Star-Advertiser coverage of the 2024 elections.
Trump in recent weeks has amplified a false claim that has gone viral that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing residents’ pets or taking wildlife from parks for food. Read more
Judge Thomas Cox struck down a half-dozen new rules that were described by Republicans as necessary election security measures but opposed by Democrats, who said they were aimed at impeding certification of results in a state that could be crucial in selecting the next president. Read more
Harris was asked to defend the administration’s early decision to reverse some of Republican rival Donald Trump’s restrictive policies, and to respond to a mother who testified in Congress about the loss of her child at the hands of an illegal immigrant. Read more
Taking questions from reporters at a campaign event in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Vance was again asked if Trump lost to President Joe Biden four years ago. Read more
Senate Republicans blocked Democratic-led legislation designed to protect IVF access twice in recent months. Read more
Charlamagne, a Black comedian and author who hosts the radio program “The Breakfast Club,” is known for his blunt interviews of celebrities. Read more
While the gap between the two remained steady compared with a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week earlier, the new poll, which closed on Sunday, gave signs that voters — particularly Democrats — might be more enthused about this year’s election than they were ahead of the November 2020 presidential election when Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump. Read more
In an Oct. 14 ruling, Judge Robert McBurney in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta denied a request from a Republican member of the county’s election board to declare that she had discretion to decline to certify the results if there were concerns about the process. Read more
The event’s tone shifted about 30 minutes in, when two people in the crowd needed medical attention after apparently passing out. Read more
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“It makes you wonder: Why does his staff want him to hide away?” Harris asked the crowd at a rally in a packed college basketball arena in Greenville, North Carolina. Read more
In the Aug. 10 primary election, Roth received 38% of the votes compared with 28% for Alameda. But four other challengers attracted the balance, roughly 34% of the ballots cast by voters. Read more
Honolulu ballot questions include one involving climate change and another on the reorganization of the city’s Department of Emergency Services. Read more
The Nov. 5 election ballots will ask voters a one-sentence question: “Shall the state constitution be amended to repeal the legislature’s authority to reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples?” Read more
Voters overwhelmingly prefer the convenience of voting by mail. Read more
On all ballots statewide this November will be one OHA at-large seat and two seats open for neighbor island resident trustees. Read more
Only 32.3% of registered voters bothered to cast ballots in the Aug. 10 party primary election. Read more
Over steak and baked potatoes, the former president tore through a bitter list of grievances. Read more
