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Thousands of people gathered to watch Vice President Kamala Harris speak ahead of the election. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

At a press conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump called his Madison Square Garden rally a “lovefest.”

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe insulted Puerto Rico during a Trump event at Madison Square Garden. Here’s what to know about him.

Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage Sunday at one of the country’s most well-known venues.

Elon Musk spoke in a virtual townhall event Friday and said that his petition giveaway wasn’t meant to assist in voter registration.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

A new bill making its way through New York City Council would take away at least one major stress for pet owners living in the city. The just-introduced legislation would allow people to use their own paid sick time to take of their pets when necessary.

Voters born in the mid-to-late ’90s who have only known the Republican Party led by Donald Trump say the idea of a “normal election” feels foreign to them

The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.

A group of Marshall High School students in Fairfax County, Virginia, have been working for the past year to make it easier for students across the country to get registered to vote. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

The new Supreme Court term starts Monday with new cases on the docket and the possibility that emergency election-related cases could arise in the coming weeks.

Bruce Springsteen is endorsing Kamala Harris for president. The music superstar revealed his 2024 election choice in a lengthy social media video on Oct. 3, sharing why he backs the democratic candidate and her running mate, Tim Walz.

Preschools around the country are starting students early on civics education. The goal is nothing short of raising good citizens and strengthening democracy. Teachers are working with them on how to solve problems with classmates, how to deal with anger or disappointment without being hurtful, and how to think about others’ needs. In one Virginia preschool, students learned about democracy...

Minimum wage laws vary across the U.S., but how far does one hour of work actually get you? We break it down by Oreos … how many Oreos you can buy with your state’s minimum wage.

If she wins Delaware’s only House seat in November, the Democrat is poised to become the country’s first openly transgender member of Congress.

Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.

Angela Alsobrooks addressed a CNN report alleging improper use of tax breaks at her annual family barbeque. News4’s Arielle Hixson reports.  

President Joe Biden said he was thankful former President Donald Trump was OK, but said the Secret Service needs more help and that Congress should look into their needs.

Experts have told the News4 I-Team for months that support for politically motivated violence is at alarming levels in our country. It’s been 64 days since former President Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and we don’t know the motive behind Sunday’s apparent attempted assassination – but we do know that the environment surrounding the run-up...

While a study shows that support for political violence is slightly down from last year, but the people who support violence say they are more likely to use a gun in support of that goal. News4’s Ted Oberg explains.