The two candidates vying to replace outgoing Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) have made approaches to environmental issues major focuses of their Utah Senate battle. Ahead of November’s general election, Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) and leftist activist Caroline Gleich are forcing climate groups to take sides on a traditionally Democratic issue. Curtis is the founder and […]
A 22-year-old man who brought a firearm near the Capitol has been sentenced to two years in prison. Ahmir Lavon Merrell brought the AR-style rifle and 73 rounds of ammunition to the Capitol grounds last fall. Earlier this year, Merrel pleaded guilty to one count of illegal receipt of a firearm. In addition to two […]
A new statewide poll is showing Vice President Kamala Harris with a slight lead over former President Donald Trump in Arizona as she prepares to campaign in the Grand Canyon state with her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), on Friday. The HighGround Public Affairs survey, which came out Thursday, found that Harris holds 44.4% […]
President Joe Biden held his first public event Thursday since last week, when he celebrated the successful prisoner swap with Russia. The president welcomed the 2023 World Series champion Texas Rangers to the White House East Room, where he celebrated the team’s historic playoff run after failing to win the division last summer. “As you […]
Vice President Kamala Harris sharpened her pitch to labor unions in a Thursday speech at the United Auto Workers headquarters. “It’s good to be in the house of labor!” Harris said before a backdrop of the UAW logo superimposed on a cinderblock wall. Unions are traditionally strong financial and organizing backers of Democrats, and most […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday reposted a fake poll showing that 47% of Israelis agree that Israeli soldiers should have a right to rape Palestinians. She later removed her repost from the since-deleted post from Noura Erakat, a Palestinian American activist. The poll was doctored and originally asked Israelis if the government had surrendered […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has denied claims he lobbied against the selection of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. “No, I never directed anyone on my team or anyone to do that. So that’s just not true,” Fetterman told MSNBC’s Ali Vitali when asked if his team had reached out […]
Former President Donald Trump‘s wide-ranging and, at points, rambling press conference Thursday snatched back media attention from Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign, which has dominated the national attention with the announcement of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate. Trump denounced Harris’s lack of questioning from the press and trashed her first presidential run […]
Footage capturing the moment a local police officer confronted former President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin before he opened fire at the July 13 rally was released by police on Thursday. Lt. Matthew Pearson, the acting chief of the Butler Township Police Department, shared the bodycam footage with the Washington Examiner. The videos show the experiences […]
President Joe Biden spoke to both Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen on Thursday, the one-year anniversary of the Maui wildfires. The disaster left 102 people dead and destroyed the historic community of Lahaina, making it the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history. “They discussed the Biden-Harris Administration’s determination to provide sustained […]
