Vice President Kamala Harris‘s presidential campaign unveiled an economic plan last week indicating that she would enforce the “first-ever federal ban” on food price hikes. The proposal has received a wave of criticism, including from some unlikely sources. “It’s hard to exaggerate how bad Kamala Harris’s price-gouging proposal is,” wrote Washington Post economics columnist Catherine […]
CHICAGO — In a fiery and furious open letter to Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), four Republican veterans in the Senate and dozens in the House of Representatives excoriated the Democratic vice presidential nominee for repeatedly misrepresenting his service in the National Guard. “Repeatedly claiming to be a ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ when you did not […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon filed a suit against the city of Medford, alleging the city's police department illegally collected and stored information on social justice groups and activists. The suit, filed Tuesday, claims the Medford Police Department (MPD) kept "tabs" on these groups in violation of Oregon State law, which prohibits...
Donald Trump Jr., former President Trump’s son, told conservative radio host Glenn Beck that he’s in favor of having independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. take a position within a new Trump administration to that he can take a government agency and “blow it up.” “I loved the idea, love the idea of giving...
The cryptocurrency industry has spent more than $119 million on federal elections in 2024 to help boost crypto-friendly candidates and defeat crypto skeptics, according to a new report from Public Citizen. This “unprecedented” spending represents nearly half — 48 percent — of all corporate money contributed to this year’s elections, the report from the progressive...
A bipartisan group of House members is criticizing some U.S. drug companies they allege have conducted clinical trials in combination with hospitals and medical centers affiliated with the Chinese military. “For over a decade, it appears that U.S. biopharmaceutical companies conducted clinical trials with China’s military organizations, and specifically with medical centers and hospitals affiliated...
By highlighting the stark differences, they can rally a faithful constituency that has stood firm for decades and attract new supporters who are alarmed by the radical direction the other side has taken.
CHICAGO — Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has distinguished herself in myriad ways in her long political career, as a highly effective legislator, legendary power player and the first female Speaker in the nation’s history. But as the California Democrat takes the stage Wednesday night to address the Democratic National Convention, she will stand out in...