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Harris leans into Obamacare wars in new ads

Vice President Kamala Harris is running ads targeting former President Donald Trump's threat to replace Obamacare while having only "concepts" of a plan.

October 1, 2024

Harris, Trump turn focus to Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shifted their attention Monday away from standard campaigning to focus on the emergency response to the fallout from Hurricane Helene, which devastated a region that includes the election battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia.

September 30, 2024

Biden says federal government will help Southeast U.S. recover from Helene ‘until the job is done’

President Biden told southern governors the federal government will do everything it can, for as long as it takes, to help the Southeast and Appalachia recover from a "history-making" storm that claimed more than 100 people and upwards of 600 missing as of Monday.

September 30, 2024

‘I became a target’: NYC Mayor Eric Adams links migrant crisis criticism to criminal charges

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is hinting that he became a political "target" for the feds because he criticized President Biden's border and immigration policies. The comments even drew sympathy from former President Donald Trump.

September 30, 2024

NYC Mayor Eric Adams: ‘I am not guilty, your honor’

New York Mayor Eric Adams is pleading not guilty to bribery and wire fraud charges in an indictment alleging he solicited foreign donations in return for official favors.

September 27, 2024

Senior House Dem Nadler of NYC says Mayor Adams must resign

Rep. Jerrold Nadler called on his fellow New York Democrat, Eric Adams, to step down, saying the mayor can't do the job right while battling an indictment alleging he solicited foreign campaign donations in exchange for official favors.

September 27, 2024

NYC confronts uncertain future amid Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption charges

New York City hurtled into uncharted territory Thursday as prosecutors accused Mayor Eric Adams of a decadelong scheme of soliciting foreign campaign donations through straw donors in exchange for official favors.

September 26, 2024

NYC Mayor Eric Adams funneled foreign donations to campaign, offered favors: Prosecutors

New York Mayor Eric Adams funneled foreign campaign donations through straw donors in the U.S. to circumvent federal election laws, federal prosecutors alleged in an indictment unsealed Thursday, a historic development in America's largest city.

September 26, 2024

NYC Mayor Eric Adams vows to fight on as agents search home, calls mount for him to resign

Federal agents searched the home of New York City Mayor Eric Adams early Thursday before authorities were expected to detail charges against the Democrat.

September 26, 2024

Democrats use campaign season to push for extension of generous Obamacare subsidies

Senior Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday to permanently extend Obamacare subsidies that were increased by President Biden's signature tax-and-climate bill but will expire at the end of 2025.

September 25, 2024

Biden will sign bill to speed chip projects, breaking with some Dems, environmental groups

President Biden plans to sign a recently passed bill that exempts some semiconductor projects from federal environmental reviews, despite an outcry from a trickle of Democrats saying the legislation undercuts protection in a decades-old law.

September 25, 2024

Trump thanks Congress for bipartisan effort to increase protection

Former President Donald Trump thanked Congress on Wednesday for extending presidential-level protection to major presidential and vice presidential candidates, saying it is "nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something."

September 25, 2024

Hounded by federal probes, NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he’s not stepping down: ‘I have a city to run’

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he is forging ahead and will not resign despite a swirl of federal investigations into his administration.

September 24, 2024

Sen. Bernie Sanders: U.S. is ‘cash cow’ for maker of blockbuster weight-loss drugs

Sen. Bernard Sanders scolded a Danish drugmaker Tuesday for charging Americans at least six times what other nations pay for "game-changing" weight-loss drugs, saying millions of people with obesity or diabetes would manage their conditions better if the cost came down.

September 24, 2024

Key Nebraska legislator says no to ‘winner-take-all’ Electoral College proposal, bucks Trump allies

A pivotal state senator on Monday doomed GOP hopes to convert Nebraska into a winner-take-all state in the Electoral College.

September 23, 2024

Biden administration proposes ban on cars with Chinese and Russian ‘smart’ tech

The Biden administration proposed rules Monday prohibiting the sale or import of "smart" cars that have certain technology from China or Russia, citing national security concerns.

September 23, 2024

Harris campaign hits Trump with ‘chicken’ label over no third debate

The Democratic National Committee plans to greet former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday with billboards declaring him a "chicken" for declining to debate Vice President Kamala Harris a second time.

September 23, 2024

Biden yields spotlight to first lady in long-awaited Cabinet meeting

President Biden held his first Cabinet meeting in almost a year and immediately turned the session over to a special guest -- his wife, first lady Jill Biden.

September 20, 2024

Trump allies push Nebraska to return to winner-take-all system before election

Former President Donald Trump's backers want Nebraska to abandon the hybrid model it has used to award electoral votes the past three decades, saying Cornhuskers should speak with one voice.

September 20, 2024

‘No tax on tips’ is a political winner, but it could face a tough path to reality

Both presidential campaigns are courting waiters, bartenders and hotel housekeepers with a plan to erase federal taxes on tips, but getting the plan into law won't be easy and could have unintended consequences.

September 20, 2024