Pelosi warns in her new book that political threats and violence 'must stop'
Pelosi recounts her nearly four-decade legislative record in Congress but also allows a rare public glimpse into the private devastation around the assault on her husband.
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Harris' pick of Walz amps up excitement in Midwestern states where Democrats look to heal divisions
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will spend their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in less than three months.
Harris introduces new running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the 'vice president America deserves'
Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation at a raucous rally Tuesday in battleground Pennsylvania that was aimed at building momentum for the newly minted Democratic presidential ticket in the sprint toward Election Day.
Energy Department awards $2.2B to strengthen the electrical grid and add clean power
The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the electrical grid against increasing extreme weather, advance the transition to cleaner electricity and meet a growing demand for power.
Harris decides on Tim Walz as running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision on her running mate, with four sources saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice.
VP's campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Sunday was launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump's candidacy.
Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, is ready to shock Washington if Trump wins second term
Russell Vought sounds like a general marshaling troops for combat when he talks about taming a “woke and weaponized” federal government.
Rally dates are set. Venues are chosen. The only thing missing for Harris' blitz is her VP choice
After a weekend spent interviewing finalists, Harris must decide on her wingman before the two set off Tuesday on a tour across key battleground states where they will introduce the new Democratic ticket to voters and highlight the stakes of the election.
SC state leaders announce $175 million dollar bridge project over Lake Marion
Many of the state’s roads and bridges are more than 60 years old and needing repair.
Harris has secured enough Democratic delegate votes to be the party's nominee, committee chair says
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday.
Harris raised a massive $310 million in July, as she looks to reset November's race against Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign announced Friday that it raised $310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November's election with President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.
Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap
New details emerged Friday on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services. Families of freed dissidents, meanwhile, expressed their joy at the surprise release.
Appeals court upholds Donald Trump's gag order as he again presses judge to exit hush money case
Two months after his felony conviction, Donald Trump still isn’t allowed to say everything he wants about his historic hush money criminal case. After a New York appeals court upheld his gag order Thursday, he won’t be for a while.
3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
Trump ramps up his defense of Vance after one of the rockiest VP rollouts in recent memory
Donald Trump is used to defending himself. But this week, the Republican presidential nominee has been put in the rare position of having to defend someone else — his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
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