Quick facts – Ten counties to watch in Tuesday’s US presidential election
Washington DC, US Reuters Seven battleground states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – are expected to play a decisive role in Tuesday’s US presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump. Members of the media listen to Maricopa County Election officials ahead of the US presidential election, in […]
Harris closes campaign in Philadelphia, Trump in Michigan on eve of deadlocked election
Updated: 5:45pm (AEDT) Reading, Pennsylvania/Allentown, Pennsylvania, US Reuters Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across Pennsylvania and other battleground states on Monday in the final, frantic day of an exceptionally close US presidential election. The campaign has seen head-spinning twists: two assassination attempts and a felony conviction for Republican former […]
Why we may not know the winner of the US presidential election on 5th November
Reuters The US presidential election will take place on 5th November, but the winner of the razor-thin race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump may not be known for days after the polls close. As ballots are counted, one candidate may appear to be leading based on early returns, only for a rival […]
US election: In swing states, officials brace for conspiracy theories and violence
NATHAN LAYNE, JOSEPH TANFANI and NED PARKER, of Reuters, report on preparations being made ahead of polling day on 5th November…
Courts in US battleground states move to swiftly decide election cases
Reuters Courts in US battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the 5th November election, hoping to avoid drawn-out disputes that could delay the results. Arizona’s court system on Tuesday became the latest to adopt special procedures governing election litigation to ensure such challenges are decided as swiftly as possible. The state’s supreme […]
US election: Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals
BOB SMIETANA and JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, report that while MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines, it’s swing state faith voters – Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants – who will likely decide the upcoming US election…
Essay: During Second Chance Month, let’s take a second look at who remains in prison
CHERYL BURKE, associate conference minister for the Michigan Conference United Church of Christ, says Second Look legislation aims to create a process for courts to reevaluate lengthy prison sentences, particularly for individuals who were incarcerated at a young age…
Trump recorded pressuring Michigan officials to toss Biden’s 2020 win – report
Washington DC, US Reuters Donald Trump urged two Michigan election officials not to certify Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the state following the 2020 presidential election, personally calling them in a pressure campaign reminiscent of his Georgia tactics, the Detroit News reported. In a 17th November, 2020, phone call, the then-President told two fellow Republicans […]
In the US, Rev Al Sharpton delivers eulogy after police killing of Patrick Lyoya
RNS Rev Al Sharpton reminded mourners that Black people are created in God’s image at the funeral of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Friday. “We were created in the image of God,” Sharpton said in his eulogy on 22nd April. “When you see us, you are seeing what God put together. And […]
In US state of Michigan, settlement lets faith agencies deny LGBT adoptions
Lansing, Michigan AP Faith-based adoption agencies that contract with the US state of Michigan can refuse to place children with same-sex couples under a proposed settlement filed in federal court Tuesday, months after the US Supreme Court ruled for a Catholic charity in a similar case. The state Department of Health and Human Services said […]