potential sentencing on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Federal election interference caseIf Trump loses, special counsel Jack Smith’s election interference case is also on the horizon. Similar to the criminal cases, Trump has argued that his actions were protected by presidential immunity.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, he’s, ”, Chuck Rosenberg, Trump, Steven Cheung, ” Cheung, Juan Merchan, Merchan, Rosenberg, Jack Smith’s, Smith, Hugh Hewitt, “, ” Trump, don’t, Fani Willis, Scott McAfee, Willis, McAfee, Steve Sadow, ” Sadow, Barbara McQuade, Aileen Cannon, Jean Carroll, general’s, Carroll, ” McQuade, ‘, they’d, Clinton, McQuade, Paula Jones, Bill Clinton Organizations: Trump, NBC, Republican, New, NBC News, Department, Justice Department, Fulton, Fulton County, White, Division, U.S . Capitol Locations: New York, United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Fulton, U.S, New

Israel’s Knesset opened its winter session on Monday against a backdrop of war in Gaza and Lebanon and after an Israeli strike on Iran on Saturday. UNRWAThe Knesset was set to debate on Monday bills that would make it illegal for Israeli officials to cooperate with UNRWA, the main U.N. agency that aids Palestinians. The bills would effectively shut down the agency’s work in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem within 90 days. According to the Jerusalem Post, the first bill states that UNRWA could no longer operate in Israel, while the second would abrogate the treaty that underpins the relationship between UNRWA and Israel. The Knesset has already voted in favor of advancing the bill and it is being prepared for a second and third reading.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu’s, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Gallant, Yuli Edelstein, Kan, Mr, Edelstein, Israel’s, Matthew Miller, UNWRA, Adalah Organizations: Likud, Division, Lawmakers, UNRWA, West Bank, United Nations, Department, Police Locations: Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, East Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom, United States

Trump’s Changing Messages on Abortion, in 660 Quotes Donald Trump has softened his rhetoric, contradicted himself and nearly dropped “pro-life” from his vocabulary. Trump’s Statements on Abortion Before and After Dobbs The way Donald Trump has talked about abortion changed after the Dobbs decision. Below, a comparison of the themes Mr. Trump mentioned most in his public statements, based on a Times analysis. Abortion is an important issue Times Trump said abortion is an important issue, by quarterAfter he was elected, Mr. Trump kept many of his promises to the anti-abortion movement. For much of this campaign, Mr. Trump declined to say whether he would veto a federal abortion ban.

Persons: Donald Trump, ”, Donald J, Trump, “ I’m, “, Dobbs, Jackson, Roe, Wade, ” Mr, Karoline Leavitt, Jason Rapert, Rapert, “ It’s, —, they’re, Lake, he’s, doesn’t, MAGA, Times Trump, Kamala Harris, they’ll, Melania Trump, “ We’re, Trump’s, ’, “ We're, Judge Scalia, Justice Scalia, We're, we've, ” Susan B, Anthony, They're, we'll Organizations: New York Times, Mr, Trump, National Association of Christian Lawmakers, Democratic, Republican, ”, Republican Party, Supreme, Times, Life, “, and Drug Administration, Justice Department, Breitbart, Federalist Society, Senate, U.S, ” Christian Broadcasting Network Locations: United States, Florida, Pensacola, Fla, “, Pa, Dubuque , Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana

☆ Analysis: How a night of fighting words upended the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Tom Foreman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

“We’ve got to take a look at what I was left when I became president.” Biden rises to the challenge. Former President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on June 27. “I would say that there was a time period in which it felt like Donald Trump couldn’t lose,” she says. “Donald Trump knows how to turn every moment into victimhood,” pollster Frank Luntz notes on CNN. A crowd waits in the sun for Donald Trump to speak at an event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, “, Biden, Trump, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, “ We’ve, ” Biden, Will Lanzoni, CNN’s Kristen Holmes, ”, He’s, Hunter, They’ve, ” Trump, smirking, Austin Steele, ” Holmes, ” CNN’s John King, Phil Mattingly, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, J.B, Pritzker, Kentucky’s Andy Beshear –, ” Mattingly, gleeful, Ronald Reagan’s, David Chalian, Grover Cleveland, Republican hagiographers, Holmes, Donald Trump couldn’t, slanders, anyone’s, shrugged, “ He’s, nodded, didn’t, pollsters, Team Trump, “ Donald Trump, ” pollster Frank Luntz, ” Donald Trump, Tom Brenner, “ They’re, They’re, Pollsters, Lounging, Hillary Clinton, ” King, ‘, ’, Gene J, Let’s, “ I’m, Mike DiFrischia, CNN’s Erin Burnett, “ Joe Biden – You’re, Donna Hutz, Anna Moneymaker, MAGA, Corey Comperatore, Helen, David Dutch, James Copenhaver, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Crooks, John Miller, Franklin Graham, “ Trump, Kimberly Cheatle, Zach Cohen, Evan Vucci, chokeholds Organizations: CNN, ”, Trump, Biden, Democratic, gleeful Trump, Georgia Tech, GOP, Republican, White House, Republican Party, Capitol, Surveys, Team, New York Times, Team Trump, Pew Research, Electoral College, Republican National Convention, Secret, Marine, Bethel Park Skilled Nursing, Rehabilitation Center, Washington Post, Secret Service Locations: United States, Georgia, Trump, —, California, Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer , Illinois, New York, Chesapeake , Virginia, Ukraine, Gaza, Mexico, Atlanta, Florida, Nevada , Arizona, Georgia , Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Butler , Pennsylvania, Ohio, USA, American, America

