Washington — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose travel aboard a private jet provided by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow in 2010, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee revealed in a letter Monday. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said international flight records from U.S. Customs and Border Protection show that Thomas and
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Harris, the U.S. vice president, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first
The FBI said it discovered numerous threatening posts on social media by the same user targeting several public officials. A Virginia man was arrested on Aug. 2 after allegedly making multiple violent threats against Vice President Kamala Harris on the social media platform GETTR. Frank Lucio Carillo, of Winchester, Virginia, was charged with violating 18
Biden said the economist helped him ‘execute a rescue plan that has led to one of the most equitable and resilient economic recoveries ever.’ WASHINGTON—Biden senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to join Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. In an Aug. 5 statement, President Joe Biden thanked Sperling, an economist who
Washington — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” throws the book at the law, telling the story of what he sees as a nation at risk from an explosion of new laws. Gorsuch, who was nominated for the high court by former President Donald Trump and
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.—Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida on Monday with torrential rain and high winds, contributing to at least four deaths in the state and the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes before turning menacingly toward the Eastern Seaboard’s low-lying regions and threatening to flood some of America’s most historic Southern cities. Record-setting rain was
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.—Tropical Storm Debby reached Florida’s gulf coast early Monday as a hurricane, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state. It was later downgraded to a tropical storm, but forecasters warned that record-setting rain could pummel coastal Georgia and South Carolina in