Americans in a new survey are split over whether they think Ukraine or Russia is winning the European war, but the majority say neither side is winning or they don't know. Americans are more likely to say Ukraine is currently winning (22 percent) than Russia (16 percent), but
Starting Tuesday, transgender Texans are no longer able to change the sex on their driver's license, according to a new state Department of Public Safety (DPS) policy. “As of Aug. 20, 2024, DPS has stopped accepting these court orders as a basis to change sex identification in
Vice President Harris sought to give voice to the suffering in Gaza during her presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, but many pro-Palestinian activists were still left fuming after the Chicago event. Gaza war protesters wanted a more
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign on Friday and endorsed former President Trump, the latest disruption in a volatile election season. {beacon} Evening Report © Yuki Iwamura and Jose Luis Magana, Associated Press Kennedy adds
Former President Trump is slated to deliver remarks Friday at a campaign rally in Glendale, Ariz., co-hosted by Turning Point PAC and Turning Point Action. The former president is expected to be joined Friday by a “special guest," his campaign said. The rally comes after
Michael Cohen, an ex-personal attorney and “fixer” for former President Trump, in a recent interview brushed off a question about how his former boss would react to Republicans' appearances at the Democratic National Convention this past week. “I don’t really care what he’s
Brian Deese, a former White House advisor who now advises the Harris campaign, is calling for a “Clean Energy Marshall Plan.” Outlining his vision in an essay in Foreign Affairs this week, Deese said that such a plan would both promote U.S. interests and help combat climate
The Trump campaign on Friday embraced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to suspend his candidacy as "good news" for the GOP nominee, while the Harris campaign used the development to appeal to disaffected voters. Kennedy announced he was suspending his independent White House
Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan has embraced the nickname "Big Gretch," which a Detroit rapper gave her during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emmitt Martin, one of the five Memphis officers involved in the brutal 2023 beating of Tyre Nichols, changed his plea to guilty Friday, in connection to alleged civil rights violations. Martin is the second former officer in the case to change his plea. Desmond Mills Jr.
Members of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s extended family called it a “betrayal of the values that our father and our family hold most dear” on Friday after the independent presidential candidate announced that he was endorsing former President Trump. “We want an America filled with
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia said in a press release that a Maryland police officer was convicted Friday for acts he committed during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, “including throwing a smoking and sparking object in the direction of”
As the Democratic National Convention closed with balloons blanketing the Chicago’s United Center, the mood was triumphant, with a newly minted presidential nominee and her running mate alongside their families, smiling and waving to the crowd of party delegates. But the
Kamala Harris just showed us the promise of a post-MAGA future. Now it’s up to the voters to decide to take us there. In her rousing convention speech on Thursday, Harris offered many olive branches to right-leaning independents and Republican voters. She vowed toughness on
Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, slammed former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) for criticizing Trump during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, telling him to “sit the hell down.” “I am sick and tired of this fake nonsense. Sit the hell down.
In February 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris attended an annual security conference in Germany to talk with European leaders about Russian aggression toward Ukraine and other world topics. She didn't go to Russia, and there is no evidence she met with Russian President
The Biden administration next month will relaunch a program for every American to order free COVID-19 tests through the mail, officials said. Administration officials said during a briefing Friday that households will be able to order four free tests through the Covidtests.gov
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he was suspending his campaign and throwing his support to former President Trump. Kennedy said his name would remain on the ballot in most red and blue states but would be removed from swing-state ballots
On the campaign trail this summer, former President Donald Trump has routinely cast doubt on climate change by falsely claiming that the oceans will rise just “one-eighth of an inch over the next 400 years.” He’s previously used the same measurement over a period of 250 years.
The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, August 23, 2024 LEADING THE DAY California's Google deal take heat Image © AP California lawmakers this week reached agreement with Google to funnel millions of public and private dollars to newsrooms across the
The Florida deputy who shot and killed Roger Fortson, a 23-year-old Black airman, has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said Friday. Eddie Duran was fired from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after he shot Fortson, a senior airman in the U.S. Air Force, on May 3.
The election is still almost three months off, but Vice President Kamala Harris bested Donald Trump in at least one race that’s sure to eat away at the former reality TV star: the ratings game. Harris’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention captured the
In a bizarre exit-not-exit speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday that he is not terminating his campaign but simply “suspending” it, and expects to remain on the ballot in several states. The independent candidate was expected to officially announce his withdrawal from
Nebraska voters will see two competing questions about abortion on the ballot in November after activists on both sides of the issue met the signature requirements needed, the state’s top election official said Friday. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen (R) said this year
The Taliban marked the third anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a public holiday and a televised military parade, but face international condemnation for their treatment of women and girls, an economic and humanitarian crisis, and a lack of foreign aid.
Unlike Google, with Medicare, there is evidence of harm to ordinary people.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her supporters at the Democratic National Convention established the parameters of the fall campaign against Donald Trump and his MAGA minions as a battle between the nation's sun-kissed future and its dark checkered past.
An interview between Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and CNBC host Joe Kernen boiled over Friday morning, when the two sparred over Vice President Harris's recent pledge to ban price gouging if elected in November. Harris unveiled her economic plans last week, including the
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from considering disparate environmental harms in Louisiana in its enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making permanent a temporary hold he issued in January. In the ruling, Judge James
The U.S. on Friday sanctioned a long list of Chinese and Russian companies over their support for Moscow's war in Ukraine, as the Biden administration looks to sharpen its tools aimed at crippling Moscow's war machine. The sanctions list, targeting nearly 400 entities and
Former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey apologized Friday for sharing a Sandy Hook conspiracy 11 years ago on social media, saying it was the “single most regrettable decision of my life.” The professional wrestler offered her apology in a lengthy statement she shared on the social
The most prominent tax policy idea for punishing single parenthood is eliminating the “head of household” filing status.
During a campaign event with Michigan law enforcement earlier this week, Donald Trump didn’t just refuse to take questions. He may have enabled a crime. At the event on Tuesday at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office in the city of Howell, Trump dodged reporters, told lies
Texas and 15 other GOP-led states sued the Biden administration Friday over a new policy making it easier for Americans’ spouses and children who lack necessary documentation to gain legal status. Known as “Keeping Families Together,” the program allows spouses and children of
Democrats are rolling out a set of billboards describing former President Trump, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) as "weird" ahead of a possible endorsement of Trump by Kennedy on Friday. The billboards will
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Friday! We made it through two successful presidential conventions! This is the last full weekend in August, so do something summery for me, OK? 🌞 Here’s what we’re covering today: A New York Times photographer captured an incredible photo of
If last month’s Republican National Convention was akin to a religious revival , then this week’s Democratic equivalent was ... well, also reminiscent of a spiritual gathering, but crossed with summer concert festival vibes (even without Beyonc é ). “The atmosphere of the
The big question for the election is whether Harris’s policies and messaging will make for good politics whatever the effect is on the economy.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to deliver remarks in Phoenix on Friday amid speculation he will drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Kennedy late Thursday filed paperwork to remove himself from the Arizona ballot and the former
Now is not the time to rebrand the military as a “climate force.”
Donald Trump is trying to brush off the fact that he shared A.I.-generated images of Taylor Swift endorsing his campaign to his Truth Social account earlier this week, now claiming that he doesn’t know “anything about them.” “I don’t know anything about them, other than
