Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle plans to tell lawmakers Monday that the agency “failed” in its mission to protect the president after former President Trump was wounded earlier this month during a campaign rally. “The Secret Service’s solemn mission is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, we failed. As the Director of the...
Prominent Democratic donor John Morgan said that he will not fundraise for Vice President Kamala Harris, who President Biden endorsed for the Democratic nomination after his withdrawal from the race. "You have to be enthusiastic or hoping for a political appointment to be asking friends for money. I am neither. It's others turn now," Morgan,...
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday said he is not running for office in the wake of speculation that he would pursue the Democratic presidential nomination after President Biden dropped his reelection bid on Sunday. "I'm not running for office," Manchin told "CBS Mornings" on Monday, adding, “I’m not looking…I don’t need that in my life.” “Let me...
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) on Monday said he would not consider serving as Vice President Harris's running mate, arguing it is time for a "new generation" following President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race. When asked on "CNN This Morning" if he would consider running as VP with Harris -- who was endorsed by Biden...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has published a bestselling autobiography, "True Gretch: What I've Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between," as she considers a future presidential run, joining a long line of politicians who have written memoirs before announcing their candidacy.
Vice President Harris raised nearly $50 million in grassroots donations on Sunday in the hours after President Biden stepped aside as the nominee and backed her to replace him. "Since the President endorsed Vice President Harris yesterday afternoon, everyday Americans have given $49.6 million in grassroots donations to her campaign," Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for...
In a stunning move, President Biden on Sunday dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Harris to be his successor. In doing so, the president brought to a close a 50-year political career and broke the presidential race wide open a little more than 100 days before voters head to the polls in November. Biden, 81, announced...
Former President Trump's crowning as the Republican presidential nominee after surviving an attempted assassination has cemented for America’s allies and partners the necessity of building goodwill with the Trump camp. A phone call took place Friday between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, amid the former president’s assertions he can negotiate an end to Russia’s...