PAYING THE BILLS IS HARDER THAN EVER. ARE VOTERS SUPPOSED TO FEEL JOY? On Wednesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release inflation figures for July. Whatever the numbers turn out to be, this will remain true: Prices are far higher than they were when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office. Even as the […]
If you attend enough political speeches, you can sense their tempo, and guess when they are moving towards their conclusion. And if you cover enough conventions and political rallies, you develop tactics for getting in and out of the arena or your row. In Milwaukee last month, former President Donald Trump told the story of […]
President Biden suggested Tuesday that he would attend former President Trump’s inauguration if he wins in November, taking a jab at his predecessor's manners. When asked if he would attend a January 2025 swearing-in, Biden replied, “I have good manners, not like him.” Trump did not attend Biden’s inauguration in January 2021 after the president...
The share of Americans who report smoking cigarettes is back at a record low this year, according to new polling from Gallup. The Gallup survey found that 11 percent of U.S. adults said that they have smoked cigarettes in the past week, which matches the historic low smoking rate measured in 2022. This is also just...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused former President Trump of “laying the groundwork for election denial” after Trump falsely claimed that a photo of a crowd at a campaign rally for Vice President Harris in Detroit was doctored with AI technology. “Donald Trump may be crazy, but he’s not stupid. When he claims that...
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will appear at Tulane University in New Orleans Tuesday afternoon for the announcement of up to $150 million in federal funds for cancer surgery research. The eight recipient institutions — which include Tulane, Rice University, Johns Hopkins and the imaging company Cision Vision — are participants in the...
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton disputed former President Trump’s account of a conversation he allegedly had with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to Russia invading Ukraine more than two years ago. In that conversation — according to Trump’s retelling of events — the former president warned the Russian leader of the consequences...
The U.S. military should consider rebranding itself as the front line in the battle against climate change, highlighting its role in tackling the threat of global climate change and aligning its mission with the values of a generation that wants to make a tangible difference in the world.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will address members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union at their convention in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The visit by the Democratic vice presidential candidate comes as the Harris-Walz ticket looks to solidify its base, including with organized labor. AFSCME is one of several major...