The State Department plans to spend up to $100,000 training youth in the Ivory Coast how to design games that will “combat misinformation,” according to federal funding documents. Until Aug. 5, the State Department is accepting applications from outside groups to receive taxpayer dollars for the program, which is called “Unmasking Misinformation through Gaming,” the […]
A Democrat trying to flip a competitive seat in Iowa is going to have help from a huge fundraising haul. Lanon Baccam, a former official with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and first-time candidate, raised $1.3 million last quarter. Baccam is looking to flip Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District blue after Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) flipped […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) dismissed concerns that President Joe Biden will negatively affect vulnerable House Democrats if he remains the party’s nominee. Jeffries told reporters at a press conference Thursday that Democrats will win back the House if they can “clearly communicate” their agenda. When asked if he is worried if Biden is […]
Moscow and Beijing officials have issued rebukes of NATO amid its 75th anniversary summit taking place this week, following the release of the alliance’s communique on Wednesday. Russia is considered the primary threat to the alliance, but the communique also featured a strong rebuke of China, which members said was proving to be a “decisive […]
Just ten days into Maryland’s budget, Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) announced a proposal that will cut $150 million in spending across five state agencies and the state savings account in order to finance Medicaid and childcare. The proposed cuts will drain the states’ savings account by 10%. Moore shared his plans in an op-ed for […]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added two seats to its front-line initiative as it seeks to flip control of the House of Representatives in November, even as concerns mount at the top of the Democratic ticket. The DCCC added the candidate for New York’s 22nd Congressional District, John Mannion, and Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, Eugene […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will head to Mar-a-Lago to visit former President Donald Trump after the NATO summit. The conservative European leader, who has held the office since 2010, has been a close ally with Trump, during and after his presidency. His closeness with Trump is matched by his distance from President Joe Biden, […]
President Joe Biden‘s campaign remains confident he has a path to reelection, with his “clearest” stepping stones back to the White House this November being Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner, Biden campaign co-chair Jen O’Malley Dillon and campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez acknowledged “increased anxiety” after the president’s […]
The White House has approved disaster relief for 67 Texas counties affected by Hurricane Beryl in the midst of a tiff between President Joe Biden and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) over a delay in federal assistance. “President Biden approved 67 counties for federal disaster assistance after Texas requested a Major Disaster Declaration yesterday,” Abbott said […]
A statue of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank in Amsterdam has been vandalized with red “Gaza” graffiti. Photos posted to X on Tuesday show “Gaza” painted in red on the base of the monument in Merwedeplein, Amsterdam, near the residence where Frank lived with her family from 1933 to 1942. The act drew swift condemnation […]