☆ Harris to deliver address on reproductive freedom at Texas rally featuring Beyoncé
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Priscilla Alvarez | Kaanita Iyer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris will give a speech on reproductive freedom in Texas on Friday, according to a senior Harris campaign official. And Texas was chosen as the location for the rally, campaign officials said, because it’s the epicenter of abortion bans. Before her ascension to the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris was the go-to voice on abortion rights for the then-Biden campaign. The trigger law passed in 2021 took effect after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights in June 2022. While in Houston, Harris will join Democratic Senate nominee Rep. Colin Allred, who seeks to oust incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, for a get-out-the-vote effort.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, Amanda, Josh Zurawski, Shanette Williams, Amber Nicole Thurman, ProPublica, —, Biden, ”, Roe, Wade, Trump, Colin Allred, GOP Sen, Ted Cruz, Brené Brown Organizations: CNN, Republican, Houston, Democratic, Trump, GOP, Lone Star State Locations: Texas, Houston, ” Texas

Clarkston, Georgia CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance, on Thursday night in this Atlanta suburb, to issue parallel warnings about the dangers facing the country if Donald Trump is elected again to lead it. Battleground Georgia is the latest stop in a late-campaign sprint by Obama, who has leveled at Trump increasingly passionate attacks and rounds of mocking. After Obama’s speech, Harris came onstage, where they embraced before the vice president delivered a nearly identical message. “What I can’t understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. On Saturday, Harris is also set to appear with former first lady Michelle Obama in Michigan.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Obama, Harris, “, ” Harris, wouldn’t, ” Obama, John Kelly, ”, Trump, “ It’s, stewing, That’s, MAGA, ‘, ’, Kelly, Bruce Springsteen, ” Springsteen, Michelle Obama, CNN’s Elise Hammond Organizations: Georgia CNN —, Trump, United, New York Times, CNN, Obama’s, Democratic Locations: Clarkston, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, America, Iowa, Michigan

☆ British nurse Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal single attempted murder conviction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Former British nurse and convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby on Thursday lost an attempt to appeal against her conviction for trying to murder a newborn baby, amid questions over the fairness of her trials. Judge William Davis refused Letby’s application for leave to appeal against the conviction from her retrial. Letby attended the hearing by videolink from prison and sat impassively as the judge stated the court’s reasons for refusing her application. She can now only challenge those convictions if the Criminal Cases Review Commission refer those cases back to the Court of Appeal. Since her trials, Letby’s conviction has come under a spotlight, following criticism by some experts of medical and statistical evidence presented by the prosecution.

Persons: Lucy Letby, Countess, Letby, Nick Johnson, ” Letby’s, Benjamin Myers, “, ”, ” Myers, William Davis, videolink, ” Davis Organizations: Chester Hospital, Manchester Crown Court, London’s, Crown Prosecution Service Locations: British, Chester, England

California, Colorado and Hawaii will soon allow their residents to vote on ballot measures that would remove language from their state constitutions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, guaranteeing same-sex couples across the country the right to marry, makes these state bans unenforceable. However, these ballot measures seek to proactively protect these marriage rights should Obergefell ever be overturned. Without Obergefell, there is federal legislation that would keep same-sex marriage rights mostly, but not entirely, intact: the Respect for Marriage Act. It’s a personal issue for LGBTQ couples who had to navigate a time when same-sex marriage wasn’t legal or straightforward.

Persons: Roe, Wade, Hodges, Paul Smith, Lawrence, Dobbs, “ We’ve, ”, don’t, ” Smith, Clarence Thomas ’, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Erin Schaff, Griswold, ” Thomas, Alito, Donald Trump, Mary Bonauto, Obergefell, ” Bonauto, Smith, Joe Biden, Bonauto, there’s, …, “, —, ” Susy Bates, It’s Organizations: . Texas, Jackson, Health Organization, . Connecticut, Republican, Movement Advancement Locations: California , Colorado, Hawaii, Georgetown, ., Washington, Lawrence, New York

☆ How Liz Cheney tried to give GOP women permission to vote for Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Republican women can vote for Kamala Harris — and they don’t need to tell anyone about it. Such voters need to be approached gently since she’s asking dissident Republican voters to shelve some of their most cherished political positions. Cheney’s appearances with Harris came as the vice president seeks to further widen a massive gender gap with the ex-president among women voters. A New York Times/Siena College poll this month showed Harris leading women voters by 56% to 40% over Trump. Trump’s struggles with women votersHarris’ events with Cheney raised the question of just how many Republican voters might be in reach for her.

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