The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear a Democratic challenge aimed at blocking Green Party candidate Jill Stein from appearing on the ballot in the state. Last week, the Democratic National Committee filed a petition for original action, which asked Wisconsin’s high court to take up the case. On Monday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which […]
Nobody is listening There was a time not long ago when countries looked to the United States as more than a global police department. The physical ability to enforce rules and a particular U.S.-centric agenda on the world was an outgrowth of a general acknowledgment that America was the preeminent world leader, and crossing it […]
A lot has changed since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and was replaced as Democratic nominee by Vice President Kamala Harris. The latest change: Back when Biden was the presumptive nominee, Democrats did not want to be interrupted by former President Donald Trump during a debate. Now under Harris, they do. That’s […]
Executives at two technology companies met privately with Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and donated to his reelection campaign as he helped secure federal funding for their tech hub in Montana. The leadership team of defense-focused artificial intelligence company Reveal Technologies and venture capital firm Next Frontier Capital, part of a consortium focused on defense technology, […]
The United States has a problem. While American political leaders snipe at each other and the State Department prioritizes LGBT diplomacy across Africa and the world, China has sought to corner the world’s cobalt market. Most Americans may not think much about cobalt, but the twenty-first-century economy depends upon access to the metal. Nearly all lithium-ion rechargeable batteries […]
Former President Donald Trump is sitting down for a growing number of podcasts as he seeks to court a demographic that could prove key to his election hopes: young men. Trump has toured the podcast circuit in recent months, recording lengthy interviews with male influencers from comedian Theo Von to wrestler Logan Paul to streamer […]
CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump is hoping to blunt the momentum Vice President Kamala Harris is carrying out of the Democratic National Convention as both candidates prepare for the closing months of the 2024 race. Harris and Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) will embark on their second bus tour on Wednesday, […]
CHICAGO — While much of the news coverage has centered on the race for the White House and which party will control Washington, Democrats are plotting an overlooked but aggressive campaign to reshape the power dynamics in state capitals across the country. Republicans currently control 57 legislative chambers, while Democrats have majorities in 41. Both […]
A Democratic congressional candidate running in a competitive swing state race was once excoriated in court as an environmental lawyer for overbilling the federal government for “imaginary” legal services, court records show. Court records obtained by the Washington Examiner show Kirsten Engel, as a then-staff attorney for the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, now known as Earthjustice, faced condemnation […]
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he’s been tapped to join the Trump administration transition team. In his role, Kennedy would select personnel for the next Trump administration. He made the announcement in an interview with Tucker Carlson. “I’m going to work to get him elected and … I’m working with the campaign. We’re working […]
