A U.S. federal appeals court ruled against Mississippi’s mail ballot law that allows election officials to count ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward, setting the stage for a possible Supreme Court review. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, sent the issue back to a lower court for further review. The decision would only impact Mississippi should a federal district court judge agree to bar the state from...

Mark Paoletta, former general counsel for the Office of Management and Budget during the Trump administration, revealed Friday that former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly — who recently weighed in on the election against Trump — worked to thwart his boss’s plans instead of carry them out. Kelly in an interview published earlier this week said he believed Trump met the definition of a “fascist,” giving ammunition to Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign. “Certainly the former president...

CNN’s John King spoke to Nikki Haley primary voters in Pennsylvania for a segment on the crucial swing voters that aired on Friday. King spoke to attorney Joan London outside of Philadelphia who “switched her registration to Independent after voting for Haley in the Republican primary.” “London was asked to join this local political program not long after our first visit five months ago. Back then, she told us she would write in a conservative because she viewed President Biden as too old....

The Biden-Harris administration has announced new proposed regulations to expand student debt relief, potentially impacting around 8 million borrowers facing financial hardship. The proposal, introduced by the U.S. Department of Education, would allow the Secretary of Education to forgive loans in cases where borrowers are unlikely to repay due to severe hardship or where continued collection costs are deemed unjustified. “For far too long, our broken student loan system has made it too hard...

Boeing is weighing options for the future of its troubled Starliner space capsule program as part of a broad portfolio review under new CEO Kelly Ortberg, according to a person familiar with the matter. The assessment is at an early stage and no decisions about divesting the Starliner program have been made, said the person, asking not to be identified discussing nonpublic information. The company could decide to keep the business. Boeing isn’t currently pursuing a sale of its broader space...

Cops in Aurora, Colorado were concerned about migrants in the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua terrorizing the city as early as last year — but the department’s brass and city officials continued to downplay the situation, according to leaked internal emails. The correspondence, which Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky shared on X, appears to show that the Aurora Police Department was aware of TdA’s presence in the area as far back as November 2023 and that some cops were growing...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Authorities in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania are examining 2,500 voter registration forms for potential fraud, officials said on Friday, less than two weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. The forms were dropped off in two separate batches at the Lancaster County board of elections office before Monday's registration deadline, according to Ray D'Agostino, a member of the elections board. Employees processing the forms noticed several red flags,...

A federal appeals court ruled Elon Musk didn’t illegally threaten Tesla Inc. workers when he tweeted in 2018 that they would lose stock options if they unionized, handing the billionaire a win in one of the many legal fights over his comments on social media. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said Friday the Tesla chief executive officer’s tweet didn’t violate the rights of his workers. The ruling overturns a decision last year by a three-judge panel of the same court, which...

There is chaos at The Washington Post after its owner Jeff Bezos vetoed an endorsement of Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. As reported by NPR on Friday, the paper will not be endorsing a candidate for the first time since 1980 after Bezos decided the company should remain neutral. “The decision was revealed in a tense meeting with people on the editorial staff,” NPR reported.

In a note to readers on Friday, Post Publisher Will Lewis, whom Bezos hired earlier this year to shake up the Post’s business and editorial strategy, said the outlet would not be endorsing either Harris or former President Trump — a first for the Post in more than 35 years.   “We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility,” Lewis wrote...