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 »Trump Says Medal He Gave Billionaire Donor 'Much Better' Than Military Medal of Honor
While addressing Jewish supporters gathered at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Thursday — an event meant to center on fighting antisemitism — Donald Trump said that a civilian Presidential Medal of Freedom is better than the Medal of Honor because soldiers who are recognized are “in very …
Read More »Republicans Worry as Red-State Polls Look 'Worse Than They Should' for Trump
This month, GOP operatives and others close to Donald Trump have grown increasingly nervous over trends they’ve seen in recent private polling data produced by different Republican organizations and conservative allies. It’s not just the swing-state polling or the national surveys that are causing distress lately. The anxiety-spiking numbers are …
Read More »RFK Jr. Is Begging His Opponents for a Job
Between a bizarre photo with a bear carcass and brushing off allegations of sexual assault, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s presidential campaign has faded into the background as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump take the spotlight. Now, Kennedy is trying to worm his way into …
Read More »How Second Amendment Radicals Are Attacking Laws Meant to Keep Firearms Out of the Wrong Hands
T his story waspublished in partnership withThe Trace,a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence.Subscribe to itsnewsletters SUSAN WEBB STOOD with her colleague on Parks Road. The Chesapeake Bay and the abandoned store with the sagging roof were behind them, the smell of discarded crab lingering in the air. Once again, someone …
Read More »Dems Prove What Other Countries Know: Negotiating Drug Prices Works
Medicare has completed its first-ever negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over drug prices. Though only 10 drugs were part of the initial program, the Biden administration announced on Thursday that Medicare will save $6 billion and Americans will save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in the program’s first year. Congress for …
Read More »Columbia University President Resigns Months After Student Protests
As students across the country prepare for their return to classes, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position as head of the university. The move comes after a firestorm of criticism of Shafik’s handling of student protests against the ongoing war in Gaza earlier this summer. Shafik …
Read More »Project 2025 Would Be a Disaster for Veterans
As former President Donald Trump tries to distance himself from Project 2025, it’s becoming more clear how devastating it will be for our veterans. The conservative personnel and policy program, intended to guide the next Republican administration, is gaining attention as the presidential campaign heats up. Despite Trump’s attempts to …
Read More »Project 2025 Co-Author Says It's Time to 'Rehabilitate' Christian Nationalism
Donald Trump is wishing his attachment to Project 2025 would disappear, but its top brass has no problem bragging to anyone who will listen about their access to the former president. In undercover recordings produced by the Centre for Climate Reporting, Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought touts his connections to …
Read More »Trump Warns That if Kamala Harris Wins, 'Everybody Gets Health Care'
It’s a distant memory now, but Donald Trump publicly supported single-payer health care. Vice President Kamala Harris did, too. Neither candidate backs the idea now. This easily accessible history didn’t stop Trump from attacking Harris on Thursday as if she still supports single-payer — with the former president arguing that …
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