Aspiring members of Donald Trump’s potential second administration gathered Thursday at Washington’s Royal Sands Social Club — a bar designed to resemble the state of Florida — for a fundraiser that felt like a victory party. Chris LaCivita, the campaign’s top strategist, told the crowd of lobbyists and former administration officials that the former president would collect at least 289 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday presented the stakes of the 2024 election to Latino voters — many of whom fled authoritarian regimes — as a fight for the future of American democracy in the face of Donald Trump’s vow to be a dictator on his first day in office. Harris faced intense questions during a Univision ...
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 ...
When clients tell Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting and lobbying shop with 18 offices worldwide, that they’re concerned about Donald Trump’s possible return to office, the firm has just the person to ease their nerves: Bryan Lanza. Lanza, a Mercury partner and longtime Republican strategist, is well-suited to the task. In between client breakfasts in far-flung parts of the world, ...