Former President Donald Trump on Friday announced the leaders of a transition team tasked with overseeing key personnel choices and preparing his policy playbook should he return to the White House. Linda McMahon, a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment who was once Trump’s administrator of the Small Business Administration, and Howard Lutnick, the CEO … Read more
Democrats know they’re winning the presidential race right now. But they also know how quickly that could change. There could be a global crisis, an escalation in the already violent Middle East, a widespread hacking or a domestic event that could turn the political tides to turn and alter — yet again — the trajectory … Read more
The Secret Service will use bulletproof glass to protect former President Donald Trump as part of a new plan to safeguard his future outdoor events, according to multiple news reports, following his recent assassination attempt. While this extra layer of security is typically used for sitting presidents and vice presidents, the agency has looked to … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utahns are abuzz on social media sites such as Twitter/X and Reddit after gubernatorial Democratic candidate Brian King and write-in candidate Phil Lyman released a joint advertisement calling incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox the wrong choice for Utah. The 30-second advert shows King and Lyman standing against a white backdrop — … Read more
TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities. Last month, the Justice Department argued in a legal brief filed in a Washington federal appeals court that neither TikTok’s China-based … Read more
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas attorney general is suing the federal government to stop a rule requiring minimum staffing standards in nursing homes nationwide. The rule, proposed last year by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and finalized earlier this year by the White House, requires any skilled nursing facility that receives … Read more
A coalition of progressive groups is demanding that Democratic leadership reject endorsements and outside spending by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the pro-Israel lobbying group that helped take down two members of the “Squad” in their recent primaries. The letter, addressed to Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison, exclusively shared with HuffPost, emphasizes that … Read more
(NewsNation) — A legal battle is continuing as pro-Palestinian protesters try to force the city of Chicago to let them demonstrate right up to the doors of next week’s Democratic National Convention. The city is expected to respond to protest groups Friday. Leaders of the March on the DNC, a coalition of 223 organizations from 21 … Read more
Donald Trump did a “whole bunch of lying” during a press conference at his New Jersey golf club on Thursday, according to CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale. Many of the falsehoods had been debunked before, but Dale told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer there were two claims he previously hadn’t heard, “both of which are egregiously wrong.” Trump … Read more
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Medicare drug price negotiations, at an event with U.S. President Joe Biden in Prince George’s County, Maryland, U.S., August 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a new set of economic proposals that she would prioritize in her first 100 … Read more
