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"They’re wrong in their own instincts," ex-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says of racist claims

The motion introduced by Elise Stefanik claims that Harris "and every elected Democrat is responsible for the border crisis" and "must all be held accountable"

An axis of mutual interest is forming among the world's authoritarian leaders — and Trump wants to be a part of it

Vice-president seizes on prosecutorial background to focus on Trump’s law-breaking, as Trump’s campaign reportedly scrambles

Two-time Democratic candidate writes in New York Times that she is ‘excited’ about vice-president taking on Trump

Kamala Harris faces right-wing media attacks with racist and sexist undertones on her political positions and personal life.

The governor had said in a previous post he would consider such an action after Joe Biden's withdrawal and endorsement of "Border Czar" Harris

Criminal justice activists hope for a ‘reset’ in fresh race and urge the vice-president to embrace progressive reforms

For weeks in July 2024, a mix of journalists and academics lamented the news media’s relentless coverage of President Joe Biden’s age since his disastrous debate performance on June 27.

Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an assassin’s bullet led me – a historian who has written about political polarization and the Civil Rights Movement – to think back to another norm-smashing populist who encountered death on the campaign trail: former Alabama governor and U.S. presidential candidate George Wallace.

Many observers say a controversial U.S. Supreme Court decision from July 1, 2024, turns presidents into kings – but they underestimate how truly radical the ruling actually may be. In fact, though the court’s majority said it was honoring constitutional tradition, it appears to have created something entirely new: a…