Obama Endorses Harris in Chicago, Ushering in New Democrat Era

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

Trump, Vance Pledge to Reduce Crime, ‘Re-Fund Police’

The 2024 Republican presidential and vice presidential nominees are in the midst of a battleground-state sweep, focusing on a different theme each day. Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), took their “Make America Safe Again” message to police departments in two battleground states on Aug. 20, pledging to improve

UAW Pres. Shawn Fain Outlines Similarities, Differences Between Harris, Obama

“This is like a generational defining moment,” Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers told The Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek at the DNC on Tuesday. He says Vice President Kamala Harris has different challenges than Former President Barack Obama did in 2008. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting

Parents of American-Israeli Hostage Want Harris to Keep Issue on Radar

Jonathan Polin and Rachel Goldberg, the parents of Hersh Goldberg—one of eight Americans still held hostage in Gaza—came to the DNC to “amplify the need for more advocacy and more publicity about this so that we can get these people home,” Goldberg told Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek. Read More Original News Source Link – Epoch

Manufacturing Key to Growing Economy: Political Analyst Ameshia Cross

“The American population is looking towards pathways, i.e, the types of jobs that you can get straight out of high school, without having to go into college-level debt. A lot of that is going to fall in the manufacturing industry,” political analyst Ameshia Cross told The Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek, in speaking about Vice Preside…

Internal Dissention Greatest Threat to America: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) says that America is the most powerful country in the world, economically and militarily. So despite external threats from countries like China, Russia, and Iran, he told Epoch Times’ Jan Jekielek that “there’s no threat greater than what could happen internally,” adding that “in historical examples,… Original News Source Link –

DNC Protests in Chicago Turn Violent Outside Israeli Consulate

A clash between law enforcement and protesters led to numerous arrests as demonstrators tried to conjure up Chicago’s chaotic 1968 DNC. CHICAGO—A pro-Palestinian protest outside the Israeli consulate in Chicago led to violent clashes and arrests on the evening of Aug. 20., day two of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). The demonstration, organized by the