PITTSBURGH — Former president Barack Obama on Thursday made a direct, impassioned plea to black men to support Vice President Kamala Harris — a key demographic she is struggling to mobilize — at times admonishing them for thinking about sitting out the presidential contest and suggesting sexism might be at play. During an unannounced stop at a campaign field office ...
Former president Donald Trump asserted in Detroit on Thursday that he had new proof that he was awarded Michigan’s “man of the year” years ago, dredging up a debunked claim he’s repeatedly made over the past decade. In an address to the Detroit Economic Club aimed at pitching policies to rescue the American auto industry, the Republican presidential nominee said ...
Former president Donald Trump said Thursday that CBS News should lose a broadcasting license over how it edited a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, even though the federal government does not issue licenses for such television networks. It was the latest example of Trump calling for media outlets that have angered him to lose their rights to ...
One of the more consistent criticisms of the news media over the past decade or two has been that it is overly reliant on coverage of the “horse race” — that is, a focus on who is likely to win an election rather than stories about the actual candidates and their positions. At times, that criticism is fair. New polling ...
The Gateway Pundit, a far-right news site that repeatedly published bogus stories claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers whom the site falsely reported had tampered with the election results in their state. A notice of the settlement was filed on the Missouri Courts ...
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a stop here Wednesday afternoon, Sen. JD Vance told a crowd of supporters that “Trump’s message to illegal aliens who are in this country without any right to be here, pack your bags. Because in four months, you’re going home.” Fifteen miles north later in the day, Gov. Tim Walz told supporters that Vice President Kamala ...
Former president Donald Trump on Thursday proposed new tax incentives and trade protections aimed at bolstering the U.S. car industry, as he battles Vice President Kamala Harris for crucial votes in the industrial Midwest. Ahead of a speech at the Economic Club of Detroit, Trump’s campaign announced support for new tax breaks on car loans, expanded tax incentives for U.S.-based ...
As Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims about Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the Republican Party has split into two camps: those who try to dispel the falsehoods, and those who are doubling down on them. Helene made landfall on Sept. 26, tearing through parts of Florida and Georgia before devastating much of western North Carolina, ultimately causing more ...
There are those who dislike the metaphor of the frog in the slowly boiling water, but it’s hard to deny its utility. Perhaps frogs aren’t as complacent as the morality tale would suggest, but the idea of a critter becoming acclimated to increasingly dangerous environs deserves some sort of short hand. Particularly at the moment. It is safe to say ...
Soon after Donald Trump’s campaign team took over the Republican National Committee earlier this year, a senior Trump aide was asked how to combat news stories that the campaign had an insufficient get-out-the-vote operation. “We are going to beat the reporters into retardation!” shouted James Blair, one of the two men now leading the operation, on a call with other ...