Election 2025

Attendees gather and pray during a Black Man Lab meeting to discuss the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) On Monday, Vice President Harris laid out an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men focused on equipping Black men with the tools to achieve financial freedom, lower costs…

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The Supreme Court is seen, July 1, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a challenge from Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania to a Biden administration executive order that is intended to boost voter registration. The justices did not comment in rejecting an appeal…

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A supporter holds up a sign as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) By Matt Brown and Linley Sanders ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala…

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If we learned nothing else from Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, we learned that being in government doesn’t mean you know how government works. Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in…

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Voting equipment at the Allegheny County Election Division Elections warehouse in Pittsburgh is prepared to be moved to polling sites throughout Allegheny County, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) By Josh Kelety ASSOCIATED PRESS Elections officials across Pennsylvania have begun assessing their voting machines using a procedure known as logic and accuracy…

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FILE – A man listens as Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown speaks at a church as part of The South Rising Tour 2018 on Aug. 22, 2018, in Warner Robins, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) The national voting rights organization is committed to having boots on the ground to increase Black voter turnout in…

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Organizers with the National Action Network put up banners for a Get Out the Vote event as the prepare to depart on a bus tour toward Philadelphia in the Harlem neighborhood of New York on Friday, Sep. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Noreen Nasir) By Aaron Morrison ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A few dozen New Yorkers…

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Brooklyn, New York, United States – JUNE 13 2021:Protest at Brooklyn for trans youth rights.Editorial credit: Luis Yanez / Shutterstock.com By Mark Sherman ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Transgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday, with the prospect of the court’s intervention in…

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Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt reminded Pennsylvanians that the Oct. 21 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election is just one month away. Ensuring that our elections are conducted freely and fairly – and that every eligible voter can make their voice heard – are top priorities…

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State Sen. Sharif Street (D- 3rd Dist.) recently joined Commissioner Omar Sabir in continuing efforts to celebrate expanding voting access across Philadelphia. Sabir and the City Commissioners’ Office hosted a grand opening to unveil the fifth of 10 new, permanent Satellite Election Offices (SEOs) across the city. The grand opening took place on September 24…

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