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Trump attempts to troll Harris by serving french fries at a Pennsylvania McDonald's
Trump worked the fry machine and drive-through as he continued to cast doubt, without evidence, on Harris’ summer job years ago at one of the fast food chain’s restaurants.
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Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president' and mentions Arnold Palmer's genitals in bizarre rally
Donald Trump called rival Kamala Harris a “s— vice president” and suggested that the late golfer Arnold Palmer had unusually large genitalia.
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‘Weak and pathetic': Trump seethes as Mark Cuban campaigns for Harris
Mark Cuban has become a regular surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris in the race against Donald Trump.
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Trump vows to deport millions. Builders say it would drain their crews and drive up home costs
While some contractors dismiss the plan as political rhetoric, many say they can’t afford to lose more people from an aging, immigrant-dependent workforce still short of nearly 400,000 people.
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There will be plenty of firsts no matter who wins the presidential election
Has a woman ever been president? Has a president ever served non-consecutive terms? Has a president ever been convicted of a felony? Here’s why the 2024 election will be historic for a variety of reasons, regardless of who wins.
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Elon Musk raises payment offer to $100 for voters who sign petition supporting ‘free speech & right to bear arms'
Billionaire Elon Musk has upped his financial offer for registered swing state voters to sign a conservative-leaning petition. On Thursday, Musk wrote on X that his pro-Trump super PAC would give $100 to signees and those who refer them.
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Early in-person voting starts in Mass. this weekend
In towns and cities across Massachusetts, election workers are waiting with anticipation. Early voting begins Saturday and serves as the first in-person chance for Bay Staters to make their voices heard. Voting booths, ballots and volunteers all in position ready for the expected voting rush. “In the beginning and the end, it’s kind of, there’s the rushes,” said Newton Election...
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Decision 2024: A look at who's in each candidate's corner
Political commentator Sue O’Connell looks at the big names supporting Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in their presidential campaigns.
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Analysis: What are the Trump, Harris campaigns' closing arguments?
The presidential campaigns should already have a good idea of which voters have already voted by mail in the 2024 election, and that means they can tailor messages in each state to the voters who haven’t voted yet or are unreliable. ...
...Plus, why did Kamala Harris skip the Al Smith dinner, and what to make of Sen. Elizabeth Warren saying she...
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Judge blocks Florida from threatening TV stations over abortion ad: ‘It's the First Amendment, stupid'
In a sharply worded ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a temporary restraining order calling threats by the Florida Department of Health “unconstitutional coercion.”
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How votes get counted and reported on election night — and how NBC News gathers and checks the data
A network of reporters and voting experts gathers results from thousands of jurisdictions, checking all of them for anomalies before viewers and readers see the data.
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Harris mocks Trump for calling himself the ‘father of IVF': ‘What does that even mean?'
The vice president’s comments came at a rally Thursday night in Wisconsin, where she leaned into criticizing her Republican opponent for his policies on reproductive rights.
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Mass. Question 4: Should some psychedelic drugs be legal?
Should some hallucinogenic drugs be legalized for use in Massachusetts? That is what Question 4 asks Bay State voters to decide. If approved, the measure would allow five psychedelics — psilocybin, psilocyn, mescaline, dimethyltryptamine (also known as DMT, the psychoactive ingredient in the drug ayahuasca) and ibogaine — to be grown, shared, used at home and offered by licensed professionals...
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What Nebraska's ‘blue dot' means for the 2024 election
The blue dot represents a unique opportunity when it comes to Electoral College votes for the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates alike.
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Should Mass. legalize some psychedelic drugs? Understanding Ballot Question 4
With Ballot Question 4, Massachusetts voters are set to decide whether to legalize and regulate certain psychedelic drugs. Advocates say the hallucinogens have shown promise in research for people battling things like opioid use disorder and mental health conditions, but opponents worry it could be dangerous.
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Harris spars with Fox News host and says she wouldn't be a ‘continuation' of Biden
In an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Vice President Kamala Harris used some of her strongest language yet to emphasize that her presidency would be distinct from President Biden’s if elected.
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Mass. ballot question on MCAS' future splits Healey, Warren
Battle lines continue to form around a ballot question to change a key component of the education reform law that some say made Massachusetts the best educated state in the country, separating politicians who are used to standing on the same side of most issues, and simultaneously creating strange allies. The day after U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, declared...
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Analysis | Who needs to more effectively expand their base, Trump or Harris?
Political commentator Sue O’Connell shares what she’s noticed about the demographic that Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be targeting, as well as former President Donald Trump’s comments on IVF, and whether it’s too late for the outreach.
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Gov., AG urge voters to vote no on Mass. Ballot Question 2, on fate of MCAS
Hours after Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she supported Question 2, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Attorney General Joy Campbell held a news conference to share their opposition to the measure, which would end the MCAS test as a requirement for graduating high school.
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Analysis: Who are the vulnerable incumbents in the U.S. Senate?
NBC10 Boston political commentator Sue O’Connell weighs in on U.S. Senate races across the nation.