Minnesota federal judges coordinated via email threads and templates to handle habeas petitions during Operation Metro Surge, raising judicial ethics questions.
Vice President Harris blindsided Democratic lawmakers and progressive activists by endorsing a proposal first floated by former President Trump to exempt tips for service and hospitality workers from taxes, an idea that Democrats had previously criticized as “bogus” and a “ploy” for votes. Harris’s support for the idea is being seen as an aggressive play...
The Consumer Brands Association (CBA) announced a number of new hires and promotions after former CEO David Chavern departed for his new role as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers. CBA added Jonathon Bridgeman as manager of member programs, Jennifer Smith as digital communications specialist, Olivia Cipriano as member development specialist...
Kamala Harris is exactly where she wants to be heading into the Democratic convention, key allies to the vice president say. Just a little more than three weeks after she entered the race, Harris has not only consolidated her base but is filling arenas. Polls show her winning back key battleground states where President Biden...
White House officials are meeting with 100 digital creators and industry professionals on Wednesday for the first-ever White House Creator Economy Conference. The conference will address “the most pressing challenges, and opportunities, facing the creator economy,” including artificial intelligence (AI), mental health and pay equity, according to a White House official. “This Biden-Harris Administration has...
Three quarters of reproductive age women in the United States oppose letting states decide whether abortion is legal, including large majorities of Democrats and independents, according to a new survey. At least half of all women aged 18 to 49 said they opposed the state-by-state approach regardless of party affiliation, according to the survey released Wednesday...
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory on Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race did not draw the involvement of...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) hit back at those criticizing Vice President Harris for not taking interviews, saying that she'll have "plenty of time" for them in the future. Murphy was asked on CNN News Central on Tuesday whether it was becoming a “problem” that Harris has not done any interview yet. CNN’s Kate...
Business owner Rebecca Cooke won the Wisconsin Democratic primary for first-term Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s (R-Wis.) seat in the House, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Cooke, with support from moderate voices such as Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and the Blue Dog PAC, beat out Wisconsin state Rep. Katrina Shankland (D) in the 3rd Congressional District. Shankland was backed...
Wisconsin voters rejected a pair of ballot measures that would have limited the governor’s power to spend money, Decision Desk HQ has projected. The Republican-led state legislature had proposed the initiatives as part of the primaries held Tuesday. The measures aimed to put an added check on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) and future holders...
Former NBA player Royce White won the Republican Senate primary to take on Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. White, backed by the state GOP, emerged from a crowded field of candidates jockeying to go up against the Democrat incumbent, including business executive Joe Fraser. White reportedly boasts allies in ex-Trump...
The Teamsters National Black Caucus (TNBC) endorsed Vice President Harris for the White House on Tuesday, according to a statement posted to social media. TNBC's executive board announced the endorsement in a press release posted on Facebook. It comes as the larger union has stopped short of endorsing any candidate in the presidential race yet....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert Tuesday warning about a highly contagious respiratory illness detected especially among young children
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has won the primary for the Democratic nomination for her seat representing Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, almost certainly giving her two more years in the House, Decision Desk HQ projects. Omar fended off a challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who nearly upset her two years ago in...
