AFL-CIO Launches Voter Mobilization Effort to Boost Harris

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

Harris, Walz Agree to First Interview Since Launching Campaign

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

Special Counsel Smith Files Superseding Indictment in Trump Federal Election Case

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

Special Counsel Smith Files Revised Indictment in Trump Federal Election Case

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

Wisconsin Elections Commission Votes to Keep Cornel West on Ballot in Key Swing State

The commission voted 5–1 in West’s favor to place him on the ballot. The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5–1 on Aug. 27 to keep Cornel West, a long-shot progressive candidate, on the ballot in the key swing state. The lone dissenting vote was cast by the commission’s chair, Ann Jacobs, a Democrat who said that

Trump Says He Has Reached an Agreement With Harris on ABC Debate

The debate announcement was made after the former president signaled he might not attend. Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his campaign has come to an agreement with Vice President Kamala Harris’s team on the September presidential debate hosted by ABC News. Writing on Truth Social, Trump said that the debate will be