Senate Dem in key battleground race flip-flopped on student debt under Biden: No ‘magic wand’
Longtime Senate Democrat Bob Casey has flip-flopped on student debt forgiveness, with unearthed video showing he did not support debt forgiveness in 2014.
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Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Disrupt Democratic Rally in NYC
Things got more chaotic at a rally after-party held at a Broadway restaurant. Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza disrupted a Democratic rally and its after-party in New York City on Aug. 14 as the city’s federal, state, and municipal leaders gathered to show their support for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running
Trump, Vance Propose Fixes for ‘Affordability Crisis’
The Republican nominees for president and vice president say energy policies and government spending are largely to blame for high prices consumers are paying. BYRON CENTER, Mich.—In separate speeches on Aug. 14, former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), shed more light on their plans for remedying the “affordability crisis”
RFK Jr. attempted to arrange meeting with Harris, sources say
Independent longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris last week to discuss the possibility of serving in her administration if she were to win the presidential race in November, two sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. Harris and her advisers have not responded with an
Police Identify Suspect Behind Burglary at Trump’s Virginia Campaign Office
The suspect, Toby Shane Kessler, has a “history of criminal behavior,” police said. Police in Virginia have identified the man suspected of burglarizing a Trump for President 2024 campaign office in Ashburn on the evening of Aug. 11. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) identified the individual as 39-year-old Toby Shane Kessler and said it
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik Resigns
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigned on Wednesday, just weeks before students are set to return to campus for the fall semester and 13 months after she assumed the job. Shafik’s departure comes in the wake of a series of scandals that have roiled the school stemming from the anti-Israel and frequently anti-Semitic protests that
California finance agency opposes child sex trafficking bill, cites potential prison inmate costs
Some state finance officials in California are opposing a bill that would increase penalties for child sex traffickers.