Walz’s honeymoon with China gets fresh scrutiny as Harris camp blasts ‘lying’ critics
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is facing scrutiny from Republicans over what they say are pro-China remarks, including an interview in which the Democratic vice presidential nominee said he does not agree with the idea there needs to be an adversarial
Man who violently fought cops gets 2nd longest Jan. 6 sentence: 20 years
David N. Dempsey came to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol well prepared and well experienced in committing violence at political rallies. Dempsey wore a bullet-proof tactical vest, a black helmet, a gaiter to obscure most of
Justice Neil Gorsuch says Americans getting ‘thwacked’ by too many laws
As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch sees it, an explosion in the complexity of the nation’s regulations is overburdening Americans and often trampling their rights and livelihoods. Less than a century ago, the laws of the United States
Democrats move to avoid ‘Swift Boat’ redux in attacks on Walz service
On Tuesday, a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris revealed she’d picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the conservative radio host Erick Erickson posted a video from Walz’s 2022 reelection campaign attacking his military service record. The
With 28 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think
There are 88 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already cast a ballot before the big day. Early voting starts as soon
Tim Walz becomes the target of the right’s gender-centric criticism
Elif Ozturk was a student at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minn., when she contacted state Rep. Sandra Feist (D) to discuss something about which she felt strongly: the availability of menstrual products at schools. Ozturk had been advocating for
People have mispronounced Kamala Harris’s name for years. Here’s how to say it.
Vice President Kamala Harris could become the most powerful person in the world, if she wins the presidential election in November. Despite the fact she has been in public life for years and explained how to pronounce her first name,
Harris rallies get edgy with four-letter words
The DJ at Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent rally in Philadelphia turned up the volume on Ludacris’s “Move B—-!” as the emcee encouraged the crowd to direct the song’s aggressive yet catchy lyrics toward Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “Move, b—-!”
The other problem with Donald Trump’s helicopter ride story
Donald Trump received effusive praise from allies and sympathizers alike for his willingness to hold an off-the-cuff news conference Thursday in a different part of his house. Here’s a guy who can simply invite in reporters and answer questions for
Amazon’s $4 billion investment in AI firm Anthropic faces U.K. merger investigation
LONDON — E-commerce giant Amazon’s multibillion-dollar investment in the U.S. artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is formally being investigated by a U.K. competition regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday that it has begun a “Phase 1” investigation into Amazon’s investment and partnership with