Jul 29 WATCH: Acting Secret Service director testifies in Senate hearing on Trump rally shooting By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Secret Service's acting director told lawmakers on Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured, faulting local law enforcement for not circulating urgent… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 3:57 How presidential campaign messages are resonating with fewer than 100 days until election By Lisa Desjardins, Winston Wilde It’s only been a week since the 2024 race for the White House was upended, but it’s already entering the final countdown with fewer than 100 days until Election Day. In the last couple of days, the Republican ticket of… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:35 Trump shifts stance on cryptocurrency to win over new bloc of voters and mega-donors By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant Cryptocurrency’s largest annual conference featured a gathering of leaders, celebrities, tech industry insiders, and crypto-enthusiasts. Both Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke in favor of boosting crypto during their remarks. The rise of cryptocurrencies has created a new… Continue watching
Jul 29 Harris pivots to convincing Arab American voters of her leadership as many have split from Biden By Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Some Arab American leaders in Michigan are expressing cautious optimism about Vice President Harris' campaign after months of outrage over President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Jul 29 With 99 days until the election, Trump and Harris enter a transformed political landscape By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Barely a week ago, a sense of inevitability loomed over the presidential election. But now, just 99 days before Election Day, a fundamentally new race is taking shape. Continue reading
Jul 29 A Harris win would make Doug Emhoff the country’s first first gentleman By Will Weissert, Associated Press The nation’s first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, would become its first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidential election in November. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court reform at 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden has unveiled a long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court's nine justices. He's also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 7:33 How the Harris 2024 campaign affects Democratic candidates and ballot initiatives By John Yang, Harry Zahn Just 100 days out from Election Day, the U.S. political landscape is drastically different than it was a little more than a week ago. The effects of the shakeup on the Democratic presidential ticket are being felt in the battle… Continue watching
Jul 28 In first week of campaigning, Harris raised $200M and signed up 170,000 volunteers By Aamer Madhani, Michelle L. Price, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The campaign, which announced its latest fundraising total on Sunday, said 66 percent of the donations came from first-time contributors in the 2024 election cycle and were made after Biden announced his exit from the race and endorsed Harris. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Harris pledges to defend reproductive rights at campaign event in Massachusetts By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats' likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans' freedoms. Continue reading