Election will decide whether Kailua turning left or right

• By Dan Nakaso
• Sept. 30, 2024

Voters in Kailua and a portion of Kaneohe will pick someone new to represent them in the state House of Representatives on Nov. 5, choosing between a Democrat and a Republican who disagree whether Kailua has become more progressive or more conservative after decades of reelecting moderate Republican Rep. Cynthia Thielen. Read more

Age, philosophy divide rivals for Kaneohe-to-Mokuleia seat

• By Dan Nakaso
• Sept. 29, 2024

Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa, 38, faces his first reelection contest on Nov. 5 against a fellow Native Hawaiian who’s a generation older, 65-year-old Democrat Ben Shafer, to represent a vast and diverse district. Read more

Trump says he will seek Google’s prosecution if he wins election

• By Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh / Reuters
• Sept. 27, 2024

Trump, in his post on Truth Social, gave no evidence for his assertion about Google. Read more

Some of RFK Jr’s loyal fans are embracing Trump

• By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw / Reuters
• Sept. 27, 2024

In a race that is expected to be won by narrow margins in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Michigan, Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris are fighting over a thin slice of undecided voters. Read more

Harris pledges support for Ukraine, takes veiled jab at Trump

• By Andrea Shalal / Reuters
• Sept. 26, 2024

Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House, a day after Trump assailed him for not making a deal with Russia that Trump said could have ended the war. Read more

Consultant fined $6M for AI-generated Biden robocalls

• By David Shepardson / Reuters
• Sept. 26, 2024

In May, Steven Kramer, a Louisiana Democratic political consultant, was indicted in New Hampshire over calls that appeared to have Biden asking residents not to vote until November. Read more

Threats to Trump may prompt changes in travel, campaign plans

• By Shane Goldmacher, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Julian Barnes / New York Times
• Sept. 25, 2024

Trump and his team are facing an assassination threat from Iran as revenge for ordering the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in early 2020. Read more

Kamala Harris’ economic plans on taxes, childcare, housing

• By Heather Timmons and David Lawder / Reuters
• Sept. 25, 2024

Some of her ideas build on unfinished business in President Joe Biden’s economic agenda but expand their scope and size. Read more

Haitian group seeks arrests of Trump, Vance over false claims

• By Jacqueline Charles / Miami Herald
• Sept. 25, 2024

Under an Ohio statute, a private citizen with the knowledge that someone has committed a crime can ask a court to affirm there is probable cause a crime was committed and issue an arrest warrant. Read more

Report: Suspected Trump gunman charged with attempted assassination

• By Andrew Goudsward, Jasper Ward and Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters
• Sept. 24, 2024

Ryan Routh, 58, was already facing two gun-related charges after authorities said he pointed a rifle through a fence at Trump’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sept. 15 while the Republican presidential candidate was golfing there. Read more

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Harris widens lead over Trump

• By Jason Lange / Reuters
• Sept. 24, 2024

The latest poll had a margin of error of about four percentage points. Read more

Janet Jackson repeats false claims about Kamala Harris’ race

• By Maya Salam / New York Times
• Sept. 24, 2024

The unusual turn of events began when The Guardian published a wide-ranging interview with Jackson timed to promote the European leg of her concert tour. Read more

Hawaii island mayoral candidates tackle many issues at forum

• By Michael Brestovansky Hawaii Tribune-Herald
• Sept. 24, 2024

The event, hosted by the Big Island Press Club at the Hilo Yacht Club, saw Mayor Mitch Roth and challenger Kimo Alameda respond to an array of questions. Read more

Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pa.

• Sept. 23, 2024

GOP effort to change Nebraska’s electoral system for Trump fails

• By Joseph Ax / Reuters
• Sept. 23, 2024

Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump’s opponent in the Nov. 5 election, is slightly favored to win one electoral vote from Nebraska’s 2nd congressional district, which includes Omaha. Read more

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt to face more serious charges

• By Andrew Goudsward / Reuters
• Sept. 23, 2024

The suspect, Ryan Routh, 58, was ordered to remain in jail without bond to await trial on two gun-related charges. Read more

Top aides resign from embattled N.C. candidate’s campaign

• By Robert Matthew Hernandez /New York Times
• Sept. 23, 2024

Among the resignations was his top campaign consultant, Conrad Pogorzelski III, who for years had been one of Robinson’s most loyal confidants and who had been the only consultant to take a chance on him during his run for lieutenant governor four years ago. Read more

Harris agrees to CNN debate but Trump rejects it as ‘too late’

• By Reuters
• Sept. 21, 2024

Harris and Trump debated each other for the first time on Sept. 10. Read more