In the Rio Grande Valley, what’s on voters’ minds ahead of the election?
With Election Day approaching, candidates up and down the ballot are making their final push to reach voters. CBS News Texas has been following the polls and covering political events all year long in a quest to find the Texas State of Mind.
But ultimately, it’s the people who matter and who will decide what happens. In an effort to get a better understanding of what voters across the Lone Star State will be thinking about as they cast their ballots, reporter Jason Allen and a CBS News Texas crew are spending the weeks leading up to the election traveling across the state, speaking to people from the Chihuahuan Desert to the Pineywoods.
Last week, Jason traveled to the Texas High Plains. This week, we head to the southernmost region in the state: the Rio Grande Valley.
Read more from CBS News Texas and watch the full report in the player above.
With early voting under way in Chicago, undecided voters seem to be hard to find
Early voting expanded this week across Cook County, and on Tuesday night, CBS News Chicago talked with some people casting their ballots ahead of Election Day.
As of Tuesday night, nearly 107,000 ballots had been received in Chicago—including those cast in person and by mail. Among those who have already voted or are waiting to cast their ballots, CBS News Chicago did not find any undecided voters.
Underneath the Clark/Lake ‘L’ stop downtown, ballots are being counted at Chicago’s voting Supersite.
William Howell, Professor of American Politics, University of Chicago
“The stakes of this election are incredibly high, and it’s close,” said William Howell, the Sydney Stein Professor of American Politics at the University of Chicago. “I think Chicago is going to clearly break blue, and Illinois at the top of the ticket is going to break blue.”
How to watch the Mondaire Jones and Mike Lawler debate for New York’s 17th Congressional District
Mondaire Jones and Mike Lawler are in one of the most closely watched House races in New York’s 17th Congressional District, which represents all of Rockland and Putnam counties and parts of Westchester and Dutchess.
CBS News New York is hosting a live debate between the candidates Wednesday night in New York City.
You can watch the debate live on CBS News New York.
You can also find our stream on the free CBS News App, Pluto TV and other streaming services.
The debate will also be broadcast on New York 55.
Read more here.
Eminem endorses Harris at Detroit rally with Obama
Eminem endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally with Obama at a rally in Detroit, Eminem’s hometown.
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“As most of you know, the city of Detroit and the whole state of Michigan mean a lot to me. And going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever,” Eminem, a longtime critic of former President Donald Trump, told the crowd. “And I think it’s important to use your voice. So I’m encouraging everybody to get out and vote.”
Obama walked out to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” saying “my palms are sweaty,” a line from the song. He then rapped several lines from “Lose Yourself.”
Trump privately praised Hitler, would govern like a dictator, former chief of staff says
Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly in a pair of interviews released Tuesday voiced serious concerns about Trump’s ability to lead, saying he fits “the general definition of fascist,” had privately praised Adolf Hitler and his generals — and would govern like a dictator if he returns to the White House.
The Trump campaign denied Kelly’s accounts in both stories.
Walz: “Trump is descending into madness”
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz on Tuesday night responded to a report in The Atlantic that Trump had praised Hitler’s generals, saying it made him “sick as hell.”
“The guardrails are gone,” Walz said. ” Trump is descending into this madness. A former president of the United States and the president of the United States says he wants generals like Adolf Hitler had. Think about it. And he already has the Supreme Court in his pocket. They’ve effectively given him full immunity.”
Harris tells NBC’s Hallie Jackson: “Of course” team is prepared if Trump declares victory
Vice President Kamala Harris, asked by NBC News’ Hallie Jackson if her team has a plan, should Trump declare victory on election night before all the votes are counted, said she’ll be ready.
“We’ve got two weeks to go, and I’m very much grounded in the present, in terms of the task at hand, and we will deal with election night and the days after, as they come, and we have the resources and the expertise and the focus on that, as well,” she told Jackson in an interview that aired Tuesday on “NBC Nightly News”