Politics Oct 09 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops his Democratic primary bid, will run as an independent The decision by Kennedy adds a wrinkle to a 2024 race that's heading toward a likely rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican ex-President Donald Trump.
Politics Oct 09 Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. expected to drop Democratic bid and launch independent or third-party run Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to drop his Democratic bid for president and announce he'll run as an independent or third-party candidate.
Politics Aug 22 Trump’s attacks on prosecutors echo long history of racist language Even if he doesn't explicitly employ racial slurs, his language recalls America's history of portraying Black people as not fully human.
Politics Aug 10 FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformation.
Nation Aug 07 Out-of-state funders fuel messaging around upcoming Ohio ballot measure with abortion rights implications The measure would raise the threshold to pass amendments to the Ohio Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. If voters approve Issue 1, it would make it more difficult for an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot to…
Politics Jul 31 Debunking some of RFK Jr.’s contradictory statements As Democratic presidential primary candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges President Joe Biden, the stories he tells on the campaign trail about himself, his life's work and what he stands for are often the opposite of what his record shows.
Politics Jul 20 WATCH: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at House hearing on social media and alleged censorship Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is denying that he traffics in racist and hateful online conspiracy theories, testifying at a House hearing on government censorship despite requests from outside groups to disinvite him.
Politics Jul 17 Watchdog calls for House committee to uninvite Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after his comments are blasted as antisemitic A watchdog group has asked a U.S. House committee to rescind an invitation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after the Democratic presidential candidate was filmed falsely suggesting COVID could have been "ethnically targeted" to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people.
Education Jul 02 Far-right group Moms for Liberty poised to clash with teachers unions over school board races nationwide Moms for Liberty, a far-right “parental rights” group that has sought to take over school boards in multiple states, is looking to expand those efforts across the country and to other education posts in 2024 and beyond.
Politics Jun 30 Trump and DeSantis to appear at Moms for Liberty gathering with other 2024 GOP hopefuls Leading Republican presidential candidates ex-President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are scheduled to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia.