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.

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.

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,” …

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 …

JD Vance Leads Trump's Push to Win Key ‘Blue Wall’ States  — Biden's path runs through Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan  — GOP chairs bullish about Trump support in those battlegrounds  —  Donald Trump and JD Vance are set to make their campaign-trail debut as the official Republican ticket …

Trump is poised to bypass his legal woes thanks to judges he appointed  —  The string of victories reflects luck and timing.  —  Donald Trump is on the cusp of emerging unscathed from his four criminal prosecutions — thanks almost entirely to the decisions of four judges he appointed.

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 …

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 …

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.

There are still key questions about Trump's injuries after attempted assassination  —  It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, resulting in an injury to the former president, the death of one attendee …

‘Anti-Psychopath PAC’ Set up Against Donald Trump  —  George Conway has launched a new anti-Trump political action committee, called the Anti-Psychopath PAC, on the  —  (RNC).  —  Serving as a mobile billboard, a truck circled the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee ahead of former President

Harris Struggles to Reassure Major Democratic Donors  —  On a call, Vice President Kamala Harris told about 300 donors that there was little to worry about.  Several listeners said they found the call to have little value.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris tried to buck …