Mexico's lame-duck President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is attempting to exterminate democracy by reforming the judiciary and eliminating checks and balances, which could lead to greater market volatility and a Cuban-style totalitarian regime.
Vice President Kamala Harris has a strong advantage in the 2024 election due to her ability to appeal to voters beyond Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and if she wins, it could lead to a civil war within the Republican Party.
Vice President Harris’s first sit-down interview as a presidential nominee was a hurdle she had to leap. She cleared the suspense Thursday night on CNN with no big stumbles — and made little news. Harris, who is more comfortable with her prosecutor persona than as her own defense counsel, was prepared for what turned out...
Democrats and left-leaning veterans groups see an opening to attack former President Trump on his record with service members after an altercation between an Arlington National Cemetery staffer and members of the Trump campaign earlier this week. Several Democratic lawmakers have already taken aim at Trump for the incident, which took place during a visit...
The tight presidential race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is turning increasingly nasty, underscoring the deep divide in American politics and the highly personal stakes of the contest. Trump, who has repeatedly toppled over norms and standards for political discourse, on Wednesday shared crude, sexist attacks on social media aimed at both...
Threats from terrorist groups such as ISIS are again surging across the globe three years after the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan, an exit that marked a new phase in the war on terrorism. ISIS has claimed responsibility for several deadly attacks this year across the world, from Turkey to Iran and Russia. ISIS-affiliated actors also...
Vice President Harris’s campaign is launching a bus tour in Palm Beach, Fla., with its surrogates to promote access to reproductive rights. The “Fighting for Reproductive Freedom” bus tour is set to start on Tuesday in former President Trump’s hometown. Surrogates from second gentleman Doug Emhoff, the first lady of Minnesota Gwen Walz, Sen. Amy...
Pollster Nate Silver’s election forecast now has former President Trump slightly ahead of Vice President Harris heading into Labor Day weekend. While Harris is beating the former president by 3.8 points based on the updated Silver Bulletin’s national polling tracker, the vice president's chance of winning the Electoral College has dipped. Silver’s forecast has Trump...
Vice President Harris sat for her first major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee on Thursday. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), were interviewed by CNN’s Dana Bash as they campaigned in Georgia. The interview took place earlier in the day and was broadcast on the cable network Thursday evening. CNN...
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday took part in her first major interview since becoming her party's standard-bearer, escaping with no major gaffes and making no major news. Harris, alongside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), was questioned by CNN’s “Inside Politics” anchor Dana Bash on a variety of policy stances Harris has been criticized...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza fighting will allow for a polio vaccine drive to begin on Sunday. The goal of the campaign is to vaccinate 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip amid the outbreak of the virus, according to Rik Peeperkorn, a WHO senior official for the...
