Politics Jul 10 More Democratic lawmakers and donors call on Biden to exit the 2024 race Despite his repeated pledges to stay in the race, there is growing pressure for President Biden to step aside as his party’s nominee. Longtime Biden ally Nancy Pelosi praised the president but stopped short of endorsing his candidacy, and major…
Politics Jul 09 A look at the Project 2025 plan to reshape government and Trump’s links to its authors Former President Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, the handbook for a new conservative government written by several right-wing think tanks. It comes as Democrats double down on messaging tying Trump directly to the playbook ahead of the November…
Politics Jul 08 Biden pushes back as more Democrats call for him to step aside President Biden is still facing calls from a handful of House Democrats to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee. In a rare cable news program call-in, he addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person…
Politics Jun 28 The fallout from a debate full of fumbles and falsehoods Over a 90-minute presidential debate, former President Trump repeatedly made false claims and President Biden repeatedly struggled to dispel concerns about his age. It opened new concerns over the stakes of a possible Trump presidency and sparked discussion about whether…
Politics Jun 27 How Biden and Trump are approaching preparations for the CNN Presidential Debate It’s the biggest night of the 2024 presidential campaign so far. President Biden and former President Trump will square off in Atlanta for their first debate of the year. Laura Barrón-López is covering the Biden campaign and Lisa Desjardins is…
Politics Jun 26 As immigration emerges as key election issue, experts provide insights on border situation Immigration has become a flashpoint this election cycle and is expected to be a key issue in Thursday’s debate between President Biden and Donald Trump. Laura Barrón-López has on-the-ground perspectives of the situation at the southern border from Sheriff Mark…
Politics Jun 24 Trump vows to defund schools requiring vaccines for students if he’s reelected On the campaign trail, Donald Trump again vowed to shut down the Education Department and endorsed a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. He has also pledged to cut funding to schools with vaccine…
Politics Jun 21 A look at the massive donations to campaigns and super PACs this election season The 2024 campaign was already shaping up to be the most expensive election of all time, but now several high-profile billionaires are dumping massive amounts of money into the presidential race. Laura Barrón-López discussed where the money is coming from…
Politics Jun 20 How right-wing disinformation is fueling conspiracy theories about the 2024 election It’s been more than three years since baseless claims about the 2020 election inspired an attack on the Capitol, but the lies haven’t stopped. With less than five months until November, Donald Trump is at it again with help from…
Politics Jun 18 How Biden’s immigration order shields undocumented spouses and children of citizens President Biden unveiled an executive action that offers protections to undocumented spouses and children of U.S. citizens. At a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of DACA, the Obama-era action that protects young undocumented immigrants, Biden laid out his…