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STORY: :: Police arrest protesters outside the U.S. presidential debate venue ::September 10, 2024 ::Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The nationally televised debate is occurring just eight weeks before the Nov. 5 election, and days before early voting will start in some states.

STORY: With a neck and neck presidential election two months away, money managers like Summit Place Advisors President and Founder Liz Miller expect more turbulence for stocks. “Well, from now, early September, through the election, I won't be surprised if we continue to see volatility. We know that October is often a worrisome month, and this year just will add to that because we're going right into the final days of the election. This election continues to look like it's a very close election. And so that just adds to Wall Street uncertainty.” As far as what happens after that, tax policy has emerged as a key focus. Trump: "A reduction in the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% solely for companies that make their product in America." That’s one part of Republican Candidate Donald Trump’s plan which Infrastructure Capital Advisors CEO Jay Hatfield likes. “Well, Trump could be better for the economy for really two reasons. First, tax policy. He's trying to cut corporate taxes, which is very positive for earnings and stocks. He's not going to increase the capital gains tax, and he's likely to deregulate a lot of industries, so like energy and banking. So, at the margin, he would be positive for stocks.” Harris: “We will pass a middle-class tax cut that will benefit more than 100 million Americans." Harris wants to give the middle class a break while raising corporate taxes. Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note that her plan would cut earnings at S&P 500 companies by 5% while Trump’s proposal would boost them about 4%. Though the bank said the economy would fare better overall if Harris won as new government spending would offset the impact of higher corporate taxes. The Democratic presidential candidate also has proposed raising the capital gains tax. Morgan Stanley said in note that the correlation between capital gains taxes and stock market performance is statistically insignificant, but the tax debate could lead to some volatility. Regardless of what the candidates propose on taxes, the winner will face a major decision because of the expiration next year of tax cuts signed into law by former President Trump. “The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expires at the end of 2025. And this is part of the reason both candidates are talking a lot about taxes. Congress is going to have to decide what to do, whether to change that act or renew it, and it sort of doesn't matter as much what the presidential candidates say, as much as what Congress decides.” And who controls Congress will play a significant role in how this plays out and potentially how the market does overall. “What's really most important for a positive outcome is to have Congress different than the president. So, if we have a Republican president and we have a Democratic Congress, Wall Street has traditionally done very well. Likewise, with a Democratic president and a Republican Congress, markets have done very well. When a single party dominates both Congress and the president, the markets have not done well historically.” Right now, the battle for control of Congress is as tight as the race for the White House.

While most Americans trust government-certified election results at least a “moderate” amount, Republicans are more likely to trust Donald Trump and his campaign, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts.

Door County, Wisconsin, has a record of consistently backing the presidential election’s winning candidate since 1996. CNN’s Gary Tuchman reports on how this ‘bellwether’ county could signal the outcome of the 2024 election.

STORY: :: The White House calls on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to release disputed election data :: Washington, D.C. :: September 9, 2024 JOURNALIST OFF-CAMERA: “What is the latest on what the U.S. is trying to do? And would they ever help Gonzalez (opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez) to come back to Venezuela?" :: John Kirby, White House national security spokesperson “I won't get into hypotheticals one way or another about Mr. Gonzalez or what his future might be. He wouldn't have had to seek political asylum if he wasn't accused of trumped up, ridiculous charges, and enforced in that manner to flee his own country. What needs to happen next is Mr. Maduro needs to heed the call of the international community and quite frankly, the Venezuelan people, and release the data so that the whole world can see what the Venezuelan people, who they voted for and that their democratic aspirations are met. We have in the past, you've seen it, levied sanctions against Mr. Maduro and his regime. I don't have any announcements today, but I can tell you we're constantly looking at what our options could be going forward depending on the decisions that Maduro makes.” Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a political and diplomatic crisis over July's disputed election. Gonzalez - who has challenged President Nicolas Maduro's declaration of victory - arrived at the Torrejon de Ardoz military base with his wife, Spain's foreign ministry said in a statement. The exit of the 75-year-old - seen by the U.S., the EU and other powers in the region as the winner of the disputed vote - came a week after Venezuelan authorities issued an arrest warrant for him, accusing him of conspiracy and other crimes.

Lawmakers returning to Capital Hill after their August recess are beginning efforts to fund the government ahead of an Oct. 1 shutdown deadline. Republicans unveiled their stopgap funding bill which includes a proposal to require proof of citizenship at the ballot box for federal elections. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the latest.

With 59 days to go until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will meet in Philadelphia for their first debate.