The Biden campaign reiterated the president’s statement that he would debate former President Donald Trump, who is the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party, ahead of the 2024 election. President Joe Biden stated last month in an interview that he would be “happy to debate” the former president, while Trump has stated online that he […]
Progressive Democrats are rallying around “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who is facing a censure resolution that accuses her of antisemitic remarks, with many calling the effort “Islamophobic.” Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and Whip Greg Casar (D-TX) released a statement in support of Omar on Wednesday, blasting the censure move as […]
Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York for allegedly falsifying records of a hush money payment, but his defense attorneys made the case in court this week that the way the Trump Organization recorded the expense was aboveboard. Jeffrey McConney, a former controller who oversaw accounting at Trump’s company, testified this week […]
Former President Donald Trump’s super PAC, Make America Great Again Inc., has debuted on the embattled social media app TikTok with the handle @MAGA. This is the first Trump-affiliated TikTok account, which will serve to expand his reach on major social media apps. President Joe Biden’s campaign already has a TikTok account. “There’s millions of […]
RACINE, Wisconsin — President Joe Biden talked up a $3.3 billion Microsoft project in battleground Wisconsin while needling his general election opponent in a Wednesday speech. Former President Donald Trump held a similar event in Racine six years ago to promote a $10 billion development from Taiwanese chip manufacturer Foxconn, one that ended up being scaled […]
President Joe Biden’s lackluster campaign is losing one of the few key Democratic talking points left in the 2024 election besides abortion. It’s an issue that has become dominant even in many House and Senate races since the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. As former President Donald Trump edges closer to winning back the White House, […]
Republican Dave McCormick bashed Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), his Democratic opponent in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, for walking a political tightrope on Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), an outspoken critic of Israel whose campaign he supported this cycle. Casey, running for a fourth term in the fall, has attempted to create daylight between himself and Lee, one […]
The White House is standing by CIA Director Bill Burns and other U.S. negotiators participating in the Israel–Hamas ceasefire talks. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the prospect of a personnel change after Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) expressed concern about the negotiation’s progress as Israel starts military operations in Rafah, Gaza. “Our […]
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, a Democrat, has quietly cut funding from a program that allows homeless people a safe space to sleep at night despite awarding the nonprofit organization that runs it more than half a million dollars to expand just six months earlier. The move marks a 180-degree turn from the efforts of his […]
A GOP-backed ad attacking Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has been pulled from the air for including falsehoods. The ad claimed Baldwin “cut Medicare funding and used that money to subsidize electric vehicles.” Democrats believe the ad was referring to Baldwin’s vote in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act, which did not cut Medicare but left […]
