Maryland GOP Senate candidate Larry Hogan distanced himself from former President Trump in a new ad released Monday, stressing his political independence.
The move comes just days after Trump endorsed Hogan in his race against Democrat Angela Alsobrooks.
“Strong, independent leaders can make a difference,” Hogan says in the 30-second ad. “That’s exactly what Washington needs today.”
The former Maryland governor has worked to paint himself as a moderate in ...
America is full of the living dead — and Mississippi is ground zero.
Millions of our fellow Americans are essentially living as if they were walking dead. No, it’s not the premise of the latest AMC apocalypse drama or a summer blockbuster — it's the harsh reality for too many individuals and communities. They lack health insurance and, as a result, go undiagnosed. Untreated conditions manifest as silent killers.
The stark reality is that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, access to primary health care remains a privilege for the well-moneyed fe...
Biden campaign raises $28 million in lead up to Los Angeles fundraiser
Flying straight from the G7 summit in Italy, President Biden arrived in Los Angeles this morning for a fundraising event with former Presidents Obama and Clinton, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, and actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts. The event has already raised $28 million, which is the largest Democratic fundraiser in history, according to the Biden campaign.
Traveling across nine time zones, with a brief stop in Washington, D.C., for refueling, Biden will attend the fundraiser...
Harris vows to protect DACA: ‘The story of Dreamers is a story of America’
Vice President Harris lauded the Biden administration's moves to protect recipients under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Saturday, the 12th anniversary of the Obama-era policy.
"The story of Dreamers is a story of America. Dreamers across our Nation serve in our military, teach in our classrooms, and lead our small businesses as entrepreneurs. They are our neighbors, classmates, and loved ones," she wrote in a statement. "Their ambition and aspiration power...
Harris vows to protect DACA: ‘The story of Dreamers is a story of America’
Vice President Harris lauded the Biden administration's moves to protect recipients under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Saturday, the 12th anniversary of the Obama-era policy.
"The story of Dreamers is a story of America. Dreamers across our Nation serve in our military, teach in our classrooms, and lead our small businesses as entrepreneurs. They are our neighbors, classmates, and loved ones," she wrote in a statement. "Their ambition and aspiration power...
Biden campaign hits Trump with bilingual video on DACA anniversary
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...
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 ...