U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election opinion effort

U.S. targets Russia over 2024 election opinion effort

A picture taken on June 8, 2018 shows an unidentified anchor of the Russia Today (RT) TV company as he prepares to go on the air in their studio in Moscow.  Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images The Biden administration on Wednesday will announce actions targeting Russian-government-backed efforts to manipulate American opinion before the … Read more

Harris $50,000 small business startup tax deduction ahead of Trump debate

Harris ,000 small business startup tax deduction ahead of Trump debate

Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., August 29, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses with a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses, ten times the current $5,000 allowable … Read more

Trump pleads not guilty to revised election interference indictment

Trump pleads not guilty to revised election interference indictment

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a rally at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 30, 2024.  Brian Snyder | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges he faces in his federal election interference … Read more

Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from family of song’s co-writer

Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from family of song’s co-writer

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use. The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month alleging … Read more

Trump RFK Jr. exit plan stalls in Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin

Trump RFK Jr. exit plan stalls in Michigan, North Carolina, Wisconsin

Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gestures during Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump’s rally in Glendale, Arizona, Aug. 23, 2024. Go Nakamura | Reuters When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his independent White House bid and endorsed former President Donald Trump in August, he laid out an electoral strategy he … Read more

House Democrats ask Trump for proof he did not take $10 million ‘cash bribe’ from Egypt

House Democrats ask Trump for proof he did not take  million ‘cash bribe’ from Egypt

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Sept. 19, 2016. Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked former President Donald Trump to show proof that he never received any money from Egypt, following a recent … Read more

Germany’s fragile coalition dealt fresh blow as far-right AfD makes history

Germany’s fragile coalition dealt fresh blow as far-right AfD makes history

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R), Finance Minister Christian Lindner (L) and Economy and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck speak to the media. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images The ruling coalition in Berlin is likely to struggle onward until a nationwide vote next year, according to political commentators, following a historic state … Read more

Harris, Walz use Minnesota progressive overhaul as economic ‘roadmap’

Harris, Walz use Minnesota progressive overhaul as economic ‘roadmap’

U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gesture at a campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., August 20, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters To understand the economic vision of the Harris-Walz presidential ticket, Minnesotans say just look at the North Star State. “I’ve heard some … Read more

Tulsi Gabbard says Harris ‘hypocrisy’ prime target

Tulsi Gabbard says Harris ‘hypocrisy’ prime target

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) dances as he leaves the stage after speaking alongside former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024.  Kamil Krzaczynski | Afp | Getty Images Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has endorsed Republican former President … Read more

The interview: Kamala Harris’ inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary

The interview: Kamala Harris’ inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary

After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris’ first one Thursday was notable mostly in how routine it seemed. CNN’s Dana Bash, sitting down with Harris and running mate Tim Walz in a Georgia restaurant, asked her about some issues where she … Read more