Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has won the Democratic primary in the Arizona Senate race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Gallego ran uncontested in the Democratic contest to replace retiring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and he has largely been in general election mode, setting his sights on Republican Kari Lake. Lake was largely...
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) downplayed concerns that changes in Vice President Harris’s positions could influence voters in November. Harris’s policy platform has changed somewhat since her 2020 presidential campaign, including now backing fracking, more strict border regulation and abandoning a proposal for a single-payer health care system. “A position may be so central to the...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said he’s confident that Democrats can keep his Senate seat in a special election if he is elected vice president, as speculation rises over who Vice President Harris will choose as her running mate. Kelly told CNN’s Manu Raju on Tuesday that Democrats have “figured out” tough races like Arizona. “Democrats...
Former President Trump's remarks to the annual Bitcoin2024 Conference were delayed last Saturday after two individuals raised security concerns and were removed from the premises ahead of the speech, the U.S. Secret Service told The Hill. "Two credentialed and screened individuals were removed from the premises for not following proper entry protocols," a spokesperson for...
Top Democrats announced on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris was the only candidate to earn enough delegates to qualify for the virtual roll call to nominate their official presidential candidate, a process that will kick off on Thursday. Democratic National Committee chair Jaime Harrison and Democratic National Convention Chair Minyon Moore announced Harris had...
Attorneys for R&B singer R. Kelly filed an appeal to his federal sex crimes conviction with the Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing his conviction should be tossed over the statute of limitations. Kelly, who is already serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking from a 2021 North Carolina case, was also convicted in 2022 of...
Vice President Harris and her running mate pick will travel to seven key battleground states, starting in Philadelphia, Pa., next week, according to her campaign. After Philadelphia, the two will travel to western Wisconsin, followed by Detroit, Mich., and Raleigh, N.C. Later in the week, they will travel to Savannah, Ga., Phoenix, Ariz., and Las...
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Tuesday took a swipe at Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), calling his past comments about "childless cat ladies" "very weird" as the vice-presidential candidate faces backlash over his comments on people who do not have kids. When asked on Tuesday about Vance's controversial comments, "That truly is just a weird position...
Kari Lake won the Republican Party's nomination to Senate on Tuesday and will take on Democratic nominee Rep. Ruben Gallego in the general election in November.