House Democrats pick up three new Republican supporters as they force a third successful vote on a war powers resolution to end the months-long Iran conflict.
The cast of "Avengers" assembled in a clip posted to the social platform X to endorse the Harris-Walz ticket for the 2024 presidential election. "We're back. Let's #AssembleForDemocracy. In the #ElectionEndgame, every vote counts #VoteBlue! Vote @KamalaHarris @Tim_Walz," actor Mark Ruffalo wrote in the post. "Don’t sit this one out. It’s the one where we...
About 8,000 North Korean troops in Russia are in the country’s Kursk border region and are expected to enter Moscow’s war with Ukraine in the “coming days,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. Russia has been training the North Koreans in artillery, basic infantry operations, drones and trench clearing, indicating “that they fully intend...
A federal judge on Thursday refused the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) request to send its challenge to North Carolina’s absentee ballot guidance back to state court, likely ending the prospect of any changes for this year’s election. U.S. District Judge Richard Myers in a two-page ruling said the State Board of Elections properly removed the...
Michael Bloomberg said he voted for Vice President Harris "without hesitation" in an op-ed published by Bloomberg on Thursday. "I do not agree with Vice President Kamala Harris on every issue, but earlier this week, I voted for her without hesitation," Bloomberg wrote in the essay. "As I’ve thought about the candidates in this presidential...
Former President Trump is set to make a final pitch to voters in the swing state of Nevada Thursday evening. During the visit to the Silver State, the former president will target Vice President Harris over inflation, interest rates and housing prices, according to the campaign — and issue a vow to "Make America Affordable...
Record-breaking temperatures are blanketing the Northeast this Halloween, as children ditch the winter gear and enjoy the summer weather while trick-or-treating. In New York City, the temperature reached a high of 82 degrees in some areas, surpassing the 81-degree record. The historical average temperature is 60.5 degrees. In Buffalo, N.Y., the temperature reached a high...
Pro-Trump women are hitting back at billionaire Mark Cuban after his remarks that the former president typically doesn't surround himself with "strong, intelligent women," including senior Trump adviser Susie Wiles, who rarely posts online. “I’m told @mcuban needs help identifying the strong and intelligent women surrounding Pres. Trump. Well, here we are!” Wiles said on...
Louisiana health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging a recently passed state law reclassifying two drugs used in medication abortions — mifepristone and misoprostol — as controlled and dangerous substances. The lawsuit was filed in Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District Court and is seeking an injunction to stop the state from enforcing...
Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday asked a judge to decline to take up former President Trump’s latest bid to toss his Jan. 6 election interference case by arguing Smith was unlawfully appointed. It’s the second time Trump’s team has made such an argument, and it was initially successful in his Florida classified documents case,...
S-3 Group and West Front Strategies on Wednesday announced their merger. The firms, which brought in a combined $15 million in federal lobbying revenue in the first nine months of 2024, will combine under the brand S-3. S-3 Group founder John Scofield will serve as managing partner. Former Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) is now chief...
New billboards are going up in Pennsylvania and North Carolina on Thursday, stoking Puerto Ricans’ pride in their island to shore up support for Vice President Harris. The billboards, paid for by Voto Latino and the Oakland Corps, feature images of Puerto Rico landmarks and beaches with the caption, “This isn’t garbage. And neither are...
