President Joe Biden was so widely viewed as the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party that two states did not hold primaries earlier this year, and that decision could help seal the deal quicker for Vice President Kamala Harris to get the party’s presidential nomination. Harris is poised to win the party’s nomination at a […]
A majority of Democratic challengers outraised incumbent Republicans last quarter by an average of $235,000 as Vice President Kamala Harris energized the Democratic base with her candidacy. According to a Politico analysis of competitive House races, Democratic challengers have taken in more money than their GOP opponents in 17 of 29 House districts named. That’s […]
The first round of August’s Social Security payments, worth up to $4,873 for the highest-income earners who retire at age 70, will go out to the first group of retirees on Aug. 14. Here is everything to know about this month’s Social Security payments. What is it? Former President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social […]
(The Center Square) – “Leadership” by a “statesman,” Democratic North Carolina political leaders say, was evident when President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address. Seventy-eight hours of silence to the nation he leads since Sunday’s awkward exit for reelection ended Wednesday night with President Joe Biden speaking to Americans. The state’s Democrats heaped praise […]
(The Center Square) – Questions persist around whether Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is or is not being vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate for Kamala Harris. President Joe Biden announced Sunday he was not seeking reelection. He later endorsed Vice President Harris to be the nominee. Democratic leaders, including Pritzker, followed suit with endorsements […]
(The Center Square) – The California Supreme Court ruled gig workers can continue to be treated as independent contractors, not employees, dealing a blow to the state legislature’s labor regulations. The ruling upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 22, a 2020 ballot initiative that classified gig workers for companies such as Uber and Postmates as independent workers. A […]
Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-OH) showed off her gymnastics skills in a campaign ad as the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Paris is set to unfold Friday afternoon. The ad shows Sykes, a former state gymnastics champion, flipping off the end of a balance beam. “They’ll twist everything to scare you,” she said. “But […]
(The Center Square) – Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels took a stand on Thursday, calling on Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown to pull her sales tax increase from the ballot before it results in a massive funding cut to the jails. Nowels took to an informal newsletter thread on Thursday morning to give his two cents on the […]
(The Center Square) – With 103 days to Nov. 5, Democrats are out-fundraising Republicans in the top state-wide elections across North Carolina. These races, often called the Council of State election races, include the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioners of agriculture, insurance, and labor, the secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction. […]
Kamala’s path to victory Democrats’ shiny new object in the form of a new presidential candidate has been a boon. Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris is boasting historic fundraising numbers, hauling in $80 million in her first 24 hours and $124 million in less than a week. Voters are excited to turn out […]
