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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is expecting former President Donald Trump to declare victory on election night no matter the actual results.

Trump could claim victory no matter results, Harris camp says • NC Newsline Vice President Harris’ campaign is expecting former President Donald Trump to declare victory on election night no matter the actual results

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On Saturday, Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe. Here's more on that significant announcement 👇

In the final push of a tight campaign, Harris pledges federal recognition of Lumbee • NC Newsline Kamala Harris is expected to use a Saturday event in Charlotte to voice support for full federal recognition of the Lumbee Tribe.

Vance’s pledge that Trump would be a president for all Americans was drowned out by his running mate’s musings about Liz Cheney being shot.

JD Vance closes with a unity pitch in Selma. Trump’s violent rhetoric got in the way. • NC Newsline JD Vance said Friday that Donald Trump would be “the president for all of us,” not just supporters. But Trump’s violent rhetoric distracted from that focus.

A coalition of eight North Carolina human and civil rights groups are demanding the release of nearly 2,000 incarcerated people to ease what they are calling “dangerous, inhumane overcrowding,” in state prisons — a situation exacerbated by Hurricane Helene.

Human, civil rights call on NC officials to ease prison overcrowding • NC Newsline North Carolina human rights groups demand release of hundreds of incarcerated people due to overcrowding caused by Hurricane Helene

Key advice from the experts: Don’t put your absentee ballot in the regular mail and expect it will get to your county board of elections on time.

Tick Tock. It's almost Election Day. • NC Newsline NC elections officials talk about mailing absentee ballots, ballot selfies, and voting without and ID in the lead up to Election Day.

Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein raised 11 times as much as his Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in the North Carolina gubernatorial contest during the third quarter, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Here's what we know:

Stein raises $44.6M in NC governor’s race, 11 times more than Robinson • NC Newsline a look at third quarter campaign finance reports for candidates for North Carolina governor, lt. governor and attorney general

Voters in at least four North Carolina cities and towns will be asked to approve affordable housing bonds totaling $165 million in this year’s general election.

Affordable housing bonds totaling $165M on the ballot in four NC towns and cities • NC Newsline Voters in at least four North Carolina cities and towns will be asked to approve affordable housing bonds totaling $165 million

Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised to launch what he calls the “largest deportation program in American history” if reelected, targeting immigrants living in the United States without documentation — people whom he described in a rally this week as “vicious and bloodthirsty criminals.”

Trump’s mass deportation plan could rely on state cooperation • NC Newsline experts and close Trump affiliates say state and local actions could affect any mass deportation program he might attempt if elected

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remain locked in a tight race according to public polling, both campaigns are projecting confidence down the homestretch.

Both Harris and Trump campaigns display confidence as Election Day approaches • NC Newsline As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remain locked in a tight race according to public polling, both campaigns projected confidence Thursday

ICYMI: In Raleigh, former GOP officials say a sizable and mostly quiet group of conservatives agree with them that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/31/republicans-supporting-harris-say-whisper-caucus-could-swing-the-election/

Republicans supporting Harris say "Whisper Caucus" could swing the election • NC Newsline As the 2024 election enters its final stretch "Republicans for Harris" gathered in Raleigh to urge conservatives to vote against Trump.

Election rhetoric is causing innocent people to feel their lives are on the line https://ncnewsline.com/2024/11/01/election-rhetoric-is-causing-innocent-people-to-feel-their-lives-are-on-the-line/ (audio commentary)

Election rhetoric is causing innocent people to feel their lives are on the line • NC Newsline Election rhetoric is causing innocent people to feel their lives are on the line

In Raleigh, former GOP officials say a sizable and mostly quiet group of conservatives agree with them that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. They are urging those voters to vote accordingly.

Republicans supporting Harris say "Whisper Caucus" could swing the election • NC Newsline As the 2024 election enters its final stretch "Republicans for Harris" gathered in Raleigh to urge conservatives to vote against Trump.

“If you’re going to encourage investment in the United States of America, you’ve got to penalize the companies who choose to make their things in China,” Vance said.

Nobel economists and researchers have noted that Trump’s economic proposals would actually worsen inflation.

Vance seeks support from college students in High Point • NC Newsline In one of his last appearances in North Carolina before the election in five days, U.S. Senator JD Vance appeared at High Point University

Watching the election unfold as an undocumented American https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/31/life-on-the-line-watching-the-election-unfold-as-an-undocumented-american/ (commentary)

Life on the line: Watching the election unfold as an undocumented American • NC Newsline immigrant commentator explains why each campaign rally, debate, and potential policy change announcement feels personal

Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. One of the country’s top antitrust watchdogs said her agency is taking a hard look at the businesses and their practices.

Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates, pharmacy drug middlemen • NC Newsline The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division is taking a hard look the pharmacy benefit manager industry and its practices

ICYM, both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were in battleground NC on Wednesday. Here's what Harris told voters: https://tinyurl.com/yftzuvfc And here's what Trump had to say: https://tinyurl.com/24h3nb3e

With less than a week before the polls close on Nov. 5, the U.S. Justice Department Wednesday reiterated its efforts to protect voters’ access to the ballot box through its civil rights, national security and criminal divisions.

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights • NC Newsline the U.S. Justice Department reiterated its efforts to protect voting through its civil rights, national security and criminal divisions

North Carolina has a long ballot – spend some time schooling yourself https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/31/north-carolina-has-a-long-ballot-spend-some-time-schooling-yourself/ (audio commentary)

North Carolina has a long ballot – spend some time schooling yourself • NC Newsline Voting is a civic duty for all good citizens. Take a few minutes ncvoterguide.org to prepare and to do your part.

Throughout the Rocky Mount rally, Trump sought to cast himself and his supporters as the victims of hate, accusing Harris of running a “campaign of hate, anger, and retribution” immediately after calling her a “low-IQ individual.”

In Rocky Mount, Trump tries to turn the table on "garbage" remarks • NC Newsline Donald Trump went on the offensive in Rocky Mount, railing against Joe Biden for appearing to call his supporters “garbage.”

North Carolina’s five living former governors filed paperwork Tuesday in the Court of Appeals seeking leave to submit a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Gov. Roy Cooper’s legal challenge to a law that would shift the power to appoint state and county election boards to the General Assembly.

Former NC governors file motion in case challenging legislature's overhaul of election boards • NC Newsline former North Carolina governors are supporting Gov. Roy Cooper's challenge to a law changing how boards of election are appointed

The audience in Raleigh was electric, cheering loudly throughout the program — noise levels exceeded 100 decibels — and yelling “we’re not going back!”

Harris ignites enthusiasm in Raleigh as presidential contest comes down to the wire • NC Newsline Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally at Raleigh's Walnut Creek Amphitheater on Wednesday, with a capacity of 20,000.

Republicans presented no evidence of fraud...

NC Appeals Court rejects GOP attempt to block some overseas voters • NC Newsline NC courts turn back Republican attack on overseas voting. Republicans offered no evidence the law was being used to commit fraud.

Latino organizers in battleground states warned former President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportation could put an estimated one in three Latino families at risk of separation and “destabilize our economy.”

With less than a week before Election Day, Latino groups nationwide hosted a virtual call on Tuesday to rebuke Trump’s immigration policies as well as proposals outlined in Project 2025.

Swing state groups warn mass deportation will hurt economy, separate a third of Latino families • NC Newsline Latino organizers in battleground states warned Trump mass deportation plan could separate one in three Latino families and harm the economy