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Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris, but encourages against Trump, third-party votes
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Uncommitted movement, the pro-Palestinian group critical of the Biden administration’s handling of the war in Gaza, announced Thursday that it will not endorse Vice President [Read More…]
Harris campaign says it did not use Trump campaign materials sent from Iranian hackers
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said on Thursday that it did not use any materials that the FBI said Iranian hackers gathered from email accounts associated with former President Donald [Read More…]
Doug Emhoff blasts Gov. Sanders’ remarks about Harris not having biological children
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff blasted remarks made by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said Vice President Kamala Harris “doesn’t have anything to keep her humble” because she does [Read More…]
Biden calls rate cut ‘an important day for the country’
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on [Read More…]
Biden to celebrate progress of American economy in Thursday remarks
President Joe Biden speaks at a reception in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18, 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In remarks on Thursday [Read More…]
Iranian hackers sent ‘stolen’ Trump campaign material to individuals associated with Biden campaign: FBI
Westend61/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies released findings that Iranian hackers have continued efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, with “stolen” information from former President Donald Trump’s campaign being [Read More…]
Trump tells New York rally crowd he’s going to Springfield, Ohio, within two weeks
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump told a Long Island, New York, rally crowd on Wednesday night that he is going to Springfield, Ohio, the town he said on [Read More…]
House votes down Speaker Johnson’s funding plan as shutdown deadline approaches
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present. The measure failed by a 202-222-2 margin. [Read More…]
Vance kept up false claims about Haitian migrants after aide was told they were baseless
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An aide to Ohio Sen. JD Vance was informed by a top Springfield, Ohio, official earlier this month that claims about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs were false but [Read More…]
Teamsters union opts to not endorse any presidential candidate
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the most prominent and influential unions in the country, said Wednesday it will not endorse any presidential candidate this year. [Read More…]
Speaker Johnson’s funding plan expected to fail as shutdown deadline approaches
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday will forge ahead with a vote on his government funding plan despite it being expected to fail. “We’ll see what happens with the bill,” [Read More…]
Trump to hold Long Island rally in effort to court New Yorkers
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s efforts to appeal to New York, a blue state, continue with a large-scale rally in Long Island on Wednesday — Trump’s second rally [Read More…]
Trump blames Democrats for heated environment despite his own inflammatory rhetoric
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a campaign rally in July, he made an initial pitch for unity. It didn’t last long. And he’s taken [Read More…]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders swipes at Kamala Harris for not having biological children
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on September 17, 2024. (JEFF [Read More…]
Suspicious mail containing white powder sent to election offices in at least 16 states
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The FBI and Postal Service are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder substance that was sent to election offices in at least 16 states this week, according to an [Read More…]
Trump praises Secret Service response to apparent assassination attempt
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on Sept. 17, 2024. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP [Read More…]
Freed American Paul Whelan thanks lawmakers for bringing him home during Capitol Hill visit
US President Joe Biden, right, watches as Vice President Kamala Harris greets former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty [Read More…]
Senate IVF bill fails again to advance on mostly party line vote
Andriy Denisyuk/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Tuesday failed for a second time to advance an in vitro fertilization (IVF) protection bill by a vote of 51-44. The legislation needed 60 votes to advance. [Read More…]
‘It’s a crying shame:’ Harris pans ‘harmful’ attacks on Haitian migrants in NABJ interview
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris forcibly panned the recent “harmful” attacks on Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian migrants during a National Association of Black Journalists panel in Philadelphia [Read More…]
Trump Arlington cemetery incident still under investigation: Sources
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Law [Read More…]