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New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference after he was subpoenaed by the federal grand jury at New York City Hall on August 16, 2024 in New York. YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The unraveling of Eric Adams' administration

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The sun rises over the city of Springfield, Ohio, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption

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Haitians consider leaving Springfield, Ohio, after they're accused of eating pets

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Former President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Wednesday. Trump, who owns more than half of Truth Social's parent company, is now facing a decision over whether to start selling off his $2 billion stake. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Trump's Truth Social reaches a business milestone. Will he cash out his stake?

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A voter fills out their New Hampshire presidential primary ballot at a polling location in Bedford on Jan. 23. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday. At the event, he continued to criticize migrants from Haiti, saying those with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or other authorized immigration status are "illegal aliens" who should be deported. Karl B DeBlaker/AP hide caption

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Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien speaks during a rally with workers and union members as part of an "Amazon Teamsters Day of Solidarity" on Aug. 29, 2024 in Long Beach, California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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TEAMSTERS DON'T ENDORSE

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Zach Manifold is the elections director in suburban Atlanta’s Gwinnett County, where training for 2,000 poll workers begins this week. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption

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[GRINGLAS] GA ELECTION BOARD AND OFFICIALS

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A hazmat crew from the National Guard's Civilian Support Team investigates after a suspicious package was delivered to election officials at the Missouri secretary of state's Jefferson City, Mo., office on Tuesday. Summer Ballentine/AP hide caption

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Former President Trump attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., on Tues. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A voter places a ballot in a drop box outside of the Maricopa County Elections Department on Aug. 2, 2022 in Phoenix. A records flaw risks blocking nearly 100,000 people from voting in state and local races in Arizona in the upcoming elections. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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LaTosha Brown says she is frightened the election results in Georgia won't be certified quickly due to new rule changes. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR hide caption

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BLACK VOTERS MATTER CO-FOUNDER

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Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ., accompanied by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, left, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., right, speaks about the need to protect rights to in vitro fertilization (IVF), before Senate vote on the issue. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption

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Vice President Harris answers questions during a moderated conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists hosted by WHYY on Tuesday in Philadelphia. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Harris calls Trump's remarks about Haitian immigrants in Springfield a 'crying shame'

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The scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach after the arrest of a man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, 2024. Carlos Escalona/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption

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Attempts on Trump's life fuel climate of political violence

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Military musicians perform in Moscow's Red Square on Sept. 1, 2024. Researchers at Microsoft say Russia is pivoting its online influence operations to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, in the final stretch of the election. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 30, 2022. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption

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Before an alleged attempt to kill Trump, man says he recruited soldiers for Ukraine

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The Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, greets supporters during a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 13, just two days before an apparent assassination attempt as he played golf in Florida. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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