The death toll from storm Debby has risen to eight following its second landfall in the mid-Atlantic region on Thursday. Debby first made landfall on Florida early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm then made its second landfall early Thursday in South Carolina after it was downgraded to a tropical storm. As of...

A COVID-19 outbreak has emerged at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and at least 40 athletes tested positive, including U.S. track star Noah Lyles. Maria Van Kerkhove, the director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the World Health Organization, said in a briefing Tuesday that many countries have seen a surge in COVID,...

Congress doesn’t seem to grasp that neither the economy nor the financial companies that function in it look anything like they did in the 1930s.

Anita Dunn, a former adviser to President Biden, criticized "certain leaders" for Democrats losing the House in 2022, comments that come after former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has "never been that impressed" with Biden's "political operation." In an interview with Politico’s "Playbook Deep Dive" podcast, Dunn, a longtime Biden aide, was questioned about...

MSNBC pundit Lawrence O'Donnell criticized media outlets, including his own, over how several of them covered former President Trump's Thursday press conference at Mar-a-Lago. "It was 2016 all over again today," O'Donnell said Thursday evening on his weeknight program. "Donald Trump spoke for an hour at his home, and all of the cable news networks,...

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! It was a wild morning of heavy rain in Washington. Debby has made her extraverted arrival. Here’s what’s happening: Dems are warning Harris that she should have an effective economic message ready once the initial excitement dies down. The U.S. Capitol complex was briefly under a tornado warning this morning. ...

Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, is facing scrutiny over previous visits and alleged pro-China comments he has made. The Harris campaign disputes this.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's military record is at the center of the latest partisan showdown in the House of Representatives.

Early voting begins as soon as Sept. 6 for Americans who are eligible, and if the last two election cycles are any indication, many citizens will have already voted.

The Republican Party is urging the Supreme Court to allow Arizona to implement a voting law that would require proof of citizenship before individuals are allowed to vote.