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.
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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.
Russia agrees to free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in multi-country prisoner swap
Russia and the United States have agreed to swap prisoners in an extraordinary multipart deal, according to senior Biden administration official.
U.S. Court of Appeals temporarily blocks 'Title IX' from taking effect
The U.S. Court of Appeals grants a injunction to temporarily block 'Title IX' from going into effect
Donald Trump suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race
Donald Trump suggested Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as the former president appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago Wednesday in an interview that quickly turned hostile.
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal.
National Politics
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- California Supreme Court orders GOP sheriff to pause election probe and preserve seized ballots Apr 8, 2026 5:49 PM EDTThe California Supreme Court has ordered a Republican county sheriff who seized more than half a million 2025 election ballots to pause his probe into election fraud allegations while the judges review the legal challenge against it
- Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia Apr 8, 2026 7:53 AM EDTRepublican Clay Fuller has won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former U.S. House seat in Georgia
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- Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority Apr 8, 2026 4:02 AM EDTDemocratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
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- Trump endorses Republican Steven Hilton for California governor, reordering wide-open race Apr 7, 2026 12:45 AM EDTPresident Donald Trump is endorsing Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a wide-open race
- DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters Apr 6, 2026 8:35 PM EDTGov. Ron DeSantis has signed a law allowing Florida leaders to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations
- How Graham Platner is using trivia games and happy hours to help power his Maine Senate campaign Apr 5, 2026 11:30 AM EDTDemocrat Graham Platner is attracting support for his Maine Senate campaign from voters willing to forgive his past transgressions and embrace his populist message
