Aug 12 Hunter Biden's lawyers argue past foreign business dealing has no place in upcoming tax trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Lawyers for the president's son say prosecutors are inappropriately trying to insert “politically-charged” allegations about Hunter Biden's foreign business dealings into the upcoming federal tax trial. Continue reading
Aug 12 Elon Musk to interview Donald Trump in live conversation on X By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Musk endorsed Trump's candidacy two days after the former president was wounded during an attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally last month. Continue reading
Aug 12 Harris is campaigning on joy, Trump says dark mood matches the country By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert, Associated Press Democrats are playing up their sunnier outlook, but the Trump campaign argues their candidate is reflecting the country's more accurate, dour mood. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: White House says Iran could launch retaliatory strike on Israel this week By News Desk and Associated Press Kirby told reporters that “it is difficult to ascertain at this particular time if there’s an attack by Iran or its proxies what it could look like,” but that the U.S. and its allies were preparing for “a significant set… Continue reading
Aug 11 Harris and Walz barnstormed five battleground states in a week. Here's what happened By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Continue reading
Aug 11 Fact-checking attacks on Walz's military record by Vance and other Republicans By Sara Swann, PolitiFact Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance sought to negatively frame the 24-year military career of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, Minnesota’s current governor. Continue reading
Aug 10 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada By Rio Yamat, Darlene Superville, Josh Boak, Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 11:43 Capehart and Johnson on if Harris can sustain the momentum and pressure on Trump By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including Vice President Kamala Harris selecting Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Sen. JD Vance's attacks on… Continue watching
Aug 09 WATCH: Donald Trump speaks at campaign event in Montana By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The former president came to Montana hoping to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester. Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Arizona By Gabriel Sandoval, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during… Continue reading