Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2024. Tom Brenner | Reuters Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested that Wednesday’s larger-than-expected interest rate cut may have a limited effect on the presidential race … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own … Read more
Even the techiest tech bros in the world are starting to turn on Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk. Car buyers in California’s Silicon Valley – where Tesla was started – are leaving the brand as its lineup rapidly ages, the competition gets stronger and Musk becomes even more of a right-wing piece of shit … Read more
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign’s economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. “You have to bring about a pro-growth economy, and you do that with a combination of aggressive use of the tax code and … Read more
A woman in Ann Arbor, Michigan, got a surprise when she answered the doorbell recently. That’s because she found herself face-to-face with Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda, who was in town canvassing for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee. Actually, closer than face-to-face, as the video below opens with the woman and Fonda sharing … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, September 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Chrysler 300C Ends Production 1st Gear: Trump Warns Pivot To EVs Will Kill America’s Auto Industry Election … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that one of her goals as president would be to make sure no family pays more than 7% of household income on child care. “Sadly, the state of affairs in our country is that working people often have to decide to either be able to work or to … Read more
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 17, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday laid out how her economic proposals could specifically help young Black men, a key Democratic voting bloc … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, at the White House, Washington, July 22, 2024, and former President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, Aug. 15, 2024. Nathan Howard | Jeenah Moon | Reuters For the first time in the 2024 election cycle, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as more likely than former President Donald Trump to … Read more
While introducing Donald Trump at his Flint, Michigan, town hall Tuesday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) appeared to take a swipe at Vice President Kamala Harris for not having her own biological children. The jab came in the form of a brief anecdote that Sanders, who served as press secretary in Trump’s administration, shared … Read more
