Kamala Harris has accepted CNN’s invitation for a second presidential debate against Donald Trump next month. Trump, however, said in rally remarks Saturday that “it’s too late” for another debate against the vice president. On Saturday, CNN reported that Harris agreed to the October 23 debate just weeks before Election …
Read More »Trump Claims Women Will Be 'Happy, Free' Due to Abortion Bans
Donald Trump appeared at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina on Saturday, his first time in the state since CNN reported that Trump-backed gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, made lewd and divisive comments — including calling himself a “black NAZI,” expressing support for reviving slavery, and admitting to enjoying porn featuring …
Read More »Trump Says That if He Loses Election, 'Jewish People Would Have a Lot to Do' With It
When speaking at an event centered on fighting antisemitism, Donald Trump used the opportunity to gripe about Jewish Americans who vote Democrat and blamed the lack of support on the party’s “curse on you.” “The Jewish people would have a lot to do with a loss,” Trump said at the …
Read More »Is Trump's Whole Political Career Just a Cockeyed Revenge Plot Against the NFL?
This story was published in partnership with the podcast Pablo Torre Finds Out. Watch a video version here and subscribe to the show on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. IT WAS THE SPRING of 2014, and Chuck Sonntag just had his left leg amputated. The rare …
Read More »Trump's Tax Plan Is Another Giant Boon for the Wealthy
Former President Donald Trump can’t stop touting his 2017 “Trump tax cuts” as his signature economic achievement, claiming vast benefits delivered to average Americans. He’s pledged to both continue and expand the cuts if elected president. But new research shared exclusively with Rolling Stone and extensive existing studies reveal Trump’s …
Read More »Former Teamsters Chief Calls Not Endorsing Harris a 'Failure of Leadership'
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is facing a union revolt after the organization’s national leadership declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House — with his predecessor calling the decision a “failure of leadership.” On Thursday, former Teamsters President Jim Hoffa blasted O’Brien over the union’s refusal …
Read More »Republicans Threaten Doctors Who Fail to Provide Emergency Pregnancy Care Amid Abortion Bans
Florida health officials issued new guidance about abortion on Thursday, threatening to take “regulatory action” against doctors who delay in providing emergency medical care to pregnant patients, as providers say the state’s abortion ban has doctors afraid to do their jobs and is putting patients at risk. “They know their …
Read More »Uncommitted Movement Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris
The Uncommitted movement has announced though it opposes another Donald Trump presidency and doesn’t recommend voting for a third party in November, it will not be formally backing Kamala Harris’ bid for the presidency. The move is a sharp rebuke to the vice president’s refusal to endorse more aggressive policies …
Read More »Prosecutors, Jurors, and the Victim's Family Want His Execution Tossed. Will it Matter?
In Marcellus Williams’ clemency package, his mother describes him as the only mistake she’s ever made. His father left him, too, unwanted. Now, on the brink of execution for a murder he says he did not commit, 55-year-old Williams has a legion in his corner. No one wants him to …
Read More »Trump's Pick for NC Gov. Called Himself a 'Black Nazi,' MLK 'Worse Than a Maggot'
North Carolina Lieutenant Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican Party’s controversial candidate for governor, is under new scrutiny for several admissions he appears to have made on a message board for the porn site called “Nude Africa” before his political career began. CNN reported on Thursday Robinson referred to himself as …
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