Right now, Donald Trump is his own running mate. Meaning that he is not going to share the national spotlight with anyone if he can dominate it on his own. And that is what he is doing as he stands trial in Manhattan on dubious and politicized so-called hush money payment charges that never should … Read more
John T. Bennett | (TNS) CQ-Roll Call WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s aviator sunglasses likely won’t be far away Saturday night when the president cracks some jokes at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. But not everyone will be laughing during Washington’s yearly spectacle — even if “Dark Brandon” makes another appearance. That’s Biden’s political … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s independent presidential candidacy could hurt former President Trump more than President Biden at the ballot box, according to a new NBC News poll of the race. Trump holds a 2-point lead over Biden in the head-to-head poll released Sunday, though with third party candidates added Biden takes a lead over the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump’s sprawling criminal cases are draining the coffers of Save America, his leadership PAC, limiting the amount it can spend on his re-election campaign. According to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission on Saturday, Save America spent nearly $3.7 million on Trump’s legal fees in March—just about the same amount … Read more
A dozen environmental groups issued a sharp rebuke Friday of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., an environmental lawyer who led the green group Waterkeeper Alliance until 2020 and has promised to be the “best environment president in American history.” Kennedy “is not an environmentalist,” reads the letter, whose signees included the Sierra Club, … Read more
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a few days into the recount of the Bay Area congressional race that resulted in a tie, we are seeing why state rules for re-tabulating ballots need major reform. Already, at least 23 ballots that were not originally counted are now under review — suggesting that, as expected, the … Read more
Amanda Zurawski was lying in a hospital bed. She had lost her baby 18 weeks into her pregnancy and then nearly died twice because of Texas’s further tightening of antiabortion laws. The room’s TV set was malfunctioning, stuck on a news channel featuring coverage of the law that had taken effect days earlier and landed … Read more
Twelve major national news organizations penned a letter Sunday asking presumptive presidential nominees Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to participate in televised general election debates before voters go to the polls in November. “If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this … Read more
By Kimberlee Kruesi and Christine Fernando | Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For decades, only three people knew Gloria Johnson had had an abortion. But a year of watching women and doctors agonize under Tennessee’s strict abortion ban kicked up a fire in the longtime Democrat. She watched in dismay as her Republican colleagues in … Read more
FILE – Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally in Conway, S.C., Feb. 10, 2024. Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated overturned Roe v. Wade. Yet he avoided questions about whether he would support a national abortion ban should he return … Read more
