CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) contrasted Donald Trump and Vice President Harris as “the man who left our country a total mess and the woman who has spent four years cleaning it up” while speaking on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. Pritzker, who has long been floated as a future...
Kate Cox, the Texas woman who fled the state to receive an abortion, made a brief appearance during the Democratic National Convention's ceremonial roll call Tuesday to voice her support for Vice President Harris and warn of former President Trump's risk to abortion rights. "I'm Kate Cox and I love being a mom. I have...
Vice President Harris on Tuesday ripped former President Trump for comments in a new interview in which he said he had no regrets about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Harris rallied thousands of supporters in Milwaukee, roughly 90 miles up the road from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where she seized on...
CHICAGO — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) departed from his usual stump speech on Tuesday evening to talk about his personal stakes in the election as the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in American history by accusing former President Trump of peddling “antisemitic stereotypes.” “Let me close on a personal note. As the highest-ranking Jewish...
CHICAGO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called speculation that Robert Kennedy Jr. and running mate Nicole Shanahan might drop out and back Donald Trump “extraordinarily disappointing, but increasingly unsurprising.” Shanahan fueled that speculation in an interview aired on Tuesday with podcast host Tom Bilyeu, when she floated the possibility that the duo could withdraw...
CHICAGO — The ceremonial roll call vote at the Democratic National Convention featured surprise celebrity guests representing their states, including rapper Lil Jon and “Rudy” actor Sean Astin. The roll call vote was a rowdy event, with DJ Cassidy playing different songs for each state as the delegates announced their votes, including Tom Petty’s “Won’t Back Down” for Florida,...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has won the Republican primary for his seat in Florida’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a challenger backed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as part of the former Speaker's revenge tour against the Republicans who ousted him. Gaetz defeated Aaron Dimmock, a retired naval officer and leadership consultant, after a...
Actor Tony Goldwyn argued an endorsement of Vice President Harris's presidential run from global superstars Taylor Swift and Beyoncé could be "significant" to her election prospects. Goldwyn, who was the entertainment host for the first night of this week's Democratic National Convention, told Variety magazine he believes the November election will be "won on the...
Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) has won the Democratic primary to face off against Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) for his Senate seat, according to Decision Desk HQ. Mucarsel-Powell easily prevailed over relatively nominal opposition for the nomination, including from former state Rep. Brian Rush (D). She had the support of President Biden, top House...
Republicans on Tuesday seized on a watchdog report that faulted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for inconsistent communication about immigration cases involving unaccompanied children. The report from DHS’s Office of Inspector General stressed that without better communication between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the two agencies...
A spokesperson for former President Trump’s campaign used Beyoncé’s song “Freedom” in a video posted to social media featuring the former president. Steven Cheung, spokesperson for the Trump campaign, posted a video on the social platform X of Trump walking off the plane after it landed in Michigan. The song “Freedom,” frequently used by Vice...
CHICAGO — Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham told the Democratic National Convention that former President Trump mocks his own supporters in remarks rebutting her ex-boss. “I wasn’t just a Trump supporter, I was a true believer. I was one of his closest advisers,” Grisham, who has become one of the highest-profile GOP...
A former local government official has won the Democratic nomination for the House seat representing Florida’s 13th Congressional District, setting up a match-up with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), Decision Desk HQ projects. Whitney Fox, the former director of communications and marketing for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority in Pinellas County, defeated a few other...
Eli Lilly’s antidiabetic medication Zepbound cuts the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 94 percent in prediabetic adults and those who are overweight or obese, the company said Tuesday. Prediabetic and overweight adults who took part in a Phase 3 trial study experienced a significantly reduced risk of progressing to Type 2 diabetes after...
Presented by PhRMA — Walz implied his kids were born through IVF in an attack on JD Vance. {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Walz family infertility journey was not IVF Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) often talks about he and his wife Gwen Walz undergoing years of fertility treatments before becoming...
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U.S. efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas showed little progress Tuesday, as Hamas publicly pushed back on President Biden’s criticism that the designated terrorist group was holding back on agreeing to the terms of the deal that Washington is working to finalize this week. In a statement released to Telegram, Hamas said...
A federal judge Tuesday blocked a nationwide ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect in September. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted in April to ban most noncompete agreements, which prevent tens of millions of employees from leaving their jobs to work for competitors or start a competing business. The Dallas-based tax firm Ryan LLC,...
Former President Trump opened the door to the possibility of giving Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a role in his administration if he wins. Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, praised the Independent candidate Tuesday amid growing speculation that Kennedy might drop out of the race and offer his endorsement. “He’s a brilliant guy. He’s a very...
Queen Elizabeth II found former President Trump “very rude,” according to a forthcoming biography about the late monarch that was previewed on Monday in the Daily Mail. The author, Craig Brown, wrote that the late monarch “entertained many controversial foreign leaders” throughout her 70-year reign, and that “She may not have found their company convivial; upon...
