Republicans are jumping on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for making misleading statements about the infertility treatment he and his wife used, accusing the vice presidential nominee of lying for political expediency. Earlier this week, would-be second lady Gwen Walz shared that she and her husband opted for intrauterine insemination (IUI) to deal with infertility,...
The apparent collapse of a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal is spurring fears that a major escalation of conflict in the Middle East is around the corner. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the Middle East this week to push a deal over the finish line, but he left without any major agreement...
Vanishing glaciers. Newly ice-free stretches in the Arctic. Record droughts punctuated by record deluges. A hurricane, supercharged by hot Pacific water, that lasted six weeks. And across the globe, implacable, record-breaking heat. In 2023, record production and burning of fossil fuels poured unprecedented amounts of energy into the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, helping to spur some of the wildest weather in...
The growing possibility that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could drop out and endorse Donald Trump is injecting further chaos into an already unpredictable moment in the election. Kennedy’s allies emphasize that nothing is final yet, and members of his team are in disagreement over how to move forward. But the two campaigns have been negotiating...
Four nights of celebration in Chicago produced plenty of highlights for the Democratic Party faithful. Enthusiasm for Vice President Harris was palpable — even before she took the stage on Thursday night. Her party is desperate to propel her forward after the crisis that culminated in President Biden’s decision to stand aside from his reelection...
CHICAGO — Vice President Harris accepted the Democratic nomination here on Thursday with a speech wrapped in an intense tone of patriotism. But she also took the fight to former President Trump in pugnacious style. Harris has arrived at this point after an extraordinary sequence of events ignited by President Biden’s disastrous June 27 debate...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s acceptance of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president marked the biggest moment of the party’s nominating convention this week, but there were also several highlights leading up to the history-making moment on Thursday. From Harris pitching a big tent party vision to gun rights advocates sharing their stories to a “Scandal”...
Vice President Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination on Thursday night with a speech that asked voters to write “the next great chapter” of American history. That language pointed to Harris’s extraordinary recent history; she became the nominee after President Biden a month ago decided to not run for reelection and endorsed her. It also...
Former President Trump on Thursday dismissed the notion that Vice President Harris has made gains in the polls, as he reacted to her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention. Trump offered his live reactions to Harris's remarks on Truth Social and called into Fox News immediately after the vice president concluded. Fox News anchor Martha...
Kamala Harris has officially accepted the Democratic Party's nomination, but her acceptance speech lacked substance and contained no vision for America, while her biographical information was reshaped into applause lines and her policy proposals were devoid of urgency or earnestness.
Former first lady Michelle Obama praised Gus Walz, the son of Vice President Harris's running mate Tim Walz, after the 17-year-old went viral for his emotional response to his father's speech at the Democratic National Convention this week. "I was touched to see Gus Walz’s joy when his dad [Tim Walz] took the stage last...
Pop star Pink performed Thursday, the last night of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). She was joined on stage by several people who helped her sing her iconic song “What About Us?” Alecia Beth Hart Moore, known professionally as Pink, was joined by her 13-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart. The two, along with Pink’s four...
Former President Trump and Georgia Brian Kemp (R) on Thursday appeared to try and put their lengthy feud in the rearview mirror ahead of November's election. Kemp went on Sean Hannity's show on Fox News, a favorite program of the former president, where he said the focus needed to be on putting Trump back in...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and his wife Barbara on Thursday marked their 70th wedding anniversary at their favorite date spot. “Barbara & I went to the Hickory House in Waterloo when we were 1st dating 2nite we celebrate our 70th wedding anniversary where it all started,” Grassley said in a post on social media platform...
New Taliban laws in Afghanistan would ban women’s voices and bare faces in public, according to a 114-page, 35-article document seen by The Associated Press (AP). The new laws were issued on Wednesday by the militant and political group and were approved by the supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. “Inshallah we assure you that this Islamic...
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) hammered Donald Trump on Thursday night, accusing the former president of threatening American democracy and destroying the Republican Party as he knew it. In a primetime speech delivered shortly before Vice President Harris took the stage, Kinzinger denounced Trump's role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol...
Conservative commentator Ann Coulter was roundly criticized on social media over a now-deleted post where she mocked the behavior of the son of vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). “Talk about weird …” Coulter posted on X alongside a link to an article about Walz’s son, Gus, getting...
Gun control advocates and survivors struck a somber tone during the final night of the Democratic National Convention, delivering an emotional plea for gun reform. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), who lost her son to gun violence, Sandy Hook School shooting survivor Abbey Clements, Kim Rubio, who lost her daughter in the Uvalde School shooting, and...
Internet personality Andrew Tate has been put on house arrest by a judge in Romania, according to his representative. The former professional kickboxer was among six people taken into custody regarding a probe into sexual exploitation and human trafficking. He and his brother Tristan Tate were detained Wednesday following the police raid of their home...
“Scandal” stars Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn reunited on stage at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday, taking a selfie video with the crowd for social media. Washington took to the stage first, touting her support for Harris and revved up Democrats in the audience. “I am standing on this stage but I...
Former Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy criticized Democrats for making the conservative strategy Project 2025 into a “boogeyman.” “They’ve turned Project 2025 into the equivalent of this boogeyman, like they had of Russian interference in the 2016 election,” Ramaswamy told Blake Burman on NewsNation’s “The Hill.” “That’s what they’re trying to create, this...
Speculation swirled about a possible surprise appearance by Beyoncé during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. An appearance by the superstar has not been confirmed. Still, chatter over the possibility of her taking the stage was already filling the floor of the United Center as Democrats gathered Thursday evening to celebrate...
CHICAGO — Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that a future President Harris would have no reason, politically, to stray from the polices of President Biden. Pelosi emphasized that the vice president should carve her own path if she wins the White House, advising Harris — and everyone — to "be yourself." "Take it...
Vice President Harris on Thursday will take center stage for the final night of the Democratic National Convention, where she's set to deliver the most important speech of her career as she rallies the party ahead of November. Harris is expected to lean into her backstory as the multiracial child of immigrant parents in California....
