Thirteen Democratic state attorneys general and their counterpart in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday wrote to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to voice support for rules making extreme heat and wildfire smoke events eligible for major disaster declarations. The
President Biden will address the 115th national convention of the NAACP in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon, as he works to regain public confidence after several tumultuous weeks for both parties' campaigns. Biden's speech before the influential organization, founded in 1909 to
Former President Trump appeared to echo Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false views about the safety of vaccines during a private phone call between the two presidential candidates that was posted online. During the call, which Kennedy said happened on Sunday before the start of the
Former President Trump announced his pick of Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee to great applause and celebration. His announcement has thrust the junior Ohio senator's wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, into the spotlight as well.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) went further than other Democrats Tuesday by calling for the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) following his conviction on 16 charges of bribery, extortion, fraud and acting as a foreign agent. Murphy,
New Jersey could see its first vacancy in the Senate in nearly a decade should Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) bow to pressure by fellow Democrats to resign following his conviction on Tuesday on bribery and foreign agent charges. Should Menendez opt to give up his seat, it would
New Jersey Democrats are doubling down on their calls for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign his seat, after the senator was found guilty Tuesday on all 16 counts in his federal corruption and bribery trial. “Today's verdict finding Senator Bob Menendez guilty on 16 counts
If the New Jersey Democrat were to refuse to step down, senators could choose to censure or expel him — a rare and difficult step.
Former President Trump's campaign announced Tuesday its first event featuring Trump and his new running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), since the Ohio Republican was formally selected to round out the GOP ticket. Trump and Vance are set to campaign in Grand Rapids, Mich., on
Disappointment washed over Ukraine’s supporters when former President Trump announced Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate. Vance is an outspoken critic of U.S. military and economic support for Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia, having once said “I don’t care
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) called Sen. Robert Menendez’s conviction on federal charges of bribery and acting as a foreign agent “a dark, painful day” for New Jersey and re-upped his call for his resignation as the state’s senior senator. “Representing people in Congress demands
The 538 predictive model for the 2024 presidential election shows President Biden more likely to win than former President Trump — Biden's best odds since May. The model's Tuesday update found Biden winning in 526 of 1,000 simulations, a positive showing for the president. The
Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said on Tuesday that the union didn’t automatically choose President Biden as their pick because the union needed to do its “due diligence.” “I represent 1.3 million members, very diverse membership. We've got a lot of Republicans, we've got a
Democratic candidate Josh Stein raked in double the amount that Republican candidate Mark Robinson hauled in for second-quarter fundraising in the North Carolina gubernatorial race. Stein, the state attorney general, reported hauling in $13.8 million in the second quarter of
MILWAUKEE — House Democrats are warning the Democratic National Committee (DNC) not to go ahead with its plan to formally nominate President Biden through a virtual roll call a month before the August convention. The lawmakers say they have "serious concerns" about the plan as
Comedian Jon Stewart is set to host a special live edition of "The Daily Show" on Tuesday, after the show did not air Monday following the assassination attempt against former President Trump over the weekend. Stewart's guest Tuesday will be former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly,
MILWAUKEE — Day 2 of the Republican National Convention is set to get underway, with more high-profile speakers on the docket as the GOP seeks to display a sense of unity ahead of November. Here are three things to watch during Tuesday’s proceedings. What kind of reception does
Young women working in the Texas state Senate have little protection against sexual harassment and assault, an investigation by a leading magazine in the state has found. A Texas Monthly report published last week uncovered numerous cases of female staffers and volunteers who
Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents case by ruling special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment unconstitutional flies in the face of legal precedent, and the law itself, according to a former federal solicitor. Neal Katyal, who while
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who was tapped as former President Trump's running mate Monday, has been in the Senate for less than two years but has staked out health care positions that both buck his party and toe the GOP line. Vance is a Yale-educated venture capitalist, but rode
The national suicide hotline has fielded more than 10 million calls, texts and chats in the two years since the Biden administration changed the number from 10 digits to the three that make up 988, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Tuesday. Out of
Former President Trump’s lead attorney in his Manhattan and Florida legal cases says all of Trump’s criminal charges should be dismissed after a Florida federal judge said prosecutors acted improperly in their special counsel appointment, and after the Supreme Court issued its
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign from the Senate after a jury in New York convicted him on 16 counts of bribery, extortion and honest services wire fraud. “In light of this guilty verdict, Sen. Menendez must now do
Researchers have found a potential cause of lupus, which could lead to finding a cure.
But what we’ve seen over the past several years is our government purveying disinformation — deliberately trying to mislead the public.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday called out the "corporate greed" at Amazon, releasing an investigative report ahead of the company's Prime Day sale that found nearly half of its on-site workers were injured during the same event in 2019. According to the interim report —
The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most prolific meteor showers and will peak Aug. 11 and 12.
When former President Donald Trump named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential nominee on Monday, it was a projection of confidence. Vance, whose meteoric political rise began when he was elected to the Senate in 2022, is well known for his pugilistic defenses of
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in a sprawling, nine-week trial that charged the 70-year-old Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman for accepting envelopes of cash and gold bars as bribes while acting as a middle man between local
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is “glad” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien spoke at the RNC. “Personally, I am glad @Teamsters president Sean O'Brien was at the RNC,” she posted on X. “And [I’m] glad that he savaged big business for their greed.
MSNBC’s Joy Reid urged Black voters to do their "own research" into the GOP and former President Trump following entertainer Amber Rose’s address at the Republican National Convention (RNC) Monday evening. “I don't know anyone who takes their political cues from Amber Rose,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed a rule that would require callers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on robocalls, the agency said Tuesday. The proposal would require callers to obtain prior express consent to
Shortly after the attempted assassination on Donald Trump, creepy tech bros and Tucker Carlson campaigned for J.D. Vance to be Trump’s pick for vice president. According to Axios , former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and billionaires Elon Musk and David Sacks all began a
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D) was found guilty of bribery, acting as a foreign agent and a slew of other charges in his federal corruption case Tuesday. The embattled Democrat and ex-chair of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee was convicted on all 16 counts he
Half of the cities with the largest eviction surges are in the Southwest: Las Vegas, Houston and Phoenix.
In his new book, Barber attacks a “constellation of myths,” chiefly that American poverty has a Black face.
Americans are more likely to view Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unfavorably than favorably, according to a Gallup poll. The Gallup survey released this week found 43 percent of Americans had an unfavorable view of Johnson, while 37 percent had a favorable view and 21 percent
House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has invited top officials from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Secret Service to testify in a hearing next week about the attempted assassination of former President Trump, the committee said
The federal judge overseeing Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial has indefinitely delayed the trial for the New Jersey Democrat's wife, Nadine Menendez, who was charged alongside her husband but is set to face a separate jury due to her treatment for cancer. "The trial of this
A second leading Republican is requesting the Secret Service director testify next week, as well as the heads of the FBI and DHS.
Conservatives seemingly had no problem tapping someone with a history of covering up sexual abuse scandals to deliver the opening remarks at the Republican National Convention. During the opening prayer Monday night, Archbishop of Milwaukee Jerome Listecki reminded the
The United States must develop new soft power tools to hold adversaries such as China and Russia accountable for violating international agreements, including the use of pollution as a forcing function to level the playing field and hold non-compliant nations accountable.
Presented by PhRMA — Welcome to Day 2 of the Republican National Convention {beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday — greetings from Milwaukee, where it’s a beautiful 76 degrees! (Sorry friends in D.C., where it may hit 100 degrees for the third day in a row!) It’s Day 2 of the