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Voting begins in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power
Voting begins in the last round of India's election, a referendum on Modi's decade in power
“What happened to ‘any time, any place’?”
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called in to Fox News Thursday, where he told supporters that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a “radical left, not very smart person” who’s part of a massive conspiracy to weaponize the nation’s legal system against him. Harris’ campaign fired back mere minutes later with an email blasting the “78-year-old convicted criminal’s Fox ...
The former first lady received an awkward flashback to her husband Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
Anthony Scaramucci said Trump made a "really bad decision" choosing JD Vance as his VP, although Trump has said that Vance is "doing a fantastic job."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Friday he will return to the Pennsylvania town where he narrowly survived an assassination attempt, while Vice President Kamala Harris capped her week-long bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee with former President Barack Obama's endorsement. "I WILL BE GOING BACK TO BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, FOR A BIG AND BEAUTIFUL RALLY," former President Trump wrote on his Truth Social site, without providing details on when or where the rally would take place. Harris, the first Black woman and first Asian American to serve as vice president, swiftly consolidated Democratic support after President Joe Biden tapped her to succeed him on Sunday.
The "Late Show" host mocked the former president over one curious claim.
Darrell Ann Murphy is relieved, grateful and newly hopeful Democrats can win Pennsylvania and the White House. But she is also still upset, a little mad even.
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said the GOP attacks on Vice President Harris over her race and gender are “not helpful.” Haley joined CNN’s Jake Tapper for an interview Thursday to discuss recent political events, including President Biden suspending his reelection campaign and endorsing Harris. In the days since, several Republican lawmakers have claimed…
The ex-White House communications director explained why Vance is "hurting" the former president.
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats. The endorsement, announced Friday in a video showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris builds momentum as their party’s likely nominee after President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection bid and endorse his second-in-command against Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.
Joe Biden said his achievements “merited” a second term in office as he addressed the nation for the first time since stepping back from the presidential race.
Harry Enten also examined the effect the “historically unpopular” vice presidential candidate may have on Donald Trump’s campaign.
Former top officials at Justice Department described Trump as someone who ‘regularly ignored the rule of law’ while serving as president
Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s state primaries will set the stage for competitive contests that could determine control of the closely divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and both chambers of the state legislature. Topping the ballot Tuesday is the Republican primary in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who was elected as a Democrat in 2018 but became an independent in 2022 after years of bucking her party on key votes. Sinema faced a tough road to reelection after U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego launched his bid for the Democratic nomination in 2023, raising the specter of a three-way general election in the competitive swing state.
Democratic strategist James Carville warned that Democrats’ “giddy elation” over Vice President Harris’s presidential campaign won’t be “helpful much longer” as Republicans seek to regain lost ground after President Biden’s withdrawal from the race. “They’re coming at us, and they’re gonna keep coming,” Carville said during an interview with MSNBC’s Ari Melber of the GOP…
Biden called for generational change and buried his resentments, but not without a pointed comment about his qualifications
For the first time since Donald Trump was indicted in the spring of 2023, he has lost his grip on the news cycle and — temporarily at least — his message. Instead of commanding morning-to-night media attention, the former president and his allies suddenly find themselves reacting to their opponents. It’s an unfamiliar experience for Trump, who has monopolized America’s televisions, newspapers and smartphones for more than 12 months through indictments, primary victories, 34 felony convictions, a
STORY: :: Trump calls Harris a 'lunatic' and aliar at first rally since Biden's exit:: Charlotte, North Carolina:: July 24, 2204:: Donald Trump, Republican Presidential Nominee"If Kamala Harris gets in, she would be the most radical, far left extremist ever to occupy the White House times ten. There's never been a lunatic like this in the White House, and we've had some bad ones.":: Trump routinely uses insults to attack opponents and said he would not 'be nice'"So now we have a new victim to defeat. Lyin' Kamala Harris, Lyan'....Lyin' (crowd boos) The most incompetent and far left of vice president in American history." "If Kamala will lie to you so brazenly about Joe Biden's mental incapacity, then she will lie to you about anything. She can never, ever be trusted. She can't be trusted. And just like Crooked Joe Biden, Kamala Harris is unfit to lead. She's unfit to lead. She'll destroy our country in a year. This country will be destroyed." Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president, would become the first woman elected president if she prevails on Nov. 5. In the three days since Biden dropped out, she has shaken up a staid race and sparked new energy among Democrats.A Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Tuesday showed Harris with a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Trump, 44% to 42%. A CNN poll conducted by SSRS showed Trump leading Harris, 49% to 46%. Both findings were within the polls' margins of error.
President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign. The remarks were imbued with a deep sense of urgency about what the outgoing president saw as the stakes of the election.
Democrats have new hope now that President Biden has stepped aside from his reelection campaign and Vice President Harris has the nomination within her grasp. But the road to victory in November is still tough. In the nationwide polling average maintained by The Hill and Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), former President Trump leads Harris by…