Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first solo campaign stop in California, delivering a speech in front of one of the country’s most prominent unions. “The vice president and I, we know exactly who built this country. It was nurses, it was teachers, and it was state and local...
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s longshot bid for president has become even more unlikely after a judge ruled on Monday that his name should not appear on New York’s ballot after he falsely claimed a residence in the state on nominating petitions, despite living in California. New York Justice Christina L. Ryba concluded in...
The Harris campaign dodged answering questions about why Gov. Tim Walz did not complete the required coursework to retire from the Army National Reserves with the high-ranking title of command sergeant major – a rank he’s repeatedly claimed having attained despite retiring as a master sergeant. Walz served 24 years with the Army National Guard,...
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators planning large protests in Chicago at next week’s Democratic National Convention are facing a legal setback. A federal judge ruled against a demand by the demonstrators for a larger protest route that would take them closer to Chicago’s United Center arena, site of the Democratic convention from Aug. 19-22. U.S. District Judge Andrea...
A Muslim cleric who praised Adolf Hitler and commended Hamas after the militant group’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel spoke at the inauguration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in 2019. Imam Asad Zaman, executive director of the Muslim American Society in Minnesota, shared the stage with the Democratic governor on Jan. 7, 2019. “Thank God...
A new poll suggests former President Trump holds a slim five-point advantage over Vice President Harris in the battle for Florida’s 30 electoral votes. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, stands at 47% support among likely voters in Florida in a USA Today/Suffolk University/WSVN-TV survey released on Tuesday, with Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee, at 42%....
Military veteran Matthew Corey has won the Republican primary to face Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy in the fall. Corey, who owns a bar in Hartford, Connecticut, was runner-up in the state GOP’s nominating convention in May. He previously lost to Murphy in 2018. He defeated insurance agent and small-town official Gerry Smith, who was...
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D- Md., had a stroke over the weekend but is recovering, his office said Tuesday. Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokesperson, said he suffered a “mild ischemic stroke” and sought medical treatment. “Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms. He expects to resume...
President Joe Biden, alongside first lady Jill Biden, delivered remarks Tuesday in New Orleans addressing his revamped “Cancer Moonshot” program, which seeks to cut the cancer death rate in the U.S. by about half over the next 25 years. During the president’s remarks, which took place at Tulane University, he focused on the need to...
Tony Wied won the Republican primary in Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District. Former Rep. Mike Gallagher suddenly resigned from the seat in April after representing the district from 2017 to 2024, prompting a sudden primary race to replace him. After Gallagher announced his stepping down, former President Trump endorsed Republican Tony Wied, a businessman and self-described...
