The main Democratic bodies collectively raised $63.3 million during the month, while the main Republican committees raised $59.6 million. In the first month with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the party’s ticket, the Democratic Party seized the fundraising lead from the Republican Party. On Aug. 20, committees affiliated with America’s major political
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GOP House hopefuls vow to not target each other, like in 2022, in ranked-vote general election race to unseat Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska). Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) easily swept past their Republican rivals in deep-red Wyoming’s Aug. 20 primary elections. In Alaska’s primaries, four House candidates—including incumbent Rep. Mary Peltola
How Walz handles the speech will set the stage for the next 77 days, Zee Cohen-Sanchez, a Democratic Party strategist, said. CHICAGO—James Hepworth, a delegate from the southern Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley, will be among thousands of DNC delegates to witness Gov. Tim Walz’s speech accepting the vice presidential nomination on Thursday. Hepworth has
In July, the Trump campaign paid the lowest amount it has so far in 2024 on legal costs. The Trump campaign paid about $540,000 in legal fees in July, the lowest total of the year so far. On Aug. 20, a number of committees associated with former President Donald Trump’s 2024 run for the White
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama headlined the evening events as protests continued outside. CHICAGO—Democrats saw continued momentum during day two of their convention in Chicago on Aug. 20, as delegates from across the country officially coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee. The packed crowd in the
Harris’s rise begins a new chapter after 35 years in which three families dominated Democratic presidential races. CHICAGO—Former President Barack Obama endorsed Kamala Harris’s presidential bid at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on Aug. 20, adding to the backing offered by Hillary Clinton and President Joe Biden. “The torch has been passed,” Obama said, referring