Mindy Kaling, Kerry Washington, Ana Navarro and Tony Goldwyn will serve as hosts for the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials confirmed. Each celebrity will host one night of the four-day convention in Chicago and will help guide audiences in the event hall and on television through the programming, officials told The Hill on...
"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary on Saturday laid out a series of problems he has with Vice President Harris's proposed economic plan, calling parts of it a "really bad idea." Harris formally announced her economic plan at a rally last week in North Carolina, which included a broad range of economic policies including child and...
Vice President Harris on Sunday condemned "coward" leaders who are focused on "beating down" others in an apparent dig at former President Trump as she tries to distinguish her leadership approach from his. “This campaign is about a recognition that, frankly, over the last several years, there’s been this kind of perversion that has taken...
Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane again Sunday as it churns toward the northeastern Atlantic, bringing powerful swells to the U.S. East Coast in its wake. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Ernesto became a hurricane again after its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph, just barely meeting the Category 1...
The first permitted demonstration scheduled to coincide with the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week is kicking off Sunday afternoon in the Loop. The protest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. local time Sunday, as delegates and political figures begin arriving to the city ahead of the convention, which officially begins Monday. The...
Two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire in eastern Germany on Saturday night, injuring more than a dozen people, German news media reported Sunday. The incident occurred when one of the Ferris wheel gondolas at the Highland Festival at Stoermthaler Lake near the city of Leipzig caught fire Saturday night, the German Press Agency...
Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Sunday argued that while former President Trump could win the November election, voters' dislike of him makes him "not a majority candidate." When asked on "Fox News Sunday" why Trump is struggling to hold on to a lead over Vice President Harris in spite of polling showing...
Democrats say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is showing desperation as he tries to keep his third-party presidential campaign afloat. The latest indication for them was confirmation that Kennedy tried to meet with Vice President Harris about a future role in her possible administration, a development that came weeks after he spoke with former President Trump...
The Democratic National Convention is about to get underway Monday after a whirlwind month in which the party rallied around Vice President Harris as the presumptive presidential nominee. It’s a convention few were expecting a month ago, when President Biden was the expected nominee. Since then, Biden has dropped out of the race and endorsed...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the nation is "getting stronger" in the Kursk region, and the military incursion into the area seeks to create a buffer zone to prevent future attacks by Russia. "And all this is more than just defense for Ukraine; it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall: to destroy...
The safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is "deteriorating" after a nearby drone strike, the United Nations's energy watchdog said Saturday. The Russian military has occupied the plant since early March 2022, weeks after Moscow's initial invasion of Ukraine. “Yet again we see an escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers...
Vice President Harris launched her bus tour of western Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh on Sunday — just one day before the Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), arrived Sunday at Pittsburgh International Airport, where they greeted supporters alongside their spouses, according to The Associated Press (AP)....
18 House Republicans have urged Speaker Mike Johnson not to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits, as they have spurred innovation, incentivized investment, and created good jobs in many districts represented by members of the conference.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) dismissed polls Sunday that show Vice President Harris with a lead over former President Trump. "We can't worry about polls, we have to run through the finish line and encourage everybody to get out there and vote. But our message is going to be very simple. If you want to get...
