Senate Democrats will try to advance legislation on Tuesday that would expand access to emergency abortions, the latest attempt to draw a contrast with Republicans on a topic that has galvanized Democrats and centrist voters across the country. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), the president pro tempore of the Senate, will seek unanimous consent to pass […]
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are demanding an investigation into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the United States this week, raising questions about whether it was intended to boost Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the November election. A group of nine House Republicans led by Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) is requesting information from the […]
The cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by internal disagreements over how best to spend its money in the 2024 elections to boost candidates who share their interests. The rift within cryptocurrency circles comes as the industry has poured a record amount of cash into races this cycle, spending more than $119 million. The spending accounts for almost half of […]
The Democratic-led Senate Judiciary Committee discussed the Supreme Court immunity decision in favor of former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling in witnesses, including a former Watergate prosecutor, to scrutinize the landmark ruling. “The court has always been subject to criticism,” former Deputy Solicitor General Philip Allen Lacovara, who served as counsel to the Watergate […]
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s vow to create a carve-out for the filibuster to pass abortion legislation has cost her support from Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV). Manchin, a centrist senator who has fought to maintain the filibuster, had been indicating he may support Harris’s bid for president after he left the Democratic Party earlier this year, […]
Former President Donald Trump appears to be riding off the backs of ticket splitters in Arizona, according to a major poll released Monday. Ticket splitting, a phenomenon where voters support one party’s candidate for president and the other’s for Congress, could change the game this November in the battleground state. The latest New York Times/Siena […]
Maryland filed a lawsuit against the shipping company responsible for the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, which left six workers dead. Maryland’s lawsuit mirrors other recent filings alleging the Singapore-based ship’s owner and manager, Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Group, knowingly sent a faulty ship into American-controlled waters. Earlier this year, the […]
Embattled Mayor Sheng Thao of Oakland, California, issued an executive order on Monday directing the city to start aggressively clearing homeless encampments. “Being unhoused is not a crime in Oakland, but it doesn’t give individuals the right to break other laws,” Thao said in a video statement posted on her YouTube page. “We must protect our critical […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) filmed herself saying several slang statements to promote Vice President Kamala Harris, calling former President Donald Trump “not chill.” Whitmer’s video, uploaded to X, marks the latest attempt by the Democratic Party to reach the young voter bloc. In the video, the Michigan governor said Harris’s campaign volunteers are “cooking with gas,” and […]
A bipartisan effort launched by Sens. Katie Britt (R-AL) and John Fetterman (D-PA) aims to mandate social media companies place mental health warning labels on their platforms. The legislation, named the Stop the Scroll Act, looks to inform social media users of the risks of using social media and will provide them with mental health […]
