CHICAGO — On Monday, Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party kicked off Day 1 of her nominating convention in Illinois, with just over two months left to go before the country is supposed to find out whether she or former President Donald Trump will be the next leader of the …
Read More »Trump Spends Rally Whining About Biden's Exit, Harris' Magazine Cover
Donald Trump returned to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza for a rally, just two days ahead of the Democratic National Convention when his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, is expected to accept the presidential nomination for the Democrats. Delivering his usual rhetoric and bigotry …
Read More »Young People Will March For Our Lives in 2024 — This Time to the Ballot Box
Six years ago a gunman entered my high school in Parkland, Florida, and shot and killed 17 people and wounded 17 more. At the time, Donald Trump was in the middle of his presidency. Days after he expressed potential support for gun safety laws, the NRA called him up and …
Read More »J.D. Vance Blames 'Fake Polls' for Harris' Lead
You’ve heard Donald Trump cry “fake news” too many times to count, and now his running mate is claiming — without evidence — that the media is using “fake polls” to show Vice President Kamala Harris is in the lead in the presidential race. In an interview on Fox News …
Read More »Lindsey Graham Admits Trump 'May Not Win' If He Keeps Mudslinging
As Vice President Kamala Harris expands her lead in polls nationally and in battleground states, former president Donald Trump has become more erratic, rambling and unpredictable — so much so that one of his staunchest allies says if he can’t get back on message, Trump may lose in November. Sen. …
Read More »How 'Scandal' and 'Watchmen' Prepared Us for Kamala Harris' Candidacy
Remember what political and cultural discourse was like before everything revolved around figuring out how a cruel dilettante from Queens managed to become president of the United States? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately with the rise of the presidential campaign of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Finally, …
Read More »Tammy Duckworth: Trump Is 'Despicable' for Denigrating Veterans
Sen. Tammy Duckworth has strong words for Donald Trump. She called the former president “despicable” after he disparaged the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest military award for valor. Last week, Trump said that service member recipients of the medal are “either in very bad shape because they’ve been hit …
Read More »Why Kamala Harris' New Politics of Joy Is the Best Way to Fight Fascism
Brat. Weird. Megan Thee Stallion. Democrats haven’t just recast the lead at the top of their electoral ticket; they’re performing an entirely new show. Right wing operatives, desperate to make silly selfies seem like evidence of — gasp! — socialism, are trying to claim this new politics of joy (and …
Read More »Tim Walz Joins TikTok With a Signature Dad Joke
Tim Walz is following Vice President Kamala Harris‘ lead and joining TikTok. On Friday, Harris’ running mate launched his own account on the platform — and got his started with one of his silly dad jokes. “Hey everybody, Tim here with Scout at the dog park along the Mississippi doing …
Read More »The Right Gets Heartburn Over Tim Walz Joking About Spicy Food
Tim Walz seems too nice, too relatable, and too down-to-earth. He must be harboring a dark secret and Republicans have found it: Tim Walz has a “white guy” tolerance for spicy food. On Thursday, the Harris-Walz campaign released a lengthy video of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim …
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