Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign this week is launching its clearest effort yet to target Black men, announcing a new set of policy proposals, ramped-up programming and a media blitz — all designed to engage Black male voters as Republicans make a play for the typically Democratic constituency. “As we approach the final stretch here, she wants to make sure that we are speaking directly to a constituency that has always been important for her, and that’s Black men,” said Michael Tyler,...

In the closing stretch of the election, former President Donald Trump continues to emphasize claims of “migrant crime.” On Friday, he spoke in Aurora, Colorado, a city he charges is overrun by a Venezuelan gang. The Republican mayor has said such concerns have been “grossly exaggerated.” Immigration is a top voter concern, polls show, and Mr. Trump has doubled down on assertions that unauthorized-migrant criminals are endangering U.S. citizens. He’s also raised the profile of...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill into law aimed at curbing surging gas prices soon after state lawmakers endorsed the legislation in a final vote.  The Democrat-backed measure, Assembly Bill X2-1, was introduced in response to the state's rising gas prices and will require oil refineries to keep a minimum inventory level of fuel in an effort to avoid scarce supply, which leads to price hikes at the pump. 

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory. The lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court, comes less than four weeks after a report that led many fellow GOP elected officials and candidates, including presidential nominee Donald Trump, to distance themselves from Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign.

Americans continue to register record-low trust in the mass media, with 31% expressing a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the media to report the news “fully, accurately and fairly,” similar to last year’s 32%. Americans’ trust in the media -- such as newspapers, television and radio -- first fell to 32% in 2016 and did so again last year. For the third consecutive year, more U.S. adults have no trust at all in the media (36%) than trust it a great deal or fair...

During a special town hall that aired Oct. 16, former President Donald Trump joined Fox News host Harris Faulkner for a discussion before an all-female audience. The talk aimed to focus on issues of particular interest to women ahead of Election Day, Nov. 5. With polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading among women voters, Trump’s record on reproductive rights issues is under particular scrutiny.

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