NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned effective immediately, the head of the prestigious New York university announced in a message to the university community on Wednesday. In her statement, she acknowledged the protests that roiled the campus this year, along with others worldwide, factored into her decision. “This period has taken … Read more
Vice President Harris is leading or tied with former President Trump in six of seven battleground states as she continues to transform the 2024 race after President Biden’s exit last month, according to a poll released Wednesday. The survey from the Cook Political Report Swing State Project showed Harris with an overall 1-point lead over Trump across … Read more
Former President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday in the battleground state of North Carolina was supposed to be focused on the economy, which, as he noted from the stage, “they say [is] the most important topic.” But from the beginning, the event in Asheville more closely resembled any other Trump campaign rally. Though he discussed a … Read more
(NewsNation) — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate his Republican rival, JD Vance, on Oct. 1. “See you on October 1, JD,” Walz posted on “X.” CBS proposed four dates for a vice presidential debate, and Vance has yet to accept an offer. Harris in ‘striking distance’ of … Read more
Kellyanne Conway faced ridicule online after a recent dig at Kamala Harris actually contained quite a few positive attributes. Conway, who served as Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign manager and then as an adviser in his Republican presidential administration, criticized Harris and her record as vice president during a Tuesday appearance on the Fox News show … Read more
Election officials in Arizona and Missouri this week announced that abortion-rights supporters in their states had gathered enough petition signatures to put proposed amendments on the ballot enshrining abortion rights into their states’ constitutions. The decisions mean voters in more than a half-dozen states will be deciding abortion measures this fall. The proposals are likely … Read more
A big announcement widely expected to come on Thursday should tell us a lot about one of the Biden administration’s most important policy achievements: a reform with the potential to touch the lives of millions of seniors, alter the pharmaceutical market and, just maybe, affect the November elections as well. The Department of Health and … Read more
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan testifies during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, May 15, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews, like those generated with AI technology, and … Read more
(The Hill) – Three quarters of reproductive age women in the United States oppose letting states decide whether abortion is legal, including large majorities of Democrats and independents, according to a new survey. At least half of all women aged 18 to 49 said they opposed the state-by-state approach regardless of party affiliation, according to the … Read more
Donald Trump was forced to backtrack from an easily disproven lie on Wednesday. For the last few days, the former president has been falsely claiming that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris used artificial intelligence at last week’s rally near Detroit to make it look like she drew massive crowds. On Sunday, he took to Truth … Read more
