50 football legends team up to back Harris-Walz ticket

Washington — More than 50 former football players and coaches, including several Pro Football Hall of Famers and Super Bowl MVP’s, announced their endorsement Friday of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The group represents 25 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) and consists of 10 Pro Football

White House Awards $3 Billion in Grants for US Battery Manufacturing

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the investment will help end America’s reliance on critical materials from competitors like China. WASHINGTON—The White House announced over $3 billion in grants for domestic battery processing, manufacturing, and recycling projects on Friday. “These investments are also going to help end America’s reliance on critical materials from our economic competitors

Lawmakers Mull Revamp of Secret Service Funding, Policy After Trump Assassination Attempts

Some lawmakers back more funding to hire more agents, but others say manpower allocation is the key. WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the aftermath of an apparent second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, lawmakers are considering making changes to both funding and policy at the Secret Service. Lawmakers have expressed bipartisan interest in increasing Trump’s security

Congressional Probe Into Political Fundraising Platform ActBlue Finds Potential ‘Criminal Activity’

Referrals for further investigation were made to five states after an analysis of 200 million political contributions involving ActBlue. A congressional investigation analyzing more than 200 million political contributions found potential “criminal activity” and referred the information to five state attorneys general for further review. The review involved donation reports from ActBlue, an online Democratic

Biden’s Long Shadow

The latest New York Times/Siena College poll has some cautionary data for Kamala Harris and the KHive. The Times found Harris winning Pennsylvania by 4 points, just outside the margin of error, but deadlocked with Donald Trump nationwide. While Harris beats Trump by 13 points on who best will handle abortion, Trump beats Harris by

Harris Promises Working Families 7 Percent Limit on Child Care Spending

The Democratic candidate said her ‘Opportunity Economy’ plan would include increased childcare support, including a revival of the expanded child tax credit. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, said she would push for a cap on working families’ child care costs at 7 percent of their income if elected. “It is sadly