Democrats Gear Up for Opening Night of Convention

Young people who may have scoffed at President Joe Biden are back on board with Vice President Kamala Harris on top of the ticket, according to Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) In a press gathering at the Democratic National Convention, Duckworth said young Americans are “super energizing” the Harris presidential campaign and down-ballot Democratic candidates. She

DNC Set to Kick Off: Here’s What to Expect

Democratic candidates expected to showcase platform at the second major party convention of the year. Starting Monday, Democrats will hold their long-anticipated national convention during which they’ll formally nominate their presidential candidate and outline to voters their vision for the future. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) will formally lock in the presidential and vice presidential

Walz Praised Chinese Communism as a System Where ‘Everyone Shares’

As social studies teacher, Walz tells students everyone in China gets free rice (Mario Tama/Getty Images) As a high school teacher in the 1990s, Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota governor Tim Walz appeared to extol life under Chinese communism, telling his students that it is a system in which “everyone shares” and gets free

Harris-Walz ticket sharpens contrast with Trump-Vance on health care

Stillwater, Minnesota — Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate is making health care a front-burner issue in the final sprint to the November presidential election. Walz, a 60-year-old former high school teacher and football coach, has a record of supporting left-leaning health care initiatives during his two terms

Bob Casey Held Stake in CCP-Owned Oil Company as Pennsylvania Blacklisted It Over Ties to Tehran

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey (Pa.) held a stake in a Chinese state oil company that the Pennsylvania treasury department blacklisted over its ties to Iran, according to financial disclosures. In 2014, Casey invested as much as $50,000 in Janus Flexible Bond A, a mutual fund that in turn held $10.8 million in the China National