Sep 05 Fact-checking Trump’s Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Fox News’ Sean Hannity hosted the hourlong Sept. 4 event. He questioned Trump during the first hour; audience members questioned Trump for a second hour. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 7:45 Comparing Trump’s and Harris’ differing ideas on how to boost the economy By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris unveiled more of her economic policies. In New Hampshire, Harris announced a proposal that would offer tax breaks for new small businesses. The economy and inflation are top priorities for voters and Harris and Trump… Continue watching
Sep 04 Killing taxes on tips sounds good, but experts say it doesn’t solve the real problem By Hannah Grabenstein No taxes on tips sounds good. Experts say the effects would range from hardly life-changing to potentially harmful. Continue reading
Sep 04 What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance’s political views By Peter Smith, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings. Continue reading
Sep 04 RFK Jr. sues Wisconsin to remove name from ballot after commission voted to keep him on it By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a lawsuit in Wisconsin trying to get his name removed from the battleground state’s presidential ballot after the state elections commission voted to keep him on it. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Garland announces actions to combat Russia’s alleged election disinformation efforts By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration accused Russia on Wednesday of a far-reaching effort to influence the U.S. presidential election, including by promoting disinformation and enlisting unwitting American influencers to spread propaganda on Russian state media. Continue reading
Sep 04 U.S. preparing to accuse Russia of election disinformation campaigns, sources say By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The announcement anticipated from Attorney General Merrick Garland, first reported by CNN, is expected to show the depth of U.S. concerns and signal legal actions against those suspected of being involved. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Harris debuts small business tax incentive plan at New Hampshire campaign stop By Will Weissert, Associated Press Describing small businesses as "an essential foundation to our entire economy,” Harris said she wants to expand from $5,000 to $50,000 tax incentives for startup expenses, with the goal of eventually spurring 25 million new small business applications over four… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 7:28 How Trump has made election lies a key feature of his campaign By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz With just over 60 days to go until Election Day, former President Trump is again casting doubt on the legitimacy of the process. Lies about the 2020 election have been a key feature of Trump’s third campaign for the presidency. Continue watching
Sep 03 Federal judge turns down Trump’s request to get involved in hush money conviction By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled that former President Donald Trump had not satisfied the burden of proof required for a federal court to take control of the case from the state court where it was tried. Continue reading