At first, he would just talk about immigrants living in the country illegally. Make him president again, Donald Trump told his audiences, and he would make sure that undocumented immigrants were uprooted and deported. When he ran in 2016, he focused mostly on those immigrants who were identified as criminals, an argument his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), elevated ...
It is hard to overstate the extent to which it is hard to know what will happen in the presidential election set to conclude in about three weeks. National polling continues to show Vice President Kamala Harris with a slight advantage; The Washington Post’s average of swing state polling shows her leading in four of seven. In none, though, is ...
For weeks, misinformation about the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Hurricane Helene response has spread far and wide on social media platforms — with more than a helpful nudge from Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the relaxed moderation policies of Musk’s platform, X. The real consequences of that have begun to show. The Washington Post reported late Sunday that ...
“McCormick’s promised the richest people in America a massive tax break. To pay for it, he’s made clear he’ll slash your Medicare and Social Security and cut Medicaid for nursing home care.” — Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), speaking to the camera in a new ad, released Oct. 10 The Senate race between Casey, the incumbent, and former hedge fund manager ...
One of the central themes of the 2024 presidential election is that Americans exist within at least two different information environments. This has long been the case, of course, and this same divide affected 2016 and 2020 as well. In 2024, though, the bubble that surrounds former president Donald Trump has become more robust, with fewer critics within his party ...
One of Donald Trump’s superpowers as a politician is his ability to spread false and misleading claims without any apparent shame or indication that he knows better. Most politicians will stumble over themselves when confronted with their own whopper, as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) did in this month’s vice-presidential debate. Trump just charges forward with all the assurance of ...
The eight-second video opens with author and influencer Liz Plank gazing up as a disembodied hand places a Doritos chip on her extended tongue, causing her eyes to roll back in apparent pleasure. The shot then pans left to reveal Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) holding a bag of chips, wearing a camouflage Harris-Walz presidential campaign hat and staring deadpan ...
Republican lawsuits in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina challenging the legitimacy of overseas ballots have prompted a backlash among military personnel, their spouses, veterans and elected officials. Scores of veterans and active-duty members of the armed forces have posted online or contacted their elected representatives out of concern that their votes might not be counted. Military and elected leaders, along ...
ERIE, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris portrayed Donald Trump as dangerous and “unhinged” at a rally Monday night, arguing that the Supreme Court’s decision granting presidents broad immunity for their official acts have significantly raised the stakes for a second Trump presidency. Trying out a new tactic here in Western Pennsylvania, Harris ordered her aides to roll the tape ...
Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week. Boeing expects to report a loss of an $9.97 a share in the third quarter, the company said in a surprise release on Friday. It took charges in both its commercial airplane unit ...