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From a ‘wake’ to ‘Mardi Gras’: With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket
CHICAGO — Energy is exploding around the Democratic National Convention, with tickets, venues and hotel rooms spiking in demand as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to become the first Black and Asian American woman to formally accept a major-party nomination. Credentials are at a premium. Events are growing in size and number. Some corporate clients
Kamala Harris builds big lead over Trump in national poll — as GOP blasts lack of interviews in cautious rollout
Vice President Kamala Harris has a commanding lead nationally over former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll — as Republicans accuse Harris of avoiding media interviews for more than two weeks to avoid stumbling and potentially ending her “honeymoon” period as the Democratic candidate. Harris would take 50% of the vote to Trump’s
John Fetterman Warns of Trump Effect in Pennsylvania
Senator John Fetterman noted the "undeniable" Donald Trump effect in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, and his ability "to create a strong connection with the people of Pennsylvania" in 2016, which helped him win the presidency. While he believes Kamala Harris will win, he warned that it won't be easy. In an interview with
JD Vance Attacks Tim Walz’s Military Record—Fact Checked
Ohio Senator JD Vance has faced backlash after criticizing his direct opponent and Kamala Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, on his military record. Speaking to reporters in Michigan on Wednesday, Donald Trump's running mate accused the Minnesota governor of "stolen valor" for allegedly claiming that he had served in a war and for "abandoning" his
Tim Walz’s political evolution took him from moderate Democrat to progressive champion
CNN — In 2023, Tim Walz declared time for bargaining, light cajoling and compromise was over. After four years of divided government, Minnesota voters had handed Democrats control of the state House, Senate and, for Walz, reelection to the governor’s mansion. After the “enormous headwinds and complicated politics” of his first term in office, he
Biden ‘not confident at all’ that there will be peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses election
President Joe Biden said in a new interview that he is “not confident at all” that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in January if former President Donald Trump loses the election this fall. "If Trump loses, I'm not confident at all," Biden said when he was asked in an interview with CBS
Book with ties to Project 2025 and JD Vance delayed until after the election
The publication date for a book by the president of the conservative Heritage Foundation, which oversees the controversial Project 2025, has been delayed until after the November election. "Dawn’s Early Light," written by Kevin D. Roberts, had been scheduled to be published Sept. 24. But following a public uproar over Project 2025’s policy proposals for
Walz’s response to 2020 Minnesota riots is under the microscope as he joins the ticket
Even before Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday morning, Walz was facing fresh scrutiny over what critics said was a delay in calling in the National Guard during the 2020 protests that engulfed Minneapolis after the murder of George Floyd. Republicans all the way up to former
Chuck Todd: The campaign reset is complete
On July 19, the day after the GOP convention ended, I wrote that “we are getting awfully close to the moment where it might be fair to say, ‘Throw out everything you thought you knew about this election.’” Well, that moment arrived two days later, when President Joe Biden officially dropped his re-election bid and
GOP candidate who torched LGBTQ-inclusive books finishes 6th in Missouri primary
A political hopeful who made national headlines this year with viral anti-LGBTQ campaign videos lost her bid to become Missouri’s Republican candidate for secretary of state. Valentina Gomez, a self-described “America First-Maga” Republican, came in sixth in Tuesday’s eight-person primary, with 7.4% of the vote. Missouri state Sen. Denny Hoskins won with 24.4% and will