BIG RAPIDS, Mich.—Vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), in a western Michigan rally on Aug. 27, criticized a controversial proposal to subsidize the construction of a Chinese-owned manufacturing plant in the region with U.S. tax dollars. Vance told approximately 1,000 attendees that the plan, supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), was a
Latino group accuses the state of playing politics aimed at suppressing votes. A Latino civil rights group is calling for a federal investigation into the Texas attorney general’s office for raiding the homes of several Democrats in the San Antonio area in connection with a vote harvesting investigation. Manuel Medina, chief of staff for Democrat
The labor organization is working to get out the union vote for the Democratic presidential nominee. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) announced its largest-ever voter mobilization initiative on Aug. 27, vowing to use its nationwide “organizing machine” to help the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, defeat former
The interview will mark Harris’ first extended, nonscripted exchange with the media since she launched her presidential campaign on July 21. One week after giving her nomination acceptance speech on the closing day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris will be joined by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Aug. 29 for
Smith’s superseding indictment, after Supreme Court immunity ruling, still contains four charges against the former president. Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 27 following the Supreme Court’s ruling that he enjoyed some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. “Today, a federal grand jury in the
Smith’s superseding indictment still contains four charges against the former president and was revised to address the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling. Special counsel Jack Smith filed an updated indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 27 following the Supreme Court’s ruling that he enjoyed some presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. “Today, a
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently told supporters he would withdraw from the ballots in swing states. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is remaining on the ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 on Aug. 27 to keep Kennedy’s name on the ballot in the state. Commissioners turned down Kennedy’s request to remove