The new president of a nonprofit teacher organization that has long operated in the Springfield district — but had grown quiet of late — spoke at the school board meeting Tuesday to introduce himself and vow to show up at more meetings. The Missouri State Teachers Association has been active in Springfield Public Schools for […]
ATLANTA — Ahead of the presidential debate, both Republicans and Democrats are using the attention around the high-profile matchup to further their Black voter outreach efforts, with a particular focus on Black men. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign deployed several high-profile Black surrogates — Reps. Byron Donalds of Florida and Wesley Hunt of Texas, along […]
Living in a tent on a grassy strip of land in downtown Peoria is not an easy life, but it is a “tolerable” one, says Glenn Giles, a homeless man living in the city. Giles, 59, has been living in a tent — one of roughly eight that make up a small encampment in downtown […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump’s allies are working to win over Arab American voter s who are unhappy with President Joe Biden’s support for Israel. The effort is led by Massad Boulos, whose son married Tiffany Trump, the former president’s younger daughter, two years ago. Boulos, a Lebanese-born businessman, is now using his connections […]
READING, Pa. (AP) — The pastor opened with a prayer in Spanish, asking that the Lord’s spirit and guidance direct the proceedings without offering an English translation. Most of the around 50 attendees were white and weren’t appearing to follow along, though they knew enough to sing out “Amen!” at the end. Thus began former […]
A new Pew Research Center report might seem to give a boost to Donald Trump and other Republicans who hope to use conspiracy theories about the federal government to reach Black voters. But if you dig into the numbers, it’s also clear why that approach will fail. The report’s headline is a bit more provocative […]
This article was originally published in Stateline. When outreach worker Leah Marks shows up at homes in Sanford, Maine — a small manufacturing city 18 miles inland and a world away from tony Kennebunkport — the kids know it’s time to walk with her to the school bus. Her walks often involve snow and ice […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden is kicking off her husband’s outreach to older voters, an effort that will blend rallies and phone banks with social events like bingo nights and pickleball games. While President Joe Biden is in Italy attending the Group of Seven summit, the first lady will travel to four swing […]
FAL RIVER — When Massachusetts Department of Transportation notified the city a few weeks ago it was going to break up three homeless encampments along state land abutting Interstate 195 and Route 24 for safety concerns, Fall River’s outreach team, which has for a number of years been aiding the homeless and drug-addicted, knew it […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top ally and potential running mate of former President Donald Trump is launching a new effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November’s elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, will lead a […]
A super PAC affiliated with Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) launched an initiative Thursday with an ambitious goal of expanding the GOP coalition among voters of color. A move that comes as Scott, whose name has been floated for vice president, and other Republicans are touting those voters’ new openness to the GOP. Great Opportunity PAC, […]
PHILADELPHIA — You could almost feel bad for U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, a Republican from Texas sent by former President Donald Trump on Tuesday to court Black voters in this northeastern city in a swing state. Hunt’s Black voter outreach was pegged to the opening of Trump’s first campaign office in Pennsylvania’s largest city. That […]