Vice President Kamala Harris no longer supports a plastic straw ban, citing dissatisfaction with paper straws, her campaign confirmed. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, no longer supports a ban on plastic straws, according to her campaign. A campaign official told Axios that Harris “doesn’t support banning plastic straws” and finds paper
The inclusion of the ‘SAVE Act’ may prompt a showdown between Democrats and Republicans over a stopgap spending bill, which may cause a shutdown. When Congress reconvenes on Sept. 9, it will have just 15 days to pass a bill averting a government shutdown at the end of the month—an outcome that looks far from
The judges noted that it is Kennedy’s ‘clear legal right’ for his name to be removed from the ballot. A Michigan appeals court has sided with former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s request to have his name removed from the general election ballot, with the secretary of state’s office planning to appeal the
‘We will stop them and any other county considering such programs,’ Ken Paxton says. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a lawsuit against Travis County, which includes the capital of Austin and is the fifth most populous county in the state, over its voter registration policies. In a lawsuit filed in the District
The historian Darryl Cooper has argued in an interview on Tucker Carlson’s show that Winston Churchill “was the chief villain of World War II,” which would be both interesting and indeed shocking were his thesis not based on such staggering ignorance and disregard for historical fact that it is safe to disregard completely. Cooper’s first
Casey oversaw state pension funds’ business with Bridgewater Associates L: Dave McCormick R: Pa. Sen. Bob Casey (Jeff Swensen; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Democratic senator Bob Casey has criticized Republican challenger Dave McCormick over his past role at the hedge fund Bridgewater Associates. But Casey spoke highly of the investment firm’s offerings when he served as
NEW YORK (Reuters)—A New York judge on Friday delayed former president Donald Trump‘s sentencing on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until Nov. 26. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had asked Justice Juan Merchan to push back his sentencing date until after the Nov. 5 election. Trump had previously been