CHICAGO — The second night of the Democratic National Convention will feature a star-studded lineup of surrogates in Chicago. President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are expected to speak, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff. The convention theme for the day is focused on Vice President Harris’s “bold vision for America’s future,” which is...

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) accused Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) of wishing harm to one of his family members over a pregnancy from rape remark he made Tuesday — an accusation that Beshear later pushed back on. In an interview on MSNBC's “Morning Joe," Beshear criticized Republicans for using “fear tactics” in their messaging on...

A leading election forecaster shifted its rating of the presidential race for North Carolina to “toss-up,” marking another gain for Vice President Harris’s campaign. Sabato’s Crystal Ball said Tuesday that it was moving North Carolina from the “leans Republican” column to a toss-up, as support for Harris builds not only in the Tar Heel State...

I am inspired and elated by the recent passage and enactment of the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act.

Births in the United States dropped again between 2022 and 2023, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The national birth rate has been steadily declining for the last 17 years, with a particularly steep drop in births between 2007 and 2009 during the Great Recession. Between 2007...

CHICAGO — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says Democrats will prioritize circumventing the Senate filibuster to pass voting rights legislation if they keep control of the White House and Senate and win back the House in November. Schumer attempted to carve out a loophole in the Senate’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 votes to...

If Americans couldn’t afford Biden’s last four years, they really can’t afford four years of Kamala Harris on top of them.

Ten more states have joined the Department of Justice (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation, the agency announced Monday.  The attorneys general of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont signed on to the case, joining 29 other states and the District of Columbia. ...

Rep. Byron Donalds, a member of the House Oversight Committee, is making his case for a House-wide vote on impeaching President Biden.

Justice Department submits court filing this week certifying that former President Trump acted within the scope of his office when he ordered a crackdown on rioters outside the White House in 2020.