Hunter Biden's tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president
Hunter Biden's continued legal problems may no longer be a political concern for the president, but they're still very much a personal concern.
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Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the presidency in November.
Raise taxes on the rich or cut them? Harris, Trump differ on how to boost the US economy
Donald Trump is betting that Americans crave trillions of dollars in tax cuts — and that growth will be so fantastic that it's not worth worrying about budget deficits.
The presidential campaigns brace for an intense sprint to Election Day
After a summer of historic tumult, the path to the presidency for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump this fall is becoming much clearer.
RFK Jr. sues North Carolina elections board as he seeks to remove his name from ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections in a last-ditch attempt to get his name removed the state’s ballot ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in key states, hoping to siphon off Harris votes
Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina's presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help.
Harris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign, but insisted her “values have not changed” even as she is “seeking consensus.”
Trump seeks to activate his base at Moms for Liberty gathering but risks alienating moderate voters
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is scheduled to appear Friday at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit that has spearheaded efforts to get mentions of LGBTQ+ identity and structural racism out of K-12 classrooms.
ABC's rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren't speaking
Next month's debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won't have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren't speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns.
Harris and Walz will sit down for first major television interview of their presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will sit down Thursday for their first major television interview of their presidential campaign as the duo travels in southeast Georgia on a bus tour.
SC Chamber of Commerce hosts annual 'Washington Night'
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Washington Night Wednesday evening.
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI official says
The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he opened fire last month as a “target of opportunity,” a senior FBI official said Wednesday.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents.
Harris will sit down with CNN for her first interview since launching presidential bid
Vice President Kamala Harris is sitting down with CNN this week for her first interview since President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind
The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning for the first time Tuesday, with experts suggesting both are behind in preparing for their potential administrations.
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