WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is taking his long history of accusing others of doing what he himself is guilty of to new heights, now charging Democrats of perpetrating a “coup” against President Joe Biden by persuading him to end his reelection effort. “It really is a threat to democracy. It was a coup by people … Read more
A tame inflation report this week gave hope to Democrats that their biggest electoral weakness may finally be in the rearview mirror after being stubbornly persistent since 2022. Even as inflation has been slowing since then, it’s still a big worry for voters, and in his bid to get reelected, former President Donald Trump has … Read more
WASHINGTON — If Donald Trump wins in November, hundreds of people in prison for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, could be set free before their sentences are up. The former president has repeatedly said he would consider pardoning his supporters for their actions that day, and at least some of them … Read more
Senate Democrats facing reelection this year are running strong in every single presidential battleground state, but it still might not be enough to maintain the party’s hold on the upper chamber next year. What once looked like a brutal map for Democrats ― with half a dozen vulnerable incumbents in the Senate, hindered by an … Read more
Ex-Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) flagged how Donald Trump’s campaign is rolling with the “same format” as 2020 on Friday and predicted that Vice President Kamala Harris could win if the former president keeps singing a familiar tune. “Because if this gets to be a battle between personality, his personality versus hers, he’s going to … Read more
Republicans had a plan for former President Donald Trump’s speech Wednesday afternoon in Asheville, North Carolina. His 2024 presidential campaign announced that the address would focus on the economy, an area where he still generally polls ahead of Democratic rival Kamala Harris, even as she’s closed the gap. It could be, the campaign clearly hoped, … Read more
In a speech three years ago, North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson blamed school shootings on the lack of Christian prayer in schools, saying that shootings would not happen “if you had told those students Jesus Christ is the way and the light and only through him can you receive salvation.” Robinson’s comments came during … Read more
GOP pollster and communication strategist Frank Luntz questioned whether Donald Trump wants to be president again as he spotted a “tremendous advantage” that Vice President Kamala Harris had over him in a focus group. “On these personality traits, Harris has a tremendous advantage over Trump and there are people who had voted for Trump in … Read more
The Veterans of Foreign Wars criticized Donald Trump’s “flippant” comments on Friday after the former president called a civilian award “much better” than the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. “These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation’s highest award for valor, but also crassly characterizes the sacrifices of those … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris will propose a ban on price gouging by food companies, along with incentives to build new housing and a significant expansion of the child tax credit at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Friday as the Democratic presidential nominee hones her economic message. Harris plans to announce that, during her … Read more
