Cecilia Castellano is a small-business owner and a relative political newcomer in South Texas. A Democratic candidate for the Texas House of Representatives in a toss-up district, Castellano spends her days making the case for sending an outsider to Austin — and against her Republican opponent, Don McLaughlin Jr., who was endorsed by Donald Trump, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decision on whether to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the U.S. won’t come until after the November presidential election, a timeline that raises the chances it could be a potent political issue in the closely contested race. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration last week set a hearing date … Read more
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man at Donald Trump’s rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff’s deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser. The altercation came moments after Trump criticized major media outlets for what he said was unfavorable … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns. A copy of the rules was provided to the Associated … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not be able to remove his name from the ballot in Michigan or Wisconsin, both key swing states in November, according to recent decisions from local election authorities. The Michigan secretary of state’s office said Monday minor party candidates are not able to withdraw once they have been nominated. “So … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. The Democratic presidential nominee will be joined by her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in an interview with CNN anchor Dana Bash in Savannah, Georgia. The interview will air Thursday at … Read more
Donald Trump is using his break from election campaigning to hawk a new batch of digital trading cards. The former president on Tuesday announced the release of the fourth round of his non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, with this series called the “America First” edition. It features 50 illustrations of Trump in various poses, including one … Read more
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has reportedly named two former Democrats to his presidential transition team: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. The New York Times was the first to report the news before the Trump campaign issued a statement Tuesday. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of supporters and endorsers expands … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump at a rally in Arizona on Friday. Trump gave him a dramatic welcome, complete with pyrotechnics and the walk-on song “My Hero.” Democrats, who spent more than a year and millions of dollars arguing the presence of the conspiratorial scion … Read more
