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Kamala Harris giving reporters 'facetime' on her plane but it's off the record: Report

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is offering her traveling press off-the-record comments as she faces mounting pressure to answer questions from the media. Wednesday’s “West Wing Playbook” from Politico noted that the vice president has routinely interacted with reporters that travel with her, but “on her terms.” “She often visits with the press pool seated...

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Harris' VP pick faces backlash over resurfaced calls to transfer 'most dangerous terrorists' to US facilities

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, picked this week by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve as her running mate, voted in 2009 against a measure that would have barred the federal government from transferring inmates at the Guantánamo Bay prison facility – and argued that facilities in the U.S. could handle the alleged terrorists being transferred....

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Morning Glory: Kamala Harris goes left, again

Vice President Kamala Harris’s first major decision as the Democratic nominee for president obliged her to choose either to go left or to try and keep the Democrats as a mainstream, traditionally liberal party both with regards to Israel and vis-à-vis American politics generally. Harris chose “left” when she picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as...

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House GOP demands FEC probe 'potentially illegal' ActBlue fundraising as Dem platform hauls Harris millions

FIRST ON FOX — Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-N.Y., demanded in a letter Thursday that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) investigate recent allegations “of fraudulent, deceptive, and potentially illegal behavior” on the part of ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform that’s hauled in millions of dollars in donations for Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign and its affiliated...

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Dem strategist calls Cori Bush 'the sorest loser' for her 'completely ridiculous' concession speech

Cori Bush’s concession speech rant was “kind of Trumpian” and made her the “sorest loser,” according to one Democratic strategist Wednesday. On CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” former Obama campaign adviser Ameshia Cross reacted to footage of Bush attacking the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) after the Missouri representative’s loss to St. Louis...

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'Be afraid': Bush threatens pro-Israel group in bizarre rant after wide-margin loss

Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri used her concession speech this week to blast the nation’s largest pro-Israel group, warning them to “be afraid.” Bush — who lost her primary election to a pro-Israel Democratic rival financially backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — warned that the group’s influence on the election...

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Kristen McDonald Rivet wins Dem primary for Rep Dan Kildee's open blue Michigan seat

State senator Kristen McDonald Rivet was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., announced in 2023 that he would not be seeking re-election, leaving the seat he’s represented since 2012 up for grabs this cycle. The primary race saw three candidates competing for the nomination: Rivet,...

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Obama-linked operatives dominate Harris campaign

Political insiders and advisers in former President Obama’s orbit are increasingly joining Vice President Harris’ campaign as she prepares to face off against former President Trump in November. Harris has less than 100 days to inspire voters to rally behind her White House run after President Biden dropped out of the race in the wake...