Democratic delegates on Biden’s exit – and Harris’s rise: ‘We’re awestruck’ | US elections 2024
Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and Kamala Harris’ emergence as the Democratic nominee appeared to be absorbed by Democratic delegates quicker than a few words scribbled on a napkin commercial. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention appear ready to change course: In conversations since Biden’s decision, many have described an almost instantaneous shift […]
Democratic lawmaker pushes back on CNN host questioning Biden’s health: ‘Have we talked about it enough?’
Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan fired back at CNN host Casey Hunt, who asked her in an interview Thursday why President Biden didn’t discuss his health or age in his address to the nation. “Can I ask you a question? Have we talked about this enough? The American people know it happened. The American […]
Detroit pastor slams ‘identity politics’ as Kamala Harris becomes presumptive Democratic nominee
“We need to stop identity politics,” Detroit-based Pastor Lorenzo Sewell said Wednesday after Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. “I think it would be great, I think it would be fantastic, to have the first black woman president,” said Sewell, pastor of 180 Church on Detroit’s west […]
Gas Prices: Increase for the second straight day after Harris becomes presumptive Democratic nominee
Gas prices increased again on Wednesday, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas rising to $3.513, according to AAA. This was an increase over Tuesday’s average price of $3.502. While prices have fluctuated in 2024, there has been a decrease in the pumps in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, gas prices remain […]
‘Black America Is Not Supporting Kamala Harris’: Fmr Dem Slams Democratic Party For Playing Up Vice President’s ‘Race’
Former Democratic supporter Madeline Brame on Tuesday accused Democrats of racially stoking the race by selecting Vice President Kamala Harris as their presidential candidate, saying “black Americans” will not support Harris. Brame appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to discuss the shift in the Democratic presidential nominee following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential […]
Bob Menendez to resign from Senate amid Democratic pressure after guilty verdict
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-J.) plans to resign from the Senate under intense pressure from Democrats after being convicted in a federal corruption case. The senators’ resignations were entered into the Congressional Record on Tuesday by Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont), who served as Senate President. In a document obtained by Fox News, Menendez told Governor Phil […]
Democratic group launches $20M ad campaign targeting Trump after Biden steps aside
A major Democratic super PAC has launched a $20 million ad campaign attacking former President Trump in battleground states over the events of Jan. 6, 2021, following the Republican National Convention and a change in the Democratic nominee leadership. American Bridge 21st Century, which is also the party’s main opposition research organization, will begin airing […]
What’s next for Kamala Harris now that she’s seemingly locked up the Democratic presidential nomination
The announcement that she had secured the nomination came less than 36 hours after President Biden ended his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor as the Democratic presidential nominee. “I am proud to have garnered the support necessary to be our party’s nominee,” the vice president wrote in a social […]
CEO, real estate investor says Democratic Party he grew up with no longer about regular people: All a ‘sham’
A well-known and outspoken figure in the real estate industry is reacting to President Biden not seeking reelection, arguing that the Democratic Party isn’t the same as it used to be. “The Democratic Party I grew up with is no longer the party of the common man. We now know that it was all a […]
Kamala Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party’s presidential nominee: survey
Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegate support on Monday to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination, but polls show votes still have to be cast before she can be declared the party’s nominee. Harris has the backing of at least 2,214 delegates, according to an Associated Press tally of Democratic delegates backing the 59-year-old vice […]