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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who earned bigger fame this year with a congressional hearing-room battle with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) that went viral, sought to contrast Vice President Harris and Donald Trump during a speech at the Democratic National Convention. Crockett, a rising Democratic star, said that while Harris “lived the American Dream,” Trump...

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) called Trump a “con man,” adding that running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), is “his pet chameleon.” In an address at the Democratic National Convention's first night, Raskin called out Trump for not accepting defeat while condemning the events of Jan. 6, 2021, saying that the riots at the U.S. Capitol...

CHICAGO — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y. ) blasted former President Trump as a “two-bit union buster” who would “sell this country for a dollar” during her speech to the Democratic National Convention on Monday. The New York congresswoman was also among the first high-profile speakers to reference the conflict in Gaza, where Israel has killed...

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she was hopeful voters would break the glass ceiling with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the second woman to lead a major party's presidential ticket. "Together, we've put a lot of cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling," Clinton told Democrats on the first night of the party's...

The crowd at the Democratic National Convention chanted “lock him up” during former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s remarks on Monday night -- turning the tables on "lock her up" chants that were prevalent at former President Trump's campaign events in 2016. Clinton used a portion of her speech to refer to Trump's 34 felony...

Former Republican Rep. Barbara Comstock (Va.) said she will vote for Vice President Harris for president on Sunday, marking the latest former GOP member to break from the party's support of former President Trump. “After Jan. 6, after Donald Trump has refused for four years to acknowledge that he lost, and his threats against democracy,...

Mindy Kaling, Kerry Washington, Ana Navarro and Tony Goldwyn will serve as hosts for the Democratic National Convention this week, convention officials confirmed. Each celebrity will host one night of the four-day convention in Chicago and will help guide audiences in the event hall and on television through the programming, officials told The Hill on...

"Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary on Saturday laid out a series of problems he has with Vice President Harris's proposed economic plan, calling parts of it a "really bad idea." Harris formally announced her economic plan at a rally last week in North Carolina, which included a broad range of economic policies including child and...

Vice President Harris on Sunday condemned "coward" leaders who are focused on "beating down" others in an apparent dig at former President Trump as she tries to distinguish her leadership approach from his. “This campaign is about a recognition that, frankly, over the last several years, there’s been this kind of perversion that has taken...

Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane again Sunday as it churns toward the northeastern Atlantic, bringing powerful swells to the U.S. East Coast in its wake. The National Hurricane Center said Sunday that Ernesto became a hurricane again after its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph, just barely meeting the Category 1...

The first permitted demonstration scheduled to coincide with the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week is kicking off Sunday afternoon in the Loop. The protest is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. local time Sunday, as delegates and political figures begin arriving to the city ahead of the convention, which officially begins Monday. The...

Two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire in eastern Germany on Saturday night, injuring more than a dozen people, German news media reported Sunday. The incident occurred when one of the Ferris wheel gondolas at the Highland Festival at Stoermthaler Lake near the city of Leipzig caught fire Saturday night, the German Press Agency...

Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume on Sunday argued that while former President Trump could win the November election, voters' dislike of him makes him "not a majority candidate." When asked on "Fox News Sunday" why Trump is struggling to hold on to a lead over Vice President Harris in spite of polling showing...

The Democratic National Convention is about to get underway Monday after a whirlwind month in which the party rallied around Vice President Harris as the presumptive presidential nominee. It’s a convention few were expecting a month ago, when President Biden was the expected nominee. Since then, Biden has dropped out of the race and endorsed...

Democrats say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is showing desperation as he tries to keep his third-party presidential campaign afloat. The latest indication for them was confirmation that Kennedy tried to meet with Vice President Harris about a future role in her possible administration, a development that came weeks after he spoke with former President Trump...

The safety situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) is "deteriorating" after a nearby drone strike, the United Nations's energy watchdog said Saturday. The Russian military has occupied the plant since early March 2022, weeks after Moscow's initial invasion of Ukraine. “Yet again we see an escalation of the nuclear safety and security dangers...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the nation is "getting stronger" in the Kursk region, and the military incursion into the area seeks to create a buffer zone to prevent future attacks by Russia. "And all this is more than just defense for Ukraine; it is now our primary task in defensive operations overall: to destroy...

Vice President Harris launched her bus tour of western Pennsylvania from Pittsburgh on Sunday — just one day before the Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), arrived Sunday at Pittsburgh International Airport, where they greeted supporters alongside their spouses, according to The Associated Press (AP)....

18 House Republicans have urged Speaker Mike Johnson not to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act's clean energy tax credits, as they have spurred innovation, incentivized investment, and created good jobs in many districts represented by members of the conference.

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) dismissed polls Sunday that show Vice President Harris with a lead over former President Trump. "We can't worry about polls, we have to run through the finish line and encourage everybody to get out there and vote. But our message is going to be very simple. If you want to get...

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton said he is skeptical that the end of cease-fire negotiations are near, following an announcement from the White House that talks will continue into next week. An anonymous U.S. official told the Associated Press Friday that mediators are preparing for a cease-fire and hostage-swap deal. “The real question is,...

The Washington Post Editorial Board on Friday slammed Vice President Harris over her newly-announced economic agenda, which they characterized as “populist gimmicks.” “Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech Friday was an opportunity to get specific with voters about how a Harris presidency would manage an economy that many feel is not working well for them,” the...

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), one of the nation's largest and oldest veteran advocacy organizations, on Friday condemned former President Trump’s recent statement comparing the Medal of Honor to a presidential award for civilians, calling his remarks “asinine.” “These asinine comments not only diminish the significance of our nation’s highest award for valor, but also...

Former President Trump took a swing at Vice President Harris’s newly debuted economic plan Friday, claiming her proposals will make costs “100 times worse.” “If you think things are expensive now, they will get 100 times WORSE if Kamala gets four years as President,” he wrote on Truth Social. The former president fired off three...