Democrats who urged Biden to exit race say Harris is exceeding expectations

Tim Ryan, the former Ohio congressman, said he “took a lot of hits” from his fellow Democrats in late June, when he became the first Democrat to publicly recommend Vice President Kamala Harris replace President Biden atop the Democratic ticket, after Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Ryan made waves and headlines on July 2, when he

Garland to condemn escalating attacks and threats against Justice Dept. employees

Attorney General Merrick Garland is condemning “an escalation of attacks” against the Justice Department and pushing back against what he says are the “conspiracy theories, dangerous falsehoods…and threats of actual violence” that endanger the department’s employees.  Garland’s defense of the federal employees who work for the Justice Department will be part of a speech he’s