August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Home Polls August 2024 National Poll: Harris 50%, Trump 46%  —  Independents, Younger Voters Swing Toward Harris  —  The first Emerson College Polling national survey following President Biden's decision not to seek re-election finds …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to meet with Kamala Harris to discuss Cabinet job  —  Harris has rebuffed the offer of an endorsement, while Kennedy has also had conversations with Republican nominee Donald Trump about a role in his administration.  —  Independent presidential candidate Robert …

Campaign spending booms in race to define Harris … - Harris and Trump are rushing to lock in perceptions about her for a sliver of the electorate in the six or seven swing states likely to decide the winner on Nov. 5.  — Through Thursday, the Harris and Trump campaigns and their supporting groups …

Why Facebook blocked Popular Information's reporting on Laura Loomer  —  Yesterday, Popular Information published a detailed report on the close relationship between former President Donald Trump and Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist who says America should be a “white Judeo-Christian ethnostate.”

The case for Harris embracing nationwide free school meals  —  It's good policy and good politics. … Last weekend at a rally in Las Vegas, Kamala Harris announced one of her first explicit new policy positions: a plan to “eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”

JD Vance in 2020 agreed grandmothers raising children is ‘whole purpose of the postmenopausal female’  —  While appearing on “The Portal” podcast in April 2020, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) agreed with host Eric Weinstein's claim that “postmenopausal females” exist just to help take care of children.

George Helmy will be new U.S. Senator from New Jersey  —  Gov. Phil Murphy intends to appoint George S. Helmy, his former chief of staff, to the United States Senate to replace Bob Menendez, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.  —  Murphy is expected to formally offer Helmy the post on Thursday …

Nevada Senate Race Now Favors Democrat, Report Says  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report moved the race from “tossup” to “lean Democrat” after polling shows Senator Jacky Rosen with a large edge.  —  Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, a Democrat seeking re-election to her seat for the first time …

When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable?  When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.  —  Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags …

JD Vance: Amazon funded Black Lives Matter so riots would destroy rival retailers  —  Loading...  WASHINGTON  —  In 2021, J.D. Vance gave a speech to a conservative think tank on “woke capital” - and accused Amazon of funding Black Lives Matter in order to burn down the competition.

Russians fleeing Ukraine's incursion say Putin has abandoned them  —  ‘Lies are causing civilians to die’, says resident of town captured by Kyiv's forces  —  On the day Ukrainian forces started rolling into Russia's Kursk region, a group of about 40 people, mostly women, filmed a video about what was happening in their town.

Gov. Tim Walz agrees to VP debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1  —  Washington — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City.  —  Former President Donald Trump's campaign has not yet agreed to the date …

Walz's false claim that Vance never voted for any pro-worker bills  —  Walz relies on a dubious metric, which misses at least two pro-worker bills supported by Vance. … — Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz, in a speech in Los Angeles to a conference of the American Federation of State …

White House says deals struck to cut prices of popular Medicare drugs that cost $50 billion yearly  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is taking a victory lap after federal officials inked deals with drug companies to lower the price for 10 of Medicare's most popular and costliest drugs …

Musk's Free Speech Mantra Collides With Crackdowns on Hate Speech and Disinformation  — Governments worldwide weigh steps to curb incendiary content  — Officials intensify efforts after UK riots blamed on fake news  —  Elon Musk's absolutist version of free speech has thrown …

Trump Keeps Watching Clip of Himself Being Shot at: ‘May Legit Have PTSD’  —  ‘OVER AND OVER AGAIN’  —  Sources close to the ex-president's campaign have said he's particularly fixated on a single seven-second clip.  —  Those close to Donald Trump fear the former president “may have legit PTSD” …

Exclusive: Biden channels $50 million to help auto suppliers on EVs … Michigan, a critical swing state, is getting the largest share.  But money is flowing to several very red states, too.  — It's an example of what backers hope makes the Inflation Reduction Act durable …