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Americans express broad concerns about the risk of political violence: POLL

(NEW YORK) -- Broad, bipartisan numbers of Americans are concerned that political divisions are increasing the risk of politically motivated violence in this country, with majorities across the board highly concerned about it in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Who gets the blame, however, ...
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Suburban women could be key in Wisconsin’s Senate race

(WASHINGTON) -- In Wisconsin's high-profile Senate race, an army of mothers 500 strong is canvassing and door-knocking for the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, in an effort to get out the vote on Election Day. The group, dubbed "Moms for Mandela," started independent of ...
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Judge grants independent monitor to oversee Trump Organization, in major victory for NY AG

(NEW YORK) -- A New York judge has approved a preliminary injunction and an independent monitor to oversee the Trump Organization in an order that follows several hours of oral arguments Thursday. The judge chided the Trump defense team for failing to submit "an iota ...
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Will he make a difference in the GOP’s chances of retaking control of Congress?

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite not being a candidate, Donald Trump is looming large this midterm election cycle, but what difference he's making won't be clearer until Election Day or soon after. The former president's approval rating among Republicans remains high -- even as he faces multiple ...
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Kentucky abortion rights advocates fight ballot initiative

(WASHINGTON) -- About half the country has banned abortion sometime before viability and at least 14 states have ceased nearly all abortion services, since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending federal protections for abortion rights. Recent polling suggests this is not in ...
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Obama roasts GOP ‘cast of characters’ at Arizona rally for Democrats in tight races

(LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz.) -- Former President Barack Obama continued his crisscrossing of midterm election battlegrounds Wednesday in Arizona -- hoping to turn out voters so Democrats can hold the Senate and keep election deniers out of office. "Our democracy is on the ballot, and nowhere ...
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Potential trouble for Florida Democrats as they trail Republicans in early voting

(WASHINGTON) -- Registered Republicans are outpacing Democrats in the breakdown of the more than 3.5 million Florida voters who had cast ballots as of Thursday morning, according to data posted on the state Division of Elections website -- an unusual pivot in early-vote trends ...
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Voter intimidation, election worker threats part of voting climate ahead of midterms

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of the 2020 election, state and local election officials have faced a wave of threats and misinformation, prompting mass resignations up and down their ranks -- and stoking fear among some experts that their replacements would put partisan loyalties ...
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Facing threats of violence, election officials are growing frustrated with DOJ task force

(WASHINGTON) -- When the Department of Justice introduced a federal election security task force in the summer of 2021 to assist election officials with risk assessment and to investigate and prosecute threats against election workers, state and local officials hailed the move, hoping the ...
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Trump sues New York AG Letitia James after she sued him for $250M

(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump asked a Florida court on Wednesday to shield his revocable trust from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has filed a $250 million civil lawsuit against Trump and his family. In a 41-page civil lawsuit laden with ...
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Trump aide offered immunity to testify before grand jury about Mar-a-Lago docs: Sources

(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department has offered Trump aide Kash Patel an immunity deal to testify before a grand jury probing former President Donald Trump's mishandling of documents marked as classified found at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Patel appeared before ...
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DHS chief hopes new Twitter owner Elon Musk acts ‘responsibly’

(WASHINGTON0 -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he hopes Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, acts "responsibly." "He's going to be in a position of responsibility with respect to an important platform, and we hope that he exercises that position responsibly," Mayorkas told ...
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