Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spent his primetime appearance at Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention laying out his own policy priorities — even ones that he knows diverge from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign platform. “We need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people as a human right, … Read more
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., questions witnesses during a House Intelligence Committee impeachment inquiry hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Jacquelyn Martin | AP | Bloomberg via Getty Images CHICAGO — Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has organized a major fundraiser in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in support of House Democrats … Read more
Vice Presidential candidate Nicole Shanahan speaks during a rally for Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on May 13, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Sergio Flores | AFP | Getty Images The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering abandoning his quest for the White House to “join forces” with Republican nominee … Read more
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets audience members at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on August 8, 2024 in Wayne, Michigan. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The Harris campaign announced on Saturday that it was booking at least $370 million worth of television and online ads in key … Read more
One of the catchphrases of this election came from a moment three years ago when Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance mocked Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats he accused of being anti-family and called them “childless cat ladies.” The Harris campaign and her Democratic allies seized on the comments to brand the Trump-Vance … Read more
PHOENIX — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion can refer to a fetus as an “unborn human being,” the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday. Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to cast his ballot for early voting in Florida’s primary election in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 14, 2024. Marco Bello | Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will paint a bleak picture of the U.S. economy in a speech Wednesday, and blame it … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. — A proposed amendment to New York’s constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats’ plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall. But there could be a problem: The ballot question doesn’t mention the word “abortion.” Arguments are set to begin Wednesday over a lawsuit Democrats … Read more
Emmanuel Macron, president of France, arrives at the Stade de France prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. Tom Weller/voigt | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Time is running out on the so-called “Olympic political truce” declared by … Read more
Election officials in Arizona and Missouri this week announced that abortion-rights supporters in their states had gathered enough petition signatures to put proposed amendments enshrining abortion rights into their states’ constitutions, bringing to seven the number of states with abortion votes set for November. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with … Read more
