Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

Former chairs of the Maine Republican Party endorse Harris over Trump

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about reproductive rights at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Center in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 20, 2024.  Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party “enthusiastically endorsed” Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president over GOP nominee and former President … Read more

Trump’s Springfield claims ‘dilute’ GOP border message, Ohio Gov says

Trump’s Springfield claims ‘dilute’ GOP border message, Ohio Gov says

A mural is displayed in an alley downtown on September 16, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio.  Luke Sharrett | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance’s unfounded claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio weaken the Republican Party’s border message, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine wrote in an op-ed published Friday. “The Biden … Read more

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. The union’s general executive board said in a statement that its member polling showed no majority support … Read more

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

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

Trump Media shares sink 6% days before lockup restrictions lift

Trump Media shares sink 6% days before lockup restrictions lift

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media closed down 6.6% on Tuesday, ending the day at $16.14 a share. The dip came just 48 hours before “lockup” restrictions that have so far barred the company’s majority shareholder, Donald Trump, and other insiders from selling their stakes, are set to expire. Until … 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

RFK Jr. to stay on Wisconsin ballot after endorsing Trump

RFK Jr. to stay on Wisconsin ballot after endorsing Trump

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. August 23, 2024.  Thomas Machowicz | Reuters The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Tuesday voted to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s November presidential ballot, thwarting the former third-party candidate’s plan to remove his … Read more

Trump ‘suffocated the soul; of the GOP

Trump ‘suffocated the soul; of the GOP

Former Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger in his Democratic National Convention speech that “Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party,” endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris for president. “His fundamental weakness has coursed through my party like an illness, sapping our strength, softening our spine, whipping us into a fever that has untethered us from … Read more

Lil Jon, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton

Lil Jon, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton

Lil Jon performs during the roll call on Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Democratic National Convention changed its tune this election year, getting delegates joyfully dancing and singing as they nominated Vice President Kamala Harris to … Read more

Former Trump backers backing Harris explain why

Former Trump backers backing Harris explain why

Former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024.  Mike Segar | Reuters Three Republicans took the Democratic National Convention stage on its second night to explain why they broke away from the party of Donald Trump, and urged … Read more