Новости за 07.08.2024

Elon Musk’s recent announcement on Twitter that “Tesla will have genuinely useful humanoid robots in low production for Tesla internal use next year” suggests that robots that have physical human-like characteristics and provide “genuinely useful” function might be with us soon.

Appearing on CNN Wednesday to discuss the selection of Gov. Tim Walz as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, one of his Republican Party predecessors in Minnesota's governor's office ended the interview trying to put a positive spin on Ohio Republican Sen. J. D. Vance's bumbling entry into the race.

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip an event later this week commemorating the victims of the United States' atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945 over the city government's decision not to invite Israel, which is currently waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) attempted Wednesday to explain former President Donald Trump's questioning of Vice President Kamala Harris' racial identity — but was hit with pushback from a journalist who wanted to know, "How can you fake your race?"

Appearing on NBC's "Morning Joe" to explain why he labeled Vice President Kamala Harris' decision to select Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as her running mate as "comfort food" for the masses, Politico's Jonathan Martin noted a moment during the rowdy Philadelphia rally that should be keeping GOP campaign strategists up nights.

A man who described himself as a "Lincoln Republican" blasted former President Donald Trump's run for re-election, calling him a "fraudster" who doesn't understand economics.

Donald Trump — former president, Republican nominee, and convicted felon — faced backlash Wednesday as he used controversial language in an attempt to woo Jewish voters away from the Democratic Party.

Donald Trump phoned into "The Fox & Friends" to sing his own praises about the economy and claim that it was best when he was leading it.

CNN's Sara Sidner sparred with Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) over newly announced Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.

Just one month ago, it seemed impossible to imagine Democrats winning Georgia for a second consecutive presidential election cycle.

A group of Kamala Harris supporters convened in a virtual call Tuesday evening. It was an eclectic mix with attorneys, lawmakers, podcasters, singers and a mayor. There were, certainly, Democrats on the speaker lists, but also Republicans who have decided to step away from their party’s ticket this year.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday morning to address the selection of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as the Democratic party's 2024 vice presidential nominee, conservative Charlie Sykes expressed fear that Donald Trump's latest rant on Truth Social was a cry for help.

In a post on X, he pointed to the former president claiming, "What are the chances that Crooked Joe Biden, the WORST President in the history of the U.S., whose Presidency was Unconstitutionally STOLEN from him by Kamabla... Читать дальше...

Donald Trump early Wednesday morning gave a preview of his strategy against newly announced vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.

On the morning after Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) hit the ground running in a rowdy and loud rally in Philadelphia, the co-hosts of "Morning Joe" noted that Donald Trump was becoming even more unhinged based upon his wild ranting on Truth Social.

Specifically they were stunned by a Trump rant suggesting Joe Biden would show up at the Democratic National Convention later in August and attempt to wrest control from Harris and become the 2024 presidential nominee. Читать дальше...

Kansas voters on Tuesday ousted an incumbent Senate Republican and House Democrat who were seen as traitors by their parties, expanding an expected shakeup of the Legislature and setting the stage for a high-stakes general election.

Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro cautioned the former president to tone down his personal attacks on Kamala Harris.

Growing up in Texas, we were treated to stories of colorful political characters. Few could top John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, who once pronounced that the vice-president position “is not worth a bucket of warm spit.” (Some say Garner said worse.)

Donald Trump late Tuesday evening enraged his own fan base on his social media network.

The Georgia State Election Board pushed through proposed right-wing Republican election rules Tuesday that have sparked fierce debates over giving county officials greater authority to refuse to certify voter tallies.

Updated at 10:50 p.m. 8/6/24

To no one’s surprise, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-White Lake) has won the Republican nomination to run in November for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, where he will face U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), who won the Democratic primary.

According to the Associated Press, which called the race just after 9 p.m., the 61-year-old Rogers, beat out his two rivals for the position, former U.S Rep. Justin Amash (I-Cascade Twp.) and physician and former congressional candidate Dr. Читать дальше...

A longtime conservative commentator and Donald Trump ally took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday night and warned supporters of the former president that the 2024 presidential election is entering uncharted territory that could prove treacherous as November approaches.

As noted — and read on-air — by MSNBC's Joe Scarborough on Wednesday morning following a raucous rally Tuesday night featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and her vice presidential running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN)... Читать дальше...

St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in the Democratic primary for the 1st District Congressional seat on Tuesday, capping a showdown between the highest profile political figures to emerge from the Ferguson uprising 10 years ago.

Missouri Republicans ratified Gov. Mike Parson’s choice of successor Tuesday by nominating Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, rejecting the scion of a veteran political family and the disruptive tactics of the GOP’s most vocal faction.

Kamala Harris' campaign is leaning into Tim Walz's rural Midwestern roots with new campaign merchandise.

With Tom Cruise widely predicted to engage in a death-defying stunt on the roof of the Stade de France, Sunday's Paris Olympics closing ceremony promises a memorable passing of the five rings flag to Los Angeles.