Some House Republicans slam Vance as Trump’s VP pick: ‘The worst choice’
A number of House Republicans are privately bashing former President Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, warning that the pick will not help — and could hurt — the party’s...
View ArticleSpending fight turns to stopgap as House GOP stumbles
House Republicans are turning their focus to a debate over whether to fund the government through December or into next year after their hopes of passing 12 full-year funding bills before the August...
View ArticleNebraska Supreme Court upholds law restricting both medical care for...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska law that combined abortion restrictions with another measure to limit gender-affirming health care for minors does not violate a state constitutional amendment requiring...
View ArticleVolunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Harris atop the...
The day after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race for the White House, Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee's Michigan campaign office saw 650 people sign up to volunteer. The next night in Nevada,...
View ArticleVance defends 'sarcastic’ ‘childless cat ladies’ remarks amid blowback
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Friday addressed the firestorm brewing around his recently resurfaced remarks that the country was being run by “childless cat ladies,” calling it a “sarcastic comment” and...
View Article2024 Election Latest: Harris urges people to vote as campaign heats up, Trump...
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s...
View ArticleFBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting...
View ArticleTrump is returning to Minnesota with Midwesterner Vance to try to swing...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Donald Trump is taking his campaign back to Minnesota, a state that has favored Democrats but that the former president thinks could be in his reach this year. Trump is set to...
View ArticleHarris freshens up her message on the economy as Trump and Republicans go...
WASHINGTON (AP) — All of the sudden it's Kamala Harris ' economy — a major opportunity as well as a possible risk for the likely Democratic presidential nominee. Shortly after President Joe Biden left...
View ArticleHarris 'veepstakes' reaches fever pitch
Chatter and speculation surrounding Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate options is reaching a fever pitch as Democrats jockey for their preferred candidates. While most of the “veepstakes”...
View ArticleGOP pollster: Trump talking about Harris as ‘DEI candidate’ would ‘backfire’
(The Hill) — Republican pollster Whit Ayres said in a new interview it would be a mistake for former President Trump to join some fellow Republicans in calling Vice President Harris a diversity,...
View ArticleKelly emerges as a top contender for Harris's VP pick
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has risen to near the top of the list of possible running mates as Vice President Harris considers who she wants to run alongside her. Kelly has been sent vetting materials...
View ArticleJoe Biden is out and Kamala Harris is in. Disenchanted voters are taking a...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Carolyn Valone was not going to cast a presidential vote in November. The 84-year-old Democrat from St. Louis said she “just cannot forgive Joe Biden for Gaza” and his continued...
View ArticleCalls for unity after Trump shooting quickly dissipate
The calls for national unity following a shooting at a Trump rally lasted less than a week. Following the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Trump, President Biden gave primetime...
View Article100 days out from Election Day: Here's what to watch
Sunday marks 100 days until voters head to the polls for what has already been a tumultuous election, raising questions about what the next several months will hold in store. In a span of less than a...
View ArticleKamala Harris has America focused on multiracial identity
An election year that was already bitterly partisan has been completely upended by President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 White House race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. But...
View ArticleMisinformation floods social media in wake of breakneck news cycle
A weeks-long, breakneck news cycle has set off a parallel explosion of misinformation online, which experts warn could make it harder to parse out what is real versus what is fake as the 2024 election...
View ArticleHarris's rise comes amid new political landscape for women
Vice President Harris is staring down the political reality that she could be the nation’s first female president, and her rapid rise is posing new challenges for Republicans and Democrats on how to...
View ArticleTrump and Harris enter 99-day sprint to decide an election that has suddenly...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability hung over the U.S. presidential election. Donald Trump's allies gleefully predicted a landslide victory during a Republican National...
View ArticleBiden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at 'breach' as...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the...
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