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Harris on campaign front lines with Biden indisposed

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned Thursday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as President Joe Biden remained in COVID-19 quarantine in Delaware. Harris’s trip puts her center stage as Biden remains in quarantine while calls for him to exit the 2024 presidential race and as the possibility that she would replace him atop the ticket continue to grow. […]

Sierra Leone man who allegedly smuggled ‘thousands’ of illegal immigrants over southern border indicted

A Sierra Leone man has been indicted for allegedly smuggling “thousands” of illegal immigrants into the United States by way of the southern border, according to the Department of Justice. The DOJ unsealed an indictment that contained federal criminal charges against 42-year-old Abdul Karim Conteh of Sierra Leone and alleged he oversaw a human smuggling […]

Federal judge dismisses GOP lawsuit over counting postmarked mail ballots in Nevada

A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Republicans and former President Donald Trump’s campaign challenging state law regarding mail ballots received after Election Day. The Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign filed the lawsuit in May, arguing the state law, which allows ballots received up to four days after Election […]

Andrew Cuomo testing political waters as campaign committee pays pollster $67,000

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo looks to be gearing up for another shot at a political office as his campaign committee paid a pollster about $67,700 for “polling costs,” according to state financial disclosures reviewed by the Washington Examiner. According to the Expedition Strategies website, the pollster works “collaboratively with campaigns, companies, and advocacy […]

Appeals court blocks Biden student loan forgiveness SAVE Plan

A federal appeals court on Thursday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, which seeks to lower payments for more than 8 million borrowers. President Joe Biden‘s Saving on a Valuable Education Plan is the latest income-driven repayment program that intends to offer affordable payment plans and pathways to student loan forgiveness at […]

Biden campaign denies it barred Scholten from its Michigan efforts

The Biden-Harris campaign is denying any involvement with the exclusion of battleground Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) from a coordinated campaign effort in Michigan after she called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Scholten, a first-term House Democrat who flipped a Republican stronghold in 2022, was reportedly cut off from a coordinated […]

Teenager charged with stealing SUV belonging to Trump campaign

A 17-year-old was arrested over the weekend for stealing a Chevrolet Tahoe that belonged to former President Donald Trump‘s campaign advance team. The vehicle was stolen from the Pfister Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee, where Trump is staying for the Republican National Convention this week. The SUV was stolen around 4 a.m. on Saturday, according to […]

Disney World ditches animatronic potentially offensive to alcoholics

Walt Disney World reopened one of its attractions on Wednesday following a six-month refurbishment, though one animatronic character, Liver Lips McGrowl, was noticeably absent from the lineup. The character, which had been one of 18 animatronic bears at the “Country Bear Jamboree” in Magic Kingdom, had been part of the attraction since 1971, when Disney […]

Republicans view New York as ripe to flip into GOP control

MILWAUKEE — Republican lawmakers are targeting a handful of battleground states that are prime opportunities to flip in 2024 as part of their efforts to win the White House in November. But GOP leaders are also homing in on one unlikely target: New York.  New York has long been a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections […]

Collection of Trump poems sold at RNC: ‘An actual poetic genius?’

Two artists are selling a collection of former President Donald Trump’s tweets at the Republican National Convention titled The Collected Poems of Donald J. Trump. Friends Gregory Woodman and Ian Pratt are selling the 400-page book for $45, bound in a cover usually seen on classic poetry collections. The project appears to be satirical but […]
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