election 2024

Politics & Government

Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses Harris

5:22pm July 21, 2024

President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race following a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump, throwing the Democratic Party into chaos just months before the election. Biden has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, the party's instant favorite for the nomination at its August convention in Chicago

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In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying 'it's time to cool it down'

8:51pm July 14, 2024

by Associated Press

Biden called for the country to “unite as one nation,” promised a “thorough and swift" review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

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Biden says he’s staying in the race. Here’s what would happen if he changes his mind

2:12pm July 13, 2024

by Tamara Keith

Democrats haven’t faced anything like this in more than 50 years, so they would be dusting off the rulebooks if President Biden were to decide to drop out of the race.

Another political party in North Carolina OK'd for fall; 2 others remain in limbo

6:11pm July 10, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina's elections board certified unanimously on Tuesday a right-leaning political party to field candidates this fall in the state, but again deferred final action for two organizations t

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Biden’s in trouble. That puts more scrutiny on Harris too

1:06pm July 08, 2024

Vice President Harris, 59, would be a leading contender if President Biden steps aside from the 2024 race. Even if he stays in, Republicans are making her an issue.

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'I'm not leaving,' Biden says in a fundraising email

10:20pm July 03, 2024

President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race. Three governors who met him said they still backed him.

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Republican candidates are downplaying abortion, but it keeps coming up

5:02am July 01, 2024

by Julie Rovner

Torn between a base that wants more restrictions on abortion and a moderate majority that does not, it seems many Republicans would rather avoid the topic. But they can’t escape talking about it.

Sen. Brad Overcash, Sen. Buck Newton, and Sen. Paul Newton stand behind podium.

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Citizens-only voting, photo ID and income tax changes could become NC amendments on 2024 ballots

3:33pm June 20, 2024

by Associated Press

The North Carolina Senate is considering a slew of elections-related measures including three proposed constitutional amendments designed to give voters a say in the law-making process.

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Takeaways from the campaign to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina

1:37pm June 17, 2024

by Associated Press

North Carolina is one of a handful of tightly contested states that could determine this year's presidential election. Democrats are outpacing Republicans on advertising spending in North Carolina, hoping to make up for Joe Biden's losing the state in 2020. Both parties also face the challenge of engaging with voters who may feel indifferent or even disgusted with the ballot choices they face. Winning over rural voters is essential in a state with the second highest rural population in the country.

The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide

6:04pm May 28, 2024

From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.