Democratic consensus solidifies around Harris, should Biden step aside  —  No one quite knows what the process of picking a new nominee would be if Joe Biden did step aside - but many Democrats say that any process is likelier than ever to quickly end with Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.

Trump shooter flew drone over venue hours before attempted assassination, source says  —  The gunman was killed after he shot former President Donald Trump in the ear in an assassination attempt.  A motive remains unknown.  —  The gunman who shot former President Donald Trump in the ear …

July 19, 2024  —  Today a Russian court sentenced 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a high-security penal colony after convicting him of espionage in a secret three-day trial.  The U.S. government considers Gershkovich “wrongly detained,” …

Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74  —  Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died.  She was 74.

Secluded in Rehoboth, Biden Stews at Allies' Pressure to Drop Out of the Race  —  As he recovers from Covid, the president has grown resentful toward Democratic congressional leaders and former President Barack Obama.  —  Sick with Covid and abandoned by allies, President Biden has been fuming …

A Searing Reminder That Trump Is Unwell  —  Donald Trump's bizarre diatribe at the RNC shows why the pro-democracy coalition is so worried about beating him.  —  Donald Trump's bizarre diatribe at the Republican National Convention shows why the prodemocracy coalition is so worried about beating …

Tossing Trump's case was risky for Judge Cannon — at least for now  —  Judge Aileen Cannon sidestepped key legal rulings to find that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed to investigate Donald Trump.  —  Judge Aileen M. Cannon's stunning dismissal this week …

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris or Someone Else?  The Convention Rules Might Decide.  —  The rules might determine who gets the nomination.  —  It's been decades since America last witnessed an actual contested convention, so it's easy to forget something important as Democrats barrel toward …

JD Vance's wife faces racist online backlash from far-right social media posts  —  Usha Chilukuri Vance is the daughter of Indian immigrants.  —  Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI, July 17, 2024.

Trump's GOP is no country for MAGA women  —  At the Republican National Convention, MAGA women learn there's no place for them in Trump's GOP  —  MILWAUKEE — On the third night of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump's WWE-inspired entrance to the came complete with a trollish musical cue …

Biden family grapples with pressure on their patriarch to step aside  —  Family members seek to provide private support while confronting a new level of scrutiny amid Democratic calls for Biden to end his candidacy.  —  President Biden had just arrived back at the White House following …

This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years  —  During Abraham Lincoln's presidency, anyone could come to the White House and see him.  Come they did: mothers looking to have their sons released from military service, wives urging that their husbands …