Four times when politics and the Olympics have clashed
The Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the world’s biggest sporting events since 1896, have served largely as a global escape from politics, but there have been times when politics has found its way into the event. As the greatest athletes in the world gather in Paris, France, for the 2024 Summer Olympics, here is a […]
What else Democrats are lying about, Part 3: Climate
As Hurricane Beryl was bearing down on Houston, President Joe Biden told a crowd at the Washington, D.C., Emergency Operations Center that “extreme heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States.” He went on to blame “extreme weather events” such as hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes on climate change before concluding that ignoring […]
Trump mocks ‘Laughing Kamala’ Harris amid rumors she’ll replace Biden atop ticket
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump poked fun at Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his first since he was nearly assassinated last week. As Trump began to talk about taking back the White House in November, he went on a tangent about Harris and the way she laughs. “I […]
Trump disavows Project 2025 as proposals risk becoming political drag
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ripped the Heritage Foundation‘s policy proposals for his hypothetical second administration as President Joe Biden‘s campaign uses the conservative think tank’s recommendations against him. “Some on the right, severe right, came up with this Project ’25,” Trump told a crowd in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday. […]
House Homeland Security Committee chairman to visit Trump shooting site Monday
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) is scheduled to visit the site of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Monday, according to a press release from the committee. Green and 10 other committee members will tour the grounds in Butler, Pennsylvania, where Trump held a campaign rally that was quickly […]
DHS leadership defends female law enforcement agents after attacks on Secret Service
The Department of Homeland Security released a statement Saturday defending the presence of women in law enforcement, which has been increasingly scrutinized in the aftermath of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, and nine other senior DHS officials called “public statements questioning the […]
Vance takes on Harris in campaign debut
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance dinged Vice President Kamala Harris during his campaign trail debut in Grand Rapids. “The vice president, Kamala Harris, she doesn’t like me,” Vance told the crowd Saturday. “Kamala Harris said something to the effect of that I have no loyalty to this country. “Well, I […]
Biden staff told to tune out bad press as pressure builds: Report
President Joe Biden’s campaign chairwoman held a meeting with staff on Friday, urging them not to listen to news coverage honing in on whether efforts to pressure Biden off the 2024 ticket will be successful. The call, which was first reported by Axios, is the most recent example of Biden leadership trying to revive morale […]
The Democratic power players sticking with Biden
As President Joe Biden faces calls from dozens of House Democrats and a handful of Democratic senators, some of the most influential people in the party have still stuck by his side. In the now three and a half weeks following the debate, the calls for Biden to step down have only increased with now […]
Could a 2024 Harris campaign be unburdened by what had been in 2020?
As calls loom for President Joe Biden to step aside ahead of the Democratic National Convention, there are many uncertain questions about how Vice President Kamala Harris would fare in a general election. Harris’s 2019 campaign against candidate Biden and a crowded Democratic field ended within 10 months, well before the Iowa caucuses, after a […]