Former President Barack Obama on Oct. 10 addressed concerns among black men who are hesitant to support the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting such hesitancy is because Harris is a woman. Obama made his first surrogate appearance during the 2024 election at a rally in Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, where he compared […]

MINT HILL, N.C.—Former President Donald Trump said on Sept. 25 that if he were in the Oval Office, he would threaten to blow Iran “to smithereens” over threats made to the Republican nominee. His remarks came after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed the Trump campaign on Sept. 24 on “real and […]

The Senate has unanimously passed a bill to increase the level of U.S. Secret Service protection for presidential and vice presidential candidates. After passing the House of Representatives on Sept. 20, the Enhanced Presidential Security Act passed the Senate on Tuesday and will proceed to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The Secret […]

Several top employees of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have resigned amid an ongoing scandal about comments he allegedly made on a pornographic website. The Republican nominee has denied the accusation. Robinson’s campaign released a statement on Sept. 23 announcing the resignations of campaign manager Chris Rodriguez, deputy campaign manager Jason […]

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced on Sept. 17 that his conference would stick with a temporary government funding proposal that includes an election security bill, which Democrats oppose, prolonging a Congressional impasse that could result in a government shutdown. House Republicans have demanded that a continuing resolution (CR) to temporarily fund the government after […]

Several congressional leaders have suggested that the U.S. Secret Service could receive more funding soon, following a second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15. Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee for the 2024 presidential election, was allegedly targeted by Ryan Routh, a 58-year-old gunman with a rifle at the Trump International Golf […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden will veto a bill proposed by House Republicans to temporarily fund the government and avert a shutdown on Sept. 30. The 2024 fiscal year will end on Sept. 30, after which Congress must authorize new spending to keep the government funded and operational. Neither chamber of Congress has passed all 12 appropriations […]

WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 4 proposed a new tax rate on capital gains at 28 percent, which is higher than the existing level but lower than President Joe Biden’s 2025 budget proposal that she previously endorsed. Harris’s plan represents a departure from Biden’s budget proposal, which would raise the capital gains tax on […]

The Upper Midwest saw significant races on Aug. 13., less than three months from a general election that will be fought in part across the region. In Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) beat Don Samuels, upending a string of defeats for “the Squad.” Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.) survived a primary challenge of her own. Rebecca […]

MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is the projected winner of the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. She fended off a challenge from a moderate Democrat in a close contest. Omar, who has represented the district that covers most of metropolitan Minneapolis for three terms, defeated former Minnesota City Council Member Don Samuels, her principal […]

Primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota on Aug. 13 will test a variety of candidates in the Upper Midwest. Some races will play out on battleground territory that is being heavily contested this presidential cycle. In “America’s Dairyland,” Democrats are fighting for the chance to face Rep. Derrick Van Orden (D-Wis.) in the fall. Meanwhile, Republicans […]

Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse has survived a primary challenge in Washington state’s Fourth Congressional District against opponents backed by former President Donald Trump. Newhouse, a former state legislator and state cabinet member who voted to impeach Trump in 2021, has represented the district—which runs through the middle of the state—since 2015. He finished second in […]

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) and her Republican challenger Joe Kent advanced to the general election after Washington’s congressional primary election on Aug. 6. Gluesenkamp Perez, a first-term member, is regarded as one of the most vulnerable House Democrats in the 2024 election cycle—representing a Republican-leaning district in southwest Washington. She flipped the district in […]

From the Upper Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, it’s another primary day. While not every race on Aug. 6 will capture Americans’ attention, more than a few could have major ramifications. In Michigan, Democrats and Republicans are stepping up to replace Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who has held her seat for almost a quarter century. […]

The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 failed to advance a bipartisan deal to expand the Child Tax Credit after most Republicans voted against it. The Tax Relief for Working Families and Americans Act was unveiled in January by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) […]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced on July 30 that a bill to expand the Child Tax Credit would receive a vote in the Senate on Aug. 1, before the body breaks for its month-long August recess. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act would increase the refundable portion of the Child […]

Text messages reveal that police snipers noticed Thomas Matthew Crooks at the site of former President Donald Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, nearly two hours before the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump. The assassination attempt—which led to former President Donald Trump’s right ear being grazed by a bullet—is the subject of several official […]

The House of Representatives on July 24 passed a resolution creating a special task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13. House Speaker Mike Johnson had announced the task force on July 18 amid bipartisan criticism of both the assassination attempt and the U.S. Secret Service’s actions before […]

WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee kicked off its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 22 by demanding answers from Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle. Ms. Cheatle declined to provide the committee with some key details as to how suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, managed to […]

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced on July 17 that he would establish a task force in the House of Representatives to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on July 13. Former President Trump was grazed on his right ear by a bullet fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks during a campaign rally in […]