Amid DNC protests, Jewish Democrats seek to claim political home on the left
Candy Glazer, a Massachusetts delegate to this week’s Democratic National Convention, has been a member of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the nation’s most powerful pro-Israel lobby, for three decades. Like some other Jewish voters and delegates in Chicago
Flashback: Oprah Winfrey once called Trump a ‘folk hero,’ a contrast to comments made during the DNC
In a 1988 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the celebrity talk show host appeared to be amazed at Americans’ ‘fascination’ with Donald Trump and even described him as a ‘folk hero’ for being so popular. ‘Various celebrities in New York, because it
RFK Jr’s running mate says Democrats are ‘terrified’ their campaign may join forces with Trump
RFK Jr’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, shared a post to X claiming that Democrats are ‘terrified’ their campaign may endorse Donald Trump. In a post on X on Thursday, the independent VP pick said ‘My old Dem buddies have been flooding
‘Tampon Tim’ is looking more like Teflon Tim
CHICAGO — More than a few moderate Donald Trump critics were puzzled and concerned by Vice President Kamala Harris’s selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate. And Walz’s liberal-leaning record as governor — at least compared
The story behind Kamala Harris’s ‘When we fight, we win’ slogan
CHICAGO — Kamala Harris concluded her first speech of the Democratic National Convention on Monday with what has become a familiar mantra: “When we fight,” she said, “we win!” As Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison spoke that same day, he
Why this former Republican presidential candidate is at the Democrats’ 2024 convention
CHICAGO – It’s a sight you wouldn’t expect to see. A longtime Republican who ran for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination making the rounds at the Democratic National Convention. But that’s the case for former two-term Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson. ‘I’m doing media.
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