In his first public statement on the newly cemented Democratic presidential ticket, President Joe Biden heaped praise both on Vice President Kamala Harris’ “first major decision” as the party’s presumptive nominee, and on Gov. Tim Walz’s pedigree as a soldier, high school teacher, U.S. representative and Minnesota governor. “The first major decision a party nominee … Read more
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump had an apocalyptic response to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her vice presidential running mate on Tuesday. In an email to his supporters, Trump claimed that Walz, an amiable Midwesterner with a record as governor that progressives love, said he would be … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, announced Tuesday morning she has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. “As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his,” Harris wrote in a post on X. “It’s great to have him on the team.” … Read more
Actor Nick Offerman sent a message to “Kamala-curious” Republicans with a Donald Trump-mocking song ― to the tune of “God Bless The USA” ― during an online fundraiser on Monday. The “Parks and Recreation” star repeatedly labeled the former president, running mate JD Vance and other Republicans as “fucking weird” in the ditty for the … Read more
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Monday that the GOP has “a lot of personality problems.” Graham’s confession came on CNN after “The Source” anchor Kaitlan Collins asked him why Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to be struggling in polling following Vice President Kamala Harris’ replacement of President Joe Biden at the top of … Read more
New street art in New York City celebrates Kamala Harris. A portrait of the vice president and 2024 Democratic presidential nominee — amid lightning bolts and the American flag — appears above the word “Forward” in illustrator and street artist Jacob Thomas’ image that was wheat pasted around Brooklyn and lower Manhattan at the weekend. … Read more
Former President Donald Trump’s current spate of “mean-spiritedness” shows that he’s really feeling the pressure of the 2024 election, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman suggested on Monday. Lashing out is what the Republican nominee “does when he feels like he’s under threat, he’s cornered or threatened,” Haberman told CNN’s Dana Bash. Haberman acknowledged that … Read more
Hillary Clinton condemned former President Donald Trump’s latest praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a blistering post on X, formerly Twitter. Trump, the Republican 2024 presidential candidate, at the weekend claimed Putin had pulled off “another great deal” with the historic prisoner swap between the U.S., Russia and other countries that saw Wall Street … Read more
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has been dogged with criticism ever since interviews resurfaced showing him blaming America’s ills on people without kids. On Monday, his wife, Usha Vance, went on Fox News to defend her husband’s previous “cat lady” attacks, which she insisted came from a good place. “He made a quip in … Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has some obvious advantages as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris. He is a popular, moderate governor of a critical battleground state with strong ties to both law enforcement and organized labor. In the two weeks since Shapiro emerged on Harris’ short list, however, he has also been … Read more
