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Jimmy Williams The United Auto Workers (UAW) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Wednesday, adding significant union support for her likely contest against Republican Donald Trump this November. UAW President Shawn Fain emphasized the union’s commitment to defeating Trump in the upcoming election. “We can put a billionaire …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump falsely suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris misled voters about her race during an interview at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago on Wednesday. The event quickly turned hostile. Trump claimed that Harris, the first Black woman and Asian American to …

Jimmy Williams Vice President Kamala Harris is now the only candidate seeking the Democratic presidential nomination after a key deadline passed on Tuesday evening with no other contenders qualifying. According to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), 99% of delegates signed Harris’ nominating petition. With no internal competition, the Democratic Party …

Shauneen Miranda, Pennsylvania Capital-Star When acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. visited the site of the campaign rally where a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, he went up to the roof, lying flat on his stomach, to evaluate the shooter’s line of sight that mid-July day. …

Jimmy Williams Vice President Kamala Harris energized a packed arena in Atlanta on Tuesday, telling the cheering crowd that the next 98 days would be a tough fight, but they’d secure victory in November. She took jabs at Donald Trump for being unsure about debating her. “The momentum in this …

Jimmy Williams The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that former President Trump will speak at their annual conference in Chicago this week, sparking intense debate among Black reporters. Some journalists see this as a chance to ask Trump tough questions about issues affecting Black Americans, while others worry …

Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Many patients seeking abortion care in Iowa in the past few weeks were unaware that the state has banned most abortions beginning Monday, Planned Parenthood staff said. More than six years after the Legislature first attempted to pass the law, abortion became illegal in Iowa, …

Jimmy Williams Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has reported a significant fundraising milestone, bringing in $200 million within a week of President Joe Biden suspending his campaign and endorsing her. The campaign announced on Sunday that 66% of these funds came from first-time donors, indicating strong grassroots support for …

Jennifer Shutt, Daily Montanan House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday announced the 13 lawmakers who will make up the bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. “We have the utmost confidence in this bipartisan group of steady, highly qualified and capable Members …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump made a controversial statement during his speech at The Believers’ Summit in West Palm Beach, Florida, hosted by Turning Point Action. Addressing a crowd of conservative Christians, Trump claimed that if he wins the upcoming presidential election in November, they “won’t have to vote …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden has announced a significant proposal aimed at reforming the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to implement term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the justices. Additionally, he is urging lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment to limit presidential immunity. The White House provided …

Jimmy Williams In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, confirmed that Harris has initiated a “thorough” process to select her running mate for her 2024 presidential bid. This decision, according to Chávez Rodríguez, is one of the most significant …

Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder A bipartisan proposal that would ban elected members of Congress and the executive branch from trading stocks while in office advanced out of a U.S. Senate committee this week but faces concerns from some GOP senators over its reach. The bill passed out of the Senate …

Ariana Figueroa, Nevada Current A conservative group and a group of Republican state parties Thursday filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of improperly assuming control of Biden campaign funds after he withdrew from the race. The complaint is asking the FEC’s six-person commission …

Jimmy Williams Justice Elena Kagan has become the first member of the U.S. Supreme Court to publicly call for strengthening the court’s new ethics code by adding an enforcement mechanism. In her remarks at the annual judicial conference held by the 9th Circuit, attended by over 150 judges, attorneys, and …