POLITICS

‘I’m in Tears’: California Dem Delegates Freak Out Over Biden’s Debate, Leaked Messages Show

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Leaked messages show that President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance last month has thrown California’s Democratic delegates into disarray and caused significant division within the Democratic Party, Politico reported on Thursday. “I’m in tears,” Renay Grace Rodriguez, delegate to the Democratic National Committee and president of the Stonewall Democratic Club, wrote in an invite-only Facebook group

Monthly Housing Costs in Swing States Have Nearly Doubled Since 2020 Election: Redfin

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The monthly cost of housing in swing states across the country has nearly doubled since the 2020 election, according to data published on July 16 by real estate brokerage firm Redfin. Average monthly housing payments in swing states have risen 92 percent in the past four years to an all-time high of more than $2,000

Live Updates: New details in Trump shooting emerge amid investigations

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U.S. intelligence recently detected an Iranian plot against former President Donald Trump, and the information was shared with the Secret Service before Saturday’s event in Pennsylvania, two U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. The National Security Council said it has been tracking Iranian threats against the former president for years, though no ties

Officers Alerted Tactical Channel About ‘Suspicious Male’ Before Trump Shooting

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The manager of the Pennsylvania township said officers who were on traffic duty ‘broke free’ to respond. The manager of the Pennsylvania township that was host to a campaign rally in which a gunman fired shots at former President Donald Trump on July 13 said that local officers radioed a call on a tactical channel

New NRA Head Promises Openness and Transparency in 2nd Phase of NY Civil Trial

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Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin and new board member Jeff Knox say NRA must return to its original mission. The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) new leadership is asking a New York state judge to allow it to continue reforms it says began before New York’s attorney general kept her campaign promise to bring

In Competitive Senate Races, Democrats Lead Republicans by $36 Million in Cash: Filings

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Numerous Republican candidates looking to unseat incumbent Senate Democrats are using their personal wealth to fund their campaigns. At the end of June, Democrats held a massive advantage over their Republican counterparts in the most tightly contested Senate races of 2024. On June 15, principal campaign committees for Senate candidates reporting on a quarterly basis

Biden Cancels Additional $1.2 Billion in Student Debt

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U.S. president Joe Biden on Thursday canceled another $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 borrowers, bringing the total number of people to benefit from his debt relief push to 4.76 million. The beneficiaries qualified under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which enables public sector employees to have federal student loans canceled after a decade. While the program