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RFK Jr. withdraws from Arizona ballot amid questions about campaign
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork late Thursday to take himself off the ballot in Arizona amid questions about the future of his campaign. “RFK Jr.’s campaign filed official paperwork with our office today withdrawing him from AZ’s 2024 election,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) said Thursday in a post…
Opinion: Defenders of a failed status quo are spreading a myth that school choice is racist
The modern educational choice movement, which has its roots in classical liberal thinkers, was not born in 1950s Southern racism, but in inner city Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and Cleveland, and was led by Black intellectuals, activists, and elected officials.
Trump campaign launches website targeting Harris on ‘border bloodbath’
The Trump campaign launched a website Friday highlighting fentanyl deaths and arrests of migrants who entered the country illegally as the former president gets increasingly aggressive taking on Vice President Harris on the issue of immigration. The campaign is using a website, kamalaborderbloodbath.com, to highlight the surge in migrants at the southern border during the…
Democratic memo argues Trump embrace of RFK Jr. is a sign of weakness
The Democratic National Committee in a new memo dismissed the potential impact Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s exit from the presidential race might have and signaled it would continue to try to define other potential spoilers moving forward. The DNC on Friday argued Kennedy’s sole role in the race was to be a spoiler candidate to…
Harris, Heinrich hold wide leads in New Mexico: Poll
Vice President Harris and New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) hold significant leads over their Republican opponents in the blue-leaning state that the GOP had expressed some optimism about when President Biden was still in the race, according to a new poll. The survey from Emerson College Polling/The Hill released Friday showed Harris leading former…
Walz faces criticism for misleading IVF language
Republicans are jumping on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for making misleading statements about the infertility treatment he and his wife used, accusing the vice presidential nominee of lying for political expediency. Earlier this week, would-be second lady Gwen Walz shared that she and her husband opted for intrauterine insemination (IUI) to deal with infertility,…
Cease-fire deal collapse threatens to ignite Middle East conflict
The apparent collapse of a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal is spurring fears that a major escalation of conflict in the Middle East is around the corner. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the Middle East this week to push a deal over the finish line, but he left without any major agreement…
A year of weird and record-breaking weather: 5 things to know
Vanishing glaciers. Newly ice-free stretches in the Arctic. Record droughts punctuated by record deluges. A hurricane, supercharged by hot Pacific water, that lasted six weeks. And across the globe, implacable, record-breaking heat. In 2023, record production and burning of fossil fuels poured unprecedented amounts of energy into the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, helping to spur some of the wildest weather in…
RFK Jr.’s possible alliance with Trump threatens to roil election
The growing possibility that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could drop out and endorse former President Trump is injecting further chaos into an already unpredictable moment in the election. Kennedy’s allies emphasize that nothing is final yet, and members of his team are in disagreement over how to move forward. But the two campaigns have been…
5 big winners from the DNC
Four nights of celebration in Chicago produced plenty of highlights for the Democratic Party faithful. Enthusiasm for Vice President Harris was palpable — even before she took the stage Thursday night. Her party is desperate to propel her forward after the crisis that culminated in President Biden’s decision to step aside from his reelection bid.…
5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’s DNC speech
CHICAGO — Vice President Harris accepted the Democratic nomination here Thursday with a speech wrapped in an intense tone of patriotism. But she also took the fight to former President Trump in pugnacious style. Harris has arrived at this point after an extraordinary sequence of events ignited by President Biden’s disastrous June 27 debate with…
5 memorable moments from DNC’s final night
Vice President Harris’s acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president marked the biggest moment of the party’s nominating convention this week, but there were also several highlights leading up to the historic moment Thursday. From Harris pitching a big-tent party vision to gun rights advocates sharing their stories to a “Scandal” reunion on stage,…
Harris calls on Americans to ‘write the next great chapter’
Vice President Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination Thursday night with a speech that asked voters to write “the next great chapter” of American history. That language pointed to Harris’s extraordinary recent history: She became the nominee after President Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed her a month ago. It also hinted at the…
Trump dismisses Harris’s poll gains, cites own popularity
Former President Trump dismissed the notion that Vice President Harris has made gains in the polls, as he reacted to her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Trump offered his live reactions to Harris’s remarks on Truth Social and called into Fox News immediately after the vice president concluded. Fox News anchor…
Opinion: Kamala’s moment: The pantsuit is truly empty
Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic Party's nomination, but her acceptance speech lacked substance and contained no vision for America, while her biographical information was reshaped into applause lines and her policy proposals were devoid of urgency or earnestness.
Michelle Obama praises Gus Walz for ‘showing us all what real love looks like’
Former first lady Michelle Obama praised Gus Walz, the son of Vice President Harris’s running mate Tim Walz, after the 17-year-old went viral for his emotional response to his father’s speech at the Democratic National Convention this week. “I was touched to see Gus Walz’s joy when his dad @Tim_Walz took the stage last night,”…
Who sang with Pink at the Democratic National Convention?
Pop star Pink performed Thursday, the final night of the Democratic National Convention. She was joined on stage by several people who helped her sing her iconic song “What About Us?” Alecia Beth Hart Moore, known professionally as Pink, was joined by her 13-year-old daughter, Willow Sage Hart. The two, along with Pink’s four backup…
Trump, Georgia Gov. Kemp exchange praise after lengthy rift
Former President Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) seemingly tried Thursday to put their lengthy feud in the rearview mirror ahead of November’s election. Kemp went on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, a favorite program of the former president, and said the focus needed to be on putting Trump back in the White House.…
Grassley, wife Barbara mark 70th anniversary at favorite date spot
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara marked their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on the social platform X.…
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