TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran‘s Revolutionary Guard said a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported Saturday. The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during a visit to his state this week, suggesting he may have a favorite candidate as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris considers who to select as her running mate. Sanders traveled to Minnesota, to join Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Saturday for a rally ahead of […]
Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) office issued a proclamation Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee’s term, not even two months, in the House of Representatives. On the same […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), are holding a joint rally Saturday evening in Atlanta. The rally, scheduled to start at 5 p.m., will take place at the Georgia State University Convocation Center. Vice President Kamala Harris held a campaign rally at the same venue earlier this week. […]
Electability and personal connection are among Vice President Kamala Harris‘s top considerations as she contemplates her second-in-command short list. While candidates such as Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) could help Harris win their battleground home states, her histories with them and the other men who are reportedly vice presidential finalists are relatively sparse. Harris’s […]
Former President Donald Trump dragged Vice President Kamala Harris into his latest quest to remove a gag order placed on him. Trump tried to tie Harris to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s decision to bring a New York hush-money case against him and later wielded his subsequent conviction and gag order to keep him from […]
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) has done his part as former President Donald Trump‘s vice presidential nominee to amplify his attempts to goad Vice President Kamala Harris into a debate. Vance described Trump’s proposal for a debate on Fox News in Pennsylvania on Sept. 4 before a “full arena audience” as a “masterstroke.” “The Kamala campaign […]
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is downplaying reports she led the pressure campaign to push President Joe Biden to step down as the 2024 Democratic nominee. “No, I wasn’t the leader of any pressure [campaign],” Pelosi told CBS in a clip of an interview that aired on Saturday. “Let me say things that I didn’t […]
When former President Donald Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris was quick to challenge Vance to a debate. In her congratulatory voicemail, Harris urged Vance to accept a debate on CBS News on either July 23 (since passed) or Aug. 13. “Vice President Harris is prepared to […]
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy warned playing identity politics is not worth sacrificing American unity as two of the country’s top political figures fire up tribal warfare. Identity-charged campaigning has become a major part of the political discourse during the 2024 presidential campaign of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump made […]
