On Trump calling Harris ‘comrade,’ top Democrat surrogates argue ‘that boat doesn’t float’
CHICAGO – Former President Trump has repeatedly argued that Kamala Harris is an ultra-liberal and has insulted the vice president as ‘comrade Kamala’ in the month since she replaced President Biden atop the Democrats’ 2024 ticket. But top Harris surrogates argue
Dispute emerges over lack of speaker on Gaza at Democratic convention
CHICAGO — Uncommitted delegates to the Democratic National Convention pressed their demands for a speaking slot on Thursday to address conditions in Gaza, gaining support from several individuals and groups at the convention, even as organizers sought to preserve the
The Democratic Party looks more like America, and not just on TV
During his speech at the Democratic convention Tuesday, former president Barack Obama made an underrecognized point about political decision-making in the United States. “The rest of the world is watching to see if we can actually pull this off,” Obama said.
Arizona may require proof of citizenship on state voter forms for now
The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a provision of Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in some circumstances, the first time the high court has weighed in on a voting dispute in the
Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years
The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million — which he sent to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a “pig butchering” scheme that
David Marcus: Meet the RFK Jr voters who could cause an earthquake in the 2024 election
According to media reports, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will suspend his presidential campaign as early as Friday and may even endorse former President Trump. But the question remains: will that have any impact on the race? Based
Black woman’s illegal-voting case back in court after conviction reversal
The highest criminal appeals court in Texas will reconsider the illegal-voting charge against a woman whose conviction and five-year prison sentence were overturned earlier this year. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decided Wednesday that it would reexamine the case of
In echo of 2020, Trump claims he’ll lose only if Democrats ‘cheat’
Few people have invested more personal time and energy in anything than Donald Trump has invested in convincing the world, and perhaps himself, that he is more popular than the publicly available evidence would suggest. Trump has been the Republican nominee
U.S. added 818,000 fewer jobs than thought, adding to concerns about a slowing economy
U.S. job gains over the 12 months ending in March were revised downward Wednesday by 818,000 — a significant revision that adds to recent concerns that the economy has been slowing. The change means that roughly 2.1 million jobs were created
Fed minutes point to ‘likely’ rate cut coming in September
Federal Reserve officials at their July meeting moved closer to a long-awaited interest rate reduction, but stopped short while indicating that a September cut had grown increasingly probable, minutes released Wednesday showed. “The vast majority” of participants at the July 30-31 meeting “observed