Darlene Walz, the mother of Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz, has addressed the rift between her sons. Jeff Walz made headlines over the weekend with a series of Facebook posts criticizing his younger sibling. “I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology,” he wrote, adding that he was considering publicly endorsing Republican nominee Donald Trump. … Read more
Florida’s agency for health care administration, a publicly funded and purportedly nonpartisan government group, is pushing misinformation about the state’s abortion rights amendment that will be in front of voters in November. Jason Weida, secretary for Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), tweeted Thursday afternoon to announce an improved “transparency page” to “combat the … Read more
It was no accident that Sen. Jon Tester of Montana wound up on the campaign trail this week with the leader of Planned Parenthood’s national political action committee. The endangered Senate Democrat, who’s running a tricky campaign that could determine whether Democrats keep control of the upper chamber, is leaning into abortion rights in a … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris just nabbed a major Republican endorsement in her mad dash for the White House: former Vice President Dick Cheney will be voting for her. The former vice president released a statement Friday, a couple hours after his daughter, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R) disclosed her father’s plans. “In our nation’s … Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) is warning Vice President Kamala Harris that she has a “tough debate” ahead. Shapiro, who was reportedly considered a potential running mate for Harris, said on Friday not to underestimate Donald Trump as the candidates’ first presidential debate approaches on Sept. 10. “Listen, as much as we want to criticize … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. A big, popular health care initiative could be on the chopping block if Donald Trump and his Republican allies win full control of the federal government in the November election. No, I’m not talking about the Affordable Care Act — although, as … Read more
Donald Trump ranted about Vice President Dick Cheney and his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), on Friday after the two threw their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign this week. “Dick Cheney is an irrelevant RINO, along with his daughter, who lost by the largest margin in the History of Congressional Races!,” wrote … Read more
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are veering sharply in how they gear up for Tuesday’s presidential debate, setting up a showdown that reflects not just two separate visions for the country but two politicians who approach big moments very differently. The vice president is cloistered in a historic hotel in downtown Pittsburgh … Read more
Former Rep. Liz Cheney’s announcement that her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, would be crossing party lines and voting for Kamala Harris shocked many people on social media. And, frankly, many weren’t sure how to feel. The former Wyoming congresswoman announced the news Friday at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, one day after … Read more
Nikki Haley, the onetime GOP presidential candidate who endorsed Donald Trump, despite once saying voting for him was “like suicide for our country,” could only muster a general acknowledgment of Trump’s existence when asked if she thinks he’s a “good candidate.” “I think he is the Republican nominee,” Haley said, in an interview with CBS … Read more
