An Arizona grand jury that had already indicted 18 of Donald Trump’s allies also wanted to charge the former president himself. Prosecutors advised the jury members against doing so because they felt it would be prosecuting someone for the same crime twice and were concerned about a lack of evidence, according to the Washington Post. […]
President Joe Biden is planning to hit the 2024 campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris, breaking from his past few weeks of relative silence. After stepping down as the Democratic nominee on July 22, Biden has been relatively quiet, with media attention moving to his successor. He is due to break that self-imposed exile […]
Former President Donald Trump expressed more of a willingness to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on the originally proposed date than he has in recent days. When President Joe Biden was still in the race, he and Trump were set to debate on ABC News on Sept. 10. Since Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee, […]
Former President Donald Trump was surprised by Vice President Kamala Harris‘s running mate selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and said he “could not be more thrilled” with her decision. Walz, a two-term Minnesota governor, was selected as Harris’s running mate on Tuesday over reported finalists Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA). […]
In the wake of Vice President Kamala Harris tapping him to be her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has resigned as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association. According to the bylaws of the DGA, Walz was no longer able to lead the organization after becoming a candidate for federal office. Walz will be replaced […]
Biden’s legacy protections President Joe Biden hasn’t spent the last 3 1/2 years expecting to spend his last six months in office scrambling to protect his legacy. Until three weeks ago, he was confident he was returning as his party’s standard-bearer and appeared confident in his ability to defeat former President Donald Trump again. The […]
(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, for choosing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, calling him “dangerous” and “radical.” He also blasted Walz as a border crisis denier, for opposing border wall funding, and advocating for Minnesota to be a so-called […]
(The Center Square) – Twelve casinos filed a lawsuit last week demanding that unregulated skill game operators pay the same 54% tax rate applied to slot machines. While the industry claims this would make the levy constitutionally fair, critics argue it’s another tactic meant to squash their competition. The turf war between Pennsylvania’s 17 casinos […]
(The Center Square) – Once a top candidate, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday lauded the decision of Vice President Kamala Harris in putting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on the Democrats’ presidential ticket. “Kamala Harris has picked an outstanding running mate in Governor Tim Walz,” Cooper said in a statement posted to social media. […]
(The Center Square) – Washington state’s long-time attorney general and a former county sheriff will face off to be Washington’s next governor this November. Based on Tuesday night’s initial returns, Democrat Attorney General Bob Ferguson will face former King County Sheriff and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, in the general election. Initial primary returns showed Ferguson way […]