FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. — A star-studded online rally designed to showcase the enthusiasm and energy behind Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign turned somber as host Oprah Winfrey introduced the mother of a woman who died after waiting for health care in a state that has banned most abortions. “You’re looking at a mother that is broken,” said Shanette Williams, whose ...
Before former president Donald Trump spoke to the Economic Club of New York this month, he prepped for the crowd of Wall Street power brokers and other traditional business elites who would be in attendance. Trump consulted with Steven M. Mnuchin and David Malpass, his former treasury secretary and his appointee to lead the World Bank, two people familiar with ...
NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain behind bars after a federal judge ordered the music mogul to remain in federal custody as he awaits trial after his arrest this week. Combs was arrested Monday by federal agents on multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, accuses Combs of using his lifestyle, media and music ...
At the beginning of August, two of the most important indexes of American stocks — the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 — took a sharp downward turn. On Aug. 5, the Dow closed down more than 2.6 percent; the S&P was down nearly 3 percent. Donald Trump and his allies jumped on the news. Stock prices have ...
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called on Latino leaders from across the country to help her mobilize Hispanic voters as her campaign ramps up its efforts to court this key demographic, which plays a pivotal role in several swing states. “I truly believe that America is ready to turn the page on the politics of division and hate. And ...
Imagine the unthinkable: a mass shooting of members of Congress that leaves a large swath of the county unrepresented and shifts the balance of political power in Washington. In the current political environment, such an outbreak of violence is not as unthinkable as it used to be, according to a bipartisan collection of House members. The attempted assassination of members ...
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted a rally here on Wednesday was more than an add-on for a fundraising swing: He’s serious about winning the state of his birth, which has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1984. He made similar promises in 2016 and 2020, going on to lose by more than 20 points both ...
A Senate Republican badgered an Arab American activist Tuesday during a congressional hearing about hate crimes with questions about whether she supported terrorist organizations, finally telling her that she should “hide your head in a bag.” Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana questioned Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, asking her whether she ...
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are locked in a statistical tie in Pennsylvania, according to a Washington Post poll of a state that many analysts see as the battleground most likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election. One week after a debate that Pennsylvania voters widely say Harris won, she is favored by 48 ...
For more than a week, Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, has been tweeting about the influx of Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio. It started with a false rumor on a Facebook post about migrants eating cats. Former president Donald Trump, in his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10, then asserted: “In Springfield, ...