Pollster Frank Luntz said Wednesday on CNN that Vice President Kamala Harris’ honeymoon phase “looks like it has reached its peak,” as she now holds an estimated three-point lead. After becoming the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, major swing state-polls between Harris and former President Donald Trump began to tighten. While on “CNN News Central,” Luntz […]
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Will Kamala get softballs in CNN interview?
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to sit for their first joint interview since they rode to the top of the Democratic ticket about a month ago. CNN’s Dana Bash landed the coveted task of interviewing the duo during a stop in Georgia with the interview airing on […]
Another Government shutdown is looming
A conservative-backed push for stricter proof-of-citizenship requirements for voting could complicate efforts to avert a government shutdown next month. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have acknowledged a stopgap of some kind, also known as a continuing resolution (CR), will be necessary to keep the government funded past Sept. 30. But calls are growing […]
Israel launches ‘Full Force’ attack on West Bank
Israel launched a large-scale military operation Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it killed nine Palestinian fighters, while the nearly 11-month Gaza war showed no sign of abating despite ongoing U.S. efforts to help broker a truce. Violence has surged in the West Bank during the Gaza conflict sparked by Islamist […]
Kamala to sit down for taped interview with Walz
More than five weeks after launching her White House bid, Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down for an interview with a major network as the campaign heads into the home stretch. Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), will sit down with CNN’s Dana Bash on Thursday in Georgia after weeks of […]
Zuckerberg says Biden WH pressured to censor
-Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said senior officials in the Biden administration had pressured his social media company to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic, adding that he would push back if this were to happen again. In a letter dated Aug. 26, Zuckerberg told the judiciary committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that […]
Kamala insists debate rules be changed
A lot has changed since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and was replaced as Democratic nominee by Vice President Kamala Harris. The latest change: Back when Biden was the presumptive nominee, Democrats did not want to be interrupted by former President Donald Trump during a debate. Now under Harris, they do. That’s […]
Migrants in Oregon offered $30,000 for a Home
Ataxpayer funded housing support group in Portland, Oregon, has been offering grants of $30,000 to first-time buyers in the state, but with only those who are not U.S. citizens eligible to apply. The money was offered by the Hacienda Community Development Corporation (HCDC) as part of its “Camino a Casa,” which is advertised as being […]
Many Americans are facing “Energy Poverty’
During the heat dome that blanketed much of the Southeast in June, Stacey Freeman used window units to cool her poorly insulated mobile home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Over the winter, the 44-year-old mom relied on space heaters. In both instances, her energy bills reached hundreds of dollars a month. “Sometimes I have to choose […]
Trump complains about ABC debate; may skip it
Former President Donald Trump suggested he may skip the Sept. 10 presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris hosted by ABC News. In a Truth Social post on Sunday night, Trump said to “Stay tuned” after he laid out the reasons why he may skip the debate, which included Harris turning down debating on other […]
Israel and Hezbollah fire rockets at each other
Israel says its warplanes have struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting moves to launch an aerial attack on Israel.The Israeli military said around 100 fighter jets had destroyed “thousands” of rocket launchers on Sunday morning, in what it described as an act of “self-defence”. Lebanon’s health ministry reported that three people had been killed.Hezbollah […]
RFK jr suspends campaign; endorses Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. walked out to raucous applause from former President Donald Trump’s supporters at the former president’s rally in Arizona on Friday just hours after Kennedy endorsed him. The Trump campaign appeared to set up his entrance with more than a bit of effort. Kennedy walked down a red carpet as pyrotechnics went […]