The striking differences in who’s speaking at the two conventions
An unusual component of this year’s political conventions is that each seemed remarkably upbeat. When the Republicans convened in Wisconsin in July, Donald Trump was performing well in the polls and seemed poised to defeat President Joe Biden fairly easily. And
Pelosi makes no apologies for her role in Biden’s ouster at DNC
CHICAGO — Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has lamented her strained relationship with President Joe Biden after publicly questioning whether he should seek reelection. But she said she does not have any regrets over her part in nudging the president to step
With primaries over, what happened to the 8 House Republicans who helped oust McCarthy?
Almost a year ago, eight House Republicans teamed up with Democrats to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in an unprecedented vote. Since then, a political network linked to McCarthy has sought to exact revenge against some of those Republicans in their
Gavin Newsom says Kamala Harris will have ‘more time to articulate nuances’ after the DNC
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday night defended Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign strategy – which has been criticized for being light on policy – insisting she will have ‘time to articulate nuances’ later. ‘She’ll have more … detail, and I
Trump campaign trolls Harris, releases policy website for her after weeks of silence
Vice President Kamala Harris has not released a policy page on her campaign website to detail her positions on key issues such as the economy and immigration, sparking the Trump campaign to create and release a platform website for her,
Trump’s claims about violent crime increasingly diverge from reality
On Tuesday, as former president Donald Trump was making remarks at a Michigan sheriff’s office, residents of New York City were once again faced with a difficult choice. Was it worth walking across the street to buy bread at the
Michelle Obama tells DNC her parents were ‘suspicious’ of the wealthy despite own $70M net worth, luxury homes
Michelle Obama said during her speech on the second night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday that her parents ‘were suspicious of folks who took more than they needed.’ But critics quickly pointed out how she conveniently omitted that
With six words, Michelle Obama rewires America’s conversation on race
In her speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2016, Michelle Obama coined one of the defining phrases of the political era: “When they go low, we go high.” Going high did not work. Donald Trump won that election. While many
European Union slashes planned tariffs on China-made Tesla EVs, other Chinese firms
The European Union on Tuesday said planned tariffs on Tesla vehicles being imported from China would be cut to 9% from 20.8%, while also reducing a number of planned import duties on other electric vehicle firms. In June, the E.U. said it would slap
Starbucks’ new CEO will supercommute 1,000 miles from California to Seattle
Newly appointed Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol won’t be required to relocate to the company’s headquarters in Seattle when he joins the coffee giant next month. Instead, Starbucks says Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to