President Biden's reelection campaign unveiled a bilingual video Saturday, attacking former President Trump for his aversion to the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy — a 2012 program that protects immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation.
The video, titled "Here to Stay," features clips from DACA recipients — more commonly known as "Dreamers" — who address the former president by name in a mixture of Spanish and English. The par...
Month: June 2024
Biden campaign trolls Trump’s 78 ‘accomplishments’ on former president’s birthday
The Biden campaign wished former President Trump a happy 78th birthday Friday with a mocking list of 78 "accomplishments" highlighting his legal troubles and some controversial moments from his time in office.
The list included Trump's multiple felony convictions in New York late last month, some of his difficulties as a business owner, his handling of the Charlottesville, Va., white nationalist rally in 2017, his call for the death penalty for the Central Park Five, ...
Biden needs a new economic distress message
It’s time for a change. Not in presidents but in the incumbent’s economic message. There are less than five months left until Election Day, and the first presidential debate is June 27. There’s still time for President Biden to hone a new economic theme on the road in the battleground states before the great debate.
Biden’s approval rating for handling the economy is the biggest obstacle he faces on the way to a second term. That’s the reason the president finds himself in a c...
Texas, Montana sue Biden administration over LGBTQ health protections
Texas and Montana are suing the Biden administration over a new rule that would prohibit state Medicaid programs from banning gender affirming care.
The lawsuit from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R), filed Monday, asks a federal court to vacate a sweeping final rule aimed at bolstering health care protections against discrimination for gay and transgender people.
“Through a sweeping new rule promulgated...
Federal judge blocks Biden’s Title IX transgender protections
A federal judge in Texas halted President Biden’s proposed changes to the interpretation of Title IX on Tuesday, which added protections for transgender students. The changes are the subject of multiple lawsuits from GOP attorneys general nationwide.
The Education Department in April unveiled a final set of sweeping changes to Title IX, the civil rights law preventing sex discrimination in schools and education programs that receive government funding. The new rule, which was ...
Puerto Rican voters have similar political view on and off the island: Poll
A new poll of Puerto Rican voters found striking similarities in most political positions among respondents who live in the U.S. territory and the millions of Puerto Ricans on the mainland.
The survey, conducted by progressive pollster Izq Strategies for La Brega y Fuerza, a project to increase the diaspora’s civic engagement, found that both groups of Puerto Ricans generally aligned with more progressive policies.
Seventy percent of island-based respondents support ...
Clyburn on Trump’s attempt to take credit for insulin pricing: ‘How can you be so bold with your lies?’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) took aim at former President Trump for trying to take credit for lower prices of insulin over the weekend.
Clyburn responded to the former president's Truth Social post on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” slamming him for trying to take credit for the reduced cost of insulin in a Saturday post on the social platform.
“Donald Trump is now saying he, not Joe Biden, reduced the cost of insulin. How can you be so bold with your lies? I...
Minority groups’ uninsured rates plummeted under Affordable Care Act: Research
Uninsured rates among minority groups in the U.S. plunged between 2010 and 2022, according to reports released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The increase in the number of insured people points to the impact of the Affordable Care Act, former President Obama's signature health law.
The uninsured rate among Black Americans fell from 20.9 percent in 2010 to 10.8 percent in 2022, based on available census data analyzed in the...
Gaza protesters disrupt Harris appearance on Jimmy Kimmel show
Vice President Harris's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" this week was disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.
“15,000 children dead because of you!” a protester shouted at Harris on stage Tuesday night. “Stop the genocide!”
“You’re a murderer!” another shouted.
“Kamala Harris. Please stop sending money to Israel!” one said.
Kimmel said the protesters were disrupting his “flow” and apologized to the vice president for the interruption....
Warren endorses Bowman in contentious NY primary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has endorsed Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) amid a contentious primary he faces to keep his seat, Bowman's campaign announced in a press release.
"Corporate interests are spending millions against Congressman Jamaal Bowman because he's fighting hard to deliver good jobs, quality education, Medicare for All, and a Green New Deal," Warren said in the release.
The race between Bowman and Westchester County Executive George Latimer for the De...