About half of Generation Z adults said they have “very little” trust in the presidency, according to new data from Gallup. The data, which comes from the Walter Family Foundation-Gallup's Voice of Gen Z study, found 52 percent of voting-age adults born in 1997 or later said they have “very little” trust in the...
Democrats have a moral and strategic imperative to promote Walz’s embodiment of empathetic and principled masculinity as a stark contrast to the bullying chauvinism of the Trump-Vance candidacy. Yet, this is only half the battle.
Numerous protesters were arrested after clashing with police near the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Tuesday, according to media reports. Most of the arrests occurred toward the end of the night after protesters had tense confrontations with police officers throughout the demonstration, The Associated Press reported. The news wire also noted that law enforcement officers...
Ultimately, protecting the fundamental right of Americans to vote safely will require a commitment from the electorate writ large.
Donald Trump needs to find a way to reach people who do not like him, or else 2024 will be a repeat of 2020, as he is leading on the issues that matter most to voters.
Former President Trump offered rare praise of his White House predecessor Tuesday, calling former President Obama a "nice gentleman" before his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. CNN's Kristen Holmes asked Trump for a “prebuttal” of Obama’s remarks to Democrats Tuesday before he was set to take the stage to his own rally...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a bill into law allowing Minnesota courts to make initial custody determinations for children seeking gender-affirming care, despite evidence that such interventions can be harmful.
The tenor of the campaigns, then and now, project some striking similarities.
CHICAGO — The last time the Democratic Party gathered for a convention at the United Center, Bill Clinton accepted the nomination in 1996 for his reelection bid. Nearly 30 years later, the former president, 78, will take the stage in the same arena Wednesday night to make the case for Vice President Harris. Sources familiar...
CHICAGO — Democratic lawmakers are stifling whatever doubts they have about Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign proposals in hope of keeping a unified front as they head into the intense final two months of the 2024 election. Democratic senators had previously criticized a proposal to shield tipped income from taxes when former President Trump...
Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) will bring Midwestern charm with a side of attack dog to the convention on Wednesday when he addresses his party faithful. Vice President Harris’s running mate is tasked with showing Democrats what he can add to the presidential ticket with the biggest speech yet of his political career. Harris picked Walz...
CHICAGO — Vice President Harris wants to send a message about Gaza and Israel while she gives her major speech to fellow Democrats at the Democratic National Convention, but she’s even more focused on her message about the economy, abortion and other hot-button issues. While Gaza is a big issue outside the United Center, seen...
The auto industry trade group Alliance for Automotive Innovation is adding Lindsay Abate as director of technology policy. Abate was most recently a manager of regulatory policy and government affairs at Apple and is a White House Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) and U.S. Small Business Administration alum....
Primaries in Florida dealt a blow to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s revenge tour against the Republicans who voted to oust him last year, and teed up a potential sleeper Senate race between Sen. Rick Scott (R) and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D). Votes were also cast in Alaska and Wyoming primaries to set key November...
Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola (D) has advanced from her primary to the November general election, as expected, for what will be a hotly contested House race this fall, Decision Desk HQ projects. Republicans Nick Begich and Nancy Dahlstrom were also projected to advance. Peltola is seeking a second full term representing Alaska’s at-large district after...
CHICAGO — The Obamas dominated Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, underscoring an extraordinary reality: the party’s two best orators are married to each other. The only point of division among Democrats on the night seemed to be which one of them is better. Former President Barack Obama sought the higher ground, invoking former...
The second night of the Democratic National Convention brought massive crowds and high energy as the party welcomed former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama to the stage. They headlined a second night of the convention that also featured second gentleman Doug Emoff. Here are five of the night’s most memorable moments. Michelle...
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a lawsuit from an anti-abortion group, ensuring a measure enshrining protections for abortion rights into the state Constitution will appear on the ballot in November. The state Supreme Court sided with a lower court, ruling the 200-word summary of the ballot measure groups used to educate voters...
CHICAGO - Former President Barack Obama warned about the close race between Vice President Harris and former President Trump in November, while bashing his successor as dangerous, chaotic and unsympathetic. “This will still be a tight race in a closely divided country. A country where too many Americans are still struggling, where a lot of Americans...
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper lauded former first lady Michelle Obama’s speech during the second night of the Democratic National Convention, calling it the “most powerful political speech I've ever heard.” “I think Michelle Obama’s speech was probably the most effective, powerful political speech I’ve ever heard. It was rather remarkable,” Cooper said on the network. ...
CHICAGO — Former first lady Michelle Obama electrified the crowd at the Democratic National Convention here on Tuesday with a speech that hammered former President Trump, while only rarely naming him. But Obama also placed Vice President Harris in the same lineage as former President Obama — as a vehicle for hope. “Hope is making...
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday night took time shot after shot toward former President Trump for his history of controversial remarks, including his infamous “Black jobs” remark from this year’s debate against President Biden. In a fiery DNC speech that began with implicit attacks and ended with explicit trolling of the former president,...
CHICAGO— Second gentleman Doug Emhoff pulled back the curtain on his blended family with Vice President Kamala Harris in a Tuesday speech to the Democratic National Convention, praising his wife to chants of “Doug, Doug” from the United Center crowd. “She finds joy in pursuing justice, she stands up to bullies just like my parents...
Actor Wendell Pierce issued a strong message to Black men at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. "There's blood on that ballot box. Remember those who died in the rivers of Alabama and Mississippi. For them, do the honor and vote," Pierce, known for roles in The Wire and Suits, told MSNBC's Joy Reid...
New York's highest court upheld a state law on Tuesday permitting any registered voter to cast their ballots by mail, rejecting a Republican challenge to the law. The 6-1 ruling, from the state Court of Appeals, agreed with a lower court that the statute is not in violation of the state's constitution. It responds to...
