Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) will defend Virginia’s actions to “protect the casting of legal ballots” after the Department of Justice said it would sue the state for removing thousands of noncitizens from voter registration rolls “too close” to Election Day. The DOJ announced the lawsuit Thursday, arguing that Virginia state election officials’ move to clean […]
A former Democratic state senator has condemned Barack Obama’s “lecturing” of Black men after the former president claimed they were coming up with “excuses” not to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris because she’s a woman. The former president, himself a Black man, urged other men of color to rally in support of the Democratic […]
Democrats are worried Vice President Harris is failing to make inroads with men in the final weeks of the presidential campaign. A string of polls out this week show that while Harris is outperforming former President Trump with women, she is not moving the needle with male voters, in some cases trailing the former president […]
At least 16 people have died after Hurricane Milton devastated portions of Florida, as the extent of damage caused becomes clear in the wake of the storm. Milton made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday night near Sarasota County’s Siesta Key, spawning dozens of tornadoes, 28ft waves, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and devastating […]
During a pre-campaign-rally stop in Pittsburgh on Thursday, former President Barack Obama appeared to admonish Black Americans who have not been as fervent in their support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid as they were for his in 2008 and 2012. Obama stopped at a campaign office in the Steel City before taking the […]
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for the first time in weeks, amid heightened tensions between the leaders as Israel calibrates its expected retaliatory strike against Iran. The call lasted 30 minutes and was “direct” and “productive,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. She added that more details of […]
A collection of philanthropists, Silicon Valley titans, and Democratic megadonors are using their fortunes and influence to try to will Vice President Kamala Harris to the White House in November. Tens of millions of dollars in political donations have been routed to the Harris campaign, its joint fundraising committee, and a super PAC called Future […]
Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday evening along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, unleashing powerful winds, deadly storm surge, and the threat of widespread flooding across much of the state. More than 2 million customers lost power as Hurricane Milton carved a path through central Florida late Wednesday, according to PowerOutages.us. Deaths have […]
Vice President Kamala Harris sought to help voters get to know her better by sitting for a number of interviews over the past few days—but things have not quite gone to plan. Harris has attracted criticism for largely avoiding giving sit-down interviews to mainstream media, and the tough questions that come with them, since replacing […]
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) pushed for the abolishment of the Electoral College during a Tuesday fundraiser in Sacramento, California, at the private residence of Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). “I think all of us know the Electoral College needs to go,” Walz said, according to a pool report. “But that’s not the world we live in.” […]
With Hurricane Milton soon making landfall along Florida’s western and gulf coasts Wednesday, the state’s chief finance officer and fire marshal is hoping to ease worries around preparedness, aftermath insurance costs and taxes. “It really depends on how the impact and damage of the storm is. Right now, as the path of the storm that […]
Both Republicans and Democrats signed off on a budget deal earlier this year that increased funding for FEMA’s immigration programs that are now under scrutiny as the agency faces crisis over weak hurricane response. In the midst of the last major budget crisis in Washington, Democrats diverted money and the legal authority to put the […]