[ad_1] Politics / October 1, 2024 With so many things to pounce on during the vice-presidential debate, where does Walz even begin? Ad Policy Governor Tim Walz (left) and Senator JD Vance. (Jeff Swensen and Scott Olson / Getty Images) There’s never been an issue more tailor-made for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s now-trademark rejoinder to […]

[ad_1] Politics / October 4, 2024 Trump’s base loves it not because the former president wants to fight crime but because he wants retribution. Ad Policy Former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on September 29 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen / Getty Images) Late last week, in Erie, Pennsylvania, Trump, who has […]

[ad_1] The Supreme Court returns from its summer vacation on October 7, four weeks and one day before the November 5 general election. The court’s fingerprints (as well as the fingerprints of the wealthy Republican donors who likely paid for some of the justices’ summer vacations) are already all over the upcoming election. Earlier this […]

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both […]

[ad_1] In this photo illustration, an absentee-voter mail-in ballot shows the names of the Democratic and Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election. Saul Loeb/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/Getty Images With less than 35 days until Election Day and with early voting taking place across the U.S., many Americans […]

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by U.S. Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Penn. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump returns to Butler, Penn., on Saturday for a rally on the site […]

[ad_1] The Kansas Legislature, seen here opening its lawmaking session in January, 2020, is one of 20 states where Republicans have a “supermajority” that allows them to override vetoes by the governor. Kansas Democrats hope to break the supermajority in the November election. Orlin Wagner/AP hide caption toggle caption Orlin Wagner/AP Elections for state legislatures […]

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the coming election, the fate of our democracy and fundamental civil rights are on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 are scheming to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision across all levels of government if he should win. We’ve already seen events that fill us with both […]

[ad_1] President Biden crosses himself after Buck Paulk of Shiloh Pecan Farm, in Ray City, Ga., leads a prayer on Oct. 3, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP President Biden sent a formal letter to Congress late Friday night saying that a key loans program for helping disaster victims will run out […]

[ad_1] Politics / October 4, 2024 A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith argues that even in light of the Supreme Court ruling granting immunity to presidents, a seeker of office is liable for criminal activity. Ad Policy Special counsel Jack Smith in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2023, and former president Donald Trump […]