Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Sunday he still considers Vice President Harris "progressive" despite her recent policy shift to the center on some issues.
“I do,” Sanders said on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” when asked whether he still considers Harris progressive.
He noted "she is not where I am" on several issues, but the progressive leader touted Harris's support for a permanent child tax credit, for creating more affordable housing units and for making it easier...
Reforming 340B vital for affordable medication for low-income patients
When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies whose drugs are covered by Medicaid are required to participate in the program, offering discounts for drugs to patients on average at 25 to 50 percent of the wholesale acquisition cost.
Unfortunately, today, the 340B program is failing those it was meant to serve. There i...
Trump will say anything about abortion to get elected
Former President Donald Trump opined lasty month that abortion “seems to be much less of an issue, especially in those [states] where they have exceptions” for rape, incest and the life of the mother. “I think the abortion issue has been taken down many notches.” He also promised on social media that “My Administration will be great for women and their reproductive rights.”
Trump knows that a substantial majority of Americans strongly oppose the Supreme Court decision overturn...
Kamala needs to ‘man up’ for her debate against Trump
When Vice President Harris steps onto the debate stage next week in Philadelphia with former President Trump, “Kamala Aunty,” her honorific in her South Asian subculture, must step aside. She needs to become “Boss” Kamala instead.
Harris is entering a treacherous period for her presidential candidacy, with her honeymoon drawing to a close. She will not have the comfort of the teleprompter for the debate.
How she performs will be cruc...
Why does the Trump-Harris race remain so close? Racism.
The fall campaign has begun in earnest, and the presidential race is still tight, according to swing state polls conducted for The Hill between Aug. 23 and 28. The big question is: Why the race still so close?
In the short time Vice President Harris has been the designated Democratic nominee, she solidified her party’s base, raised a ton of dough and selected a popular running mate. Meanwhile, former President Trump bumbled and stumbled his way through the summer...
5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Hannity
Former President Trump on Wednesday attended what was billed as a town hall event moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity, where he lambasted Vice President Harris during a friendly interview in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania.
Trump took part in the town hall, which was taped earlier in the evening, after initially proposing a debate with Harris hosted by Fox News on the same date. Harris’s campaign declined to add additional debates beyond a Sept. 10 one h...
ABC anchor presses Gov. Polis on Harris’s ‘Medicare for All’ stance
ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl pressed Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) over Vice President Harris's apparent shift away from "Medicare for All," to which the governor argued it is "not a one size fits all solution," for the health care debate.
Speaking with Polis on Sunday, Karl played a series of clips from Harris's 2020 presidential campaign, during which she pledged support for "Medicare for All" on numerous occasions before pointing to reporting that ...
Evening Report — Trump, Harris race to the middle
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Morning Report — Harris interview: No big stumbles
Vice President Harris’s first sit-down interview as a presidential nominee was a hurdle she had to leap. She cleared the suspense Thursday night on CNN with no big stumbles — and made little news.
Harris, who is more comfortable with her prosecutor persona than as her own defense counsel, was prepared for what turned out to be a deck-clearing series of questions probing the most significant question aimed at the Democratic ticket thus far: Does Harris...
Trump campaigns alongside Gabbard in Wisconsin
Former President Trump on Thursday was joined by Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) for a town hall event in Wisconsin, previewing how the Trump campaign plans to utilize the former Democratic congresswoman on the trail in the coming weeks.
Gabbard, who endorsed Trump earlier in the week, moderated a town hall event in La Crosse, where she guided the conversation and at times sought to keep the conversation focused on key issues like immigration, inflation and foreign policy.
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