The current state of things leaves people in a tough position: get boosted now amid summer travel plans and widespread infections, or hold out just a bit longer for an updated version of the vaccine?
The federal government's inspectors general have been accused of protecting corrupt agency leaders, flouting Congress, and punishing whistleblowers, prompting calls for a drastic restructuring to detach the watchers from the agencies and entrust policing to a new independent body.
CHICAGO — The second night of the Democratic National Convention will feature a star-studded lineup of surrogates in Chicago. President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are expected to speak, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The convention theme for the day is focused on Vice President Harris’s “bold vision for America’s future,” which is...
The 2024 Democratic Party platform makes a case for action against climate change as economic populism, a sharp contrast to Republican arguments that it would hurt the middle class. The platform’s fourth chapter, which covers energy and environmental issues, calls the climate crisis “an existential threat to future generations who deserve better” caused by “delay...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) accused Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) of wishing harm to one of his family members over a pregnancy from rape remark he made Tuesday — an accusation that Beshear later pushed back on. In an interview on MSNBC's “Morning Joe," Beshear criticized Republicans for using “fear tactics” in their messaging on...
A leading election forecaster shifted its rating of the presidential race for North Carolina to “toss-up,” marking another gain for Vice President Harris’s campaign. Sabato’s Crystal Ball said Tuesday that it was moving North Carolina from the “leans Republican” column to a toss-up, as support for Harris builds not only in the Tar Heel State...
CHICAGO — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Democrats will prioritize circumventing the Senate filibuster to pass voting rights legislation if they keep control of the White House and Senate and win back the House in November. Schumer attempted to carve out a loophole in the Senate’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 votes to...
Births in the United States dropped again between 2022 and 2023, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The national birth rate has been steadily declining for the last 17 years, with a particularly steep drop in births between 2007 and 2009 during the Great Recession. Between 2007...
Ten more states have joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, the agency announced Monday. The attorneys general of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont signed on to the case, joining 29 other states and the District of Columbia. ...
Searing summer temperatures are pushing the Texas grid to record levels Tuesday afternoon — with demand projected to hit an all-time high at 5 p.m. Central time. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) — which oversees the state’s isolated grid — anticipates a demand of 85,510 megawatts for a brief period in the late afternoon, as...
