As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. James Clyburn, and actor Michelle Yeoh. Biden said the recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor … Read more
Close to half of voters in a new poll see former President Trump as the candidate best suited to handle issues related to the U.S. southern border, a top issue ahead of November’s general election. A new poll from Decision Desk HQ/News Nation found 46 percent of voters think Trump is the better pick to deal with … Read more
As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Houston, Texas, U.S. May 27, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem implied that President Joe Biden’s dog, Commander, should meet the same ill fate as her own 14-month-old dog Cricket, … Read more
NEW YORK — “This was a crisis.” That was the consensus among senior Trump campaign aides on Oct. 7, 2016, after stepping out of a Trump Tower conference room, where the then-presidential candidate’s debate prep session was underway. There was to be a huddle about a more pressing matter. A Washington Post reporter had notified … Read more
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday after they were surrounded by police and told they could face arrest if they didn’t go. The move, days before commencement was set to begin, came after the university said campus safety officers, assisted by the … Read more
Canada’s public safety minister says legislation will be introduced “very soon” that will strengthen measures used to combat foreign interference, but adds he’s confident in the safeguards already in place and the agencies overseeing them. Friday saw the issue of foreign interference revived into public view on multiple fronts. The commissioner overseeing an inquiry into … Read more
(NewsNation) — Young voters and Republicans think more highly of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. than the rest of the general public, according to a new NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll. Roughly 42% of all respondents said they have a favorable view of Kennedy, but among voters between the ages of 18 to 34, that … Read more
BALTIMORE — Rep. David Trone, a white Democrat, knows the path to winning a Democratic nomination in Maryland goes through its Black voters. “All of my elections, I’ve always done fantastic in minority areas, because so much of what I stand for is people who are left behind,” said Trone, a three-term congressman from not … Read more
