Column: Donald Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Convention Week
WASHINGTON — During the nine years Donald Trump has been running for president, his political superpower has been his feral talent for seizing media attention and…
RFK Jr. sheds environmentalist mantle with Trump endorsement
For decades, Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. worked as an environmental lawyer, filing lawsuits against polluters. He helped found a global green group that fought for…
Gavin Newsom navigates new role behind Kamala Harris
CHICAGO — Gov. Gavin Newsom stood quietly on the sidelines of the packed United Center arena, hands in his suit pockets, as he watched state after…
Hollywood showed up in force for Kamala Harris at the DNC
Anyone who tuned in to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night expecting to watch Beyoncé make a surprise appearance onstage was likely disappointed to…
DNC ratings thump Trump as 29 million TV viewers watch Harris
The momentum of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign helped push the ratings for the Democratic National Convention past the Republican festivities for former President…
GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could open a path to citizenship to nearly half a million immigrants without legal…
How would Robert F. Kennedy Jr. quitting affect the Harris-Trump race?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to hold a news conference Friday in Phoenix to announce his exit from the presidential race, according to multiple media…
Biden stays at the estate of billionaire friend Joe Kiani
SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — Hours after delivering a swan-song speech to a roaring crowd at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, President Biden was relaxing…
Kamala Harris poised to make history, accept Democratic nomination
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris is preparing to make history Thursday night as she becomes the first Black woman and first Indian American to accept…
Europe turns from Trump-proofing to hope for a Kamala Harris alliance
BERLIN — With Kamala Harris’ formal anointing as the Democratic nominee for president, European allies are relieved by what they see as a diminishing threat of…
DNC: On immigration, Democrats shift message to combat GOP attacks
WASHINGTON — As Democrats gather in Chicago this week to rally around the daughter of immigrants from Jamaica and India as their presidential nominee, her Republican…
For many democrats, Harris joy is tempered by despair over Gaza
Love and good cheer permeated opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago save for a small confrontation in the nose-bleed section of the…
Former presidents’ grandsons say Harris carries on their legacies
CHICAGO — The scions of two Democratic presidents on Tuesday cast Vice President Kamala Harris as the natural White House candidate to carry on the legacies…
While Democrats celebrate, Trump and allies keep pushing the false ‘coup’ claim
As the Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago this week, former President Trump took to his Truth Social and repeatedly, falsely, described President Biden’s…
Photos: DNC underway in Chicago with an energized Harris-Walz ticket
Democrats from across the country convened in Chicago to officially crown Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee.The party’s energetic embrace of Harris’ candidacy coincides…
Nancy Pelosi has no regrets over helping force Biden’s ouster
CHICAGO — Nancy Pelosi, whose fingerprints are all over the defenestration of President Biden, has expressed deep sadness at the rupture in their relationship.The two go…
Pelosi urges Harris at DNC to find consensus for election
CHICAGO — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who remains a thundering force in the Democratic Party nearly two years after giving up her official leadership role,…
Trump dangerously misunderstands how voters feel about abortion access
To say this year’s Republican presidential ticket does not know how to talk to or about women, or figure out what matters to them, would…
House Republicans release impeachment report on Biden, next steps uncertain
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial…
Trump campaign airs grievances as Democratic convention begins
Former President Trump lashed out Monday at Vice President Kamala Harris, criticizing her father, falsely stating that she was recruiting undocumented immigrants to vote and…