Vice President Harris on Tuesday rallied supporters at a gathering for a historically Black sorority, drawing roars from the crowd when she pledged to codify abortion protections "when I am president." Harris was in Indianapolis for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’s Grand Boulé, a major gathering for the sorority, which is part of the Divine...
Rep. Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.) is considering introducing a measure to censure Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) after he called Vice President Harris a “DEI hire" — an abbreviation for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) — his office confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. Following President Biden’s decision to suspend his reelection campaign, and Harris’s subsequent announcement...
A federal judge on Wednesday denied ABC News and George Stephanopoulos's motion to dismiss former President Trump’s lawsuit claiming the anchor defamed him in a March interview. The ruling enables Trump’s suit against the network and Stephanopoulos to move forward over the anchor repeatedly stating on-air while interviewing a lawmaker that the former president had...
Dozens of congressional staffers walked out of their offices Tuesday afternoon in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress. The informal group, part of Congressional Staff for Ceasefire, calling for an end to the war in Gaza, said the Israeli leader’s presence in the Capitol “disgraces the U.S. Capitol and dishonors the American...
Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly appearing in U.S. pesticides — contaminating waterways and posing a possible threat to human health, a new study has found. Pesticides containing these compounds, called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are used widely nationwide on staple foods, such as corn, wheat, kale, spinach, apples and strawberries, according to the study,...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to hold a press briefing Wednesday. It's the White House's first briefing since President Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election and endorsed Vice President Harris to be the party's nominee in November. Biden, 81, announced Sunday he will no longer seek another four years in office...
In Wisconsin's key battleground, voters believe VP Harris is leading on abortion rights and free public education, rallying Democrat voters for November.
Ohio GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno hammered Sen. Sherrod Brown in a new ad tying him to the policies of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden.
Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., is introducing a bill to stop loan forgiveness for those convicted of hate crimes under federal law ahead of a visit by Israel's prime minister.