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US Election: Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in several battleground states, various polls say

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US Election: Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in several battleground states, various polls say

Washington:US Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead over her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in several key battleground states like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to various polls released here. Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, enjoys a slight lead over former president Trump in Michigan, as per the latest poll released by UMass … Read more

Microsoft Deal Is A Game Changer For U.S. Nuclear

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Microsoft Deal Is A Game Changer For U.S. Nuclear

In 1979, the Three Mile Island nuclear plant came to embody Americans’ fears about atomic energy, after one of its two reactors partially melted down in what became the worst accident in the U.S. industry’s history, despite no one dying or getting sick from radiation. Now the Londonderry, Pennsylvania, facility could become a symbol of … Read more

Orthodox Jews Aim To Juice Turnout In A Make-Or-Break State For 2024 Election

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Orthodox Jews Aim To Juice Turnout In A Make-Or-Break State For 2024 Election

LOWER MERION, Pennsylvania ― A Jewish group which played a key role in the ouster of progressive Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) earlier this year is now targeting Pennsylvania in the presidential race, aiming to put on a formally nonpartisan show of Jewish voters’ power in the state most likely to decide the 2024 presidential election. … Read more

The Koch Network Has A Backup Plan For A Trump Defeat

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The Koch Network Has A Backup Plan For A Trump Defeat

LANGHORNE, Pa. — In a hotel conference room a little over 20 miles northeast of the Philadelphia venue where the two major parties’ presidential nominees were set to debate hours later, a conservative group was preparing to rally its supporters Tuesday morning behind a Republican candidate locked in a tight battle for Pennsylvania votes. No, … Read more

Little Debate That Pennsylvania Is Key As Harris And Trump Prep For Philly Showdown

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Little Debate That Pennsylvania Is Key As Harris And Trump Prep For Philly Showdown

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just tens of … Read more

Tim Walz Accuses Trump Of ‘Rooting Against America’

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Tim Walz Accuses Trump Of ‘Rooting Against America’

Tim Walz has blasted the pessimism at the heart of the Republican presidential campaign, accusing former President Donald Trump and his allies of “rooting against America.” While barnstorming through Pennsylvania on Wednesday, the Democratic vice presidential nominee compared Trump’s vision of America to the dystopia of the “Mad Max” movies. He said the GOP campaign … Read more

Here’s How Self-Serve Gas Created Giant Buc-ee’s Stations

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Here’s How Self-Serve Gas Created Giant Buc-ee’s Stations

Photo: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) Rivalries between regional gas station chains, like Buc-ee’s in Texas or Sheetz and Wawa on the East Coast, reached a fever pitch in recent years. While regional pride played a factor in the rivalries that developed between brand fans, the drive to draw customers through their doors and make a … Read more

Trump RFK Jr. exit plan stalls in Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin

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Trump RFK Jr. exit plan stalls in Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures during Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump’s rally in Glendale, Arizona, Aug. 23, 2024. Go Nakamura | Reuters When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his independent White House bid and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August, he laid out an electoral strategy he … Read more

Ukraine War Sparks Revival For Historic 116-Year-Old Scranton Arms Factory

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Ukraine War Sparks Revival For Historic 116-Year-Old Scranton Arms Factory

SCRANTON, Pa. ― Father Myron Myronyuk, the pastor of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church, remembers the generosity of his neighbors when Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine began. Myronyuk, a native of Western Ukraine who moved to the United States in 2008, said he spent part of the first day of the invasion lighting the altar’s … Read more

Harris Looks To Biden For A Boost In The Battleground State Of Pennsylvania

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Harris Looks To Biden For A Boost In The Battleground State Of Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are co-headlining a campaign event Monday in the marquee battleground state of Pennsylvania as Harris balances presenting herself as “a new way forward” while remaining intensely loyal to Biden and the policies he has pushed. The pair will attend Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade and … Read more