Harris pitches herself as “pragmatic” capitalist as she tries to expand support

Pittsburgh — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke about lowering costs for the middle class and cast herself as a pro-business, “pragmatic” capitalist in an address Wednesday that focused on toplines of her economic plan and kept the details broad.  In describing her economic philosophy, Harris invoked Franklin Roosevelt and said she’d engage in “bold, persistent

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Charged with Bribery, Fraud, and Soliciting Illegal Foreign Campaign Donations

New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) faces five charges of bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday morning. For at least a decade as the Brooklyn borough president, Adams “sought and accepted improper valuable benefits, such as luxury international travel, including from wealthy foreign businesspeople and

Federal Judge Unseals Indictment Against New York Mayor Eric Adams Alleging He Took Bribes

A judge on Thursday unsealed a federal indictment against New York Mayor Eric Adams accusing him of taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. Adams’s residence was searched earlier in the day. Adams faces five criminal charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, prosecutors said in the indictment. Adams is accused of accepting

Kamala Harris Wants To Gut the Filibuster for Abortion. What About the Green New Deal?

Harris silent on her 2019 pledge to ‘get rid of the filibuster to pass a Green New Deal’ (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Vice President Kamala Harris, who this week pledged to suspend the Senate filibuster to pass abortion legislation, won’t say if she will do the same to pass the multitrillion-dollar progressive Green New Deal, a