Fewer than 25 minutes into Donald Trump’s remarks, Melissa Prescott walked out. She arrived at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hallat 8:30 a.m. on a hot September day, waited in line outside with her teen daughter for more than four hours, then waited another hour inside before Trump took the stage about 2:15 p.m. As Trump […]Read More

“Kamala Harris is going to significantly raise taxes … Kamala’s plan will raise taxes by nearly $2,600 per year.” — Narrator of new Trump campaign ad, released Oct. 2 Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000, about 98 percent of taxpayers, but a new Donald Trump […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his loss four years ago and his role inciting the violent attack on the Capitol roared onto the 2024 campaign stage this week even as he continues to suggest he won’t accept a defeat if it happens a second time. On Tuesday, running mate JD Vance declined to […]Read More

PERRY, Fla. — President Joe Biden spent Thursday touring the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Florida and Georgia, urging the country to “put politics aside” during his second consecutive day visiting impacted areas a week after the storm left much of the Southeast reeling. Biden took a helicopter tour over Perry, where Helene made […]Read More

Former first lady Melania Trump, in her upcoming memoir, offers full-throated support for abortion rights — a position that puts her at odds with many in her husband’s party, including the former president. According to the Guardian newspaper, which reviewed an advance copy of the book, titled “Melania,” the former first lady writes that “it […]Read More

Tina Peters, a former county election official in Colorado, was sentenced Thursday to 8½ years in prison and six months in jail after being found guilty of charges connected to efforts to copy election data from her office as Donald Trump and his allies spread false claims that the 2020 election was stolen and searched […]Read More

Melania Trump hasn’t said a lot or been seen much during the 2024 campaign. But on the eve of the election, the former first lady has now stepped forward to make a major political statement. It’s one that happens to be out of step with her husband; she has come out unequivocally in favor of […]Read More

If you want to know who is ahead in the presidential election, there are plenty ofplaces to look these days. Many media organizations have their own versions of presidential polling averages;unlike us, some even produce election forecasts, which take into account the stateof the polls plus other relevant variables (like economic data) and then project […]Read More