election 2024
Anti-Trump conservatives ponder what to do in November — and beyond
MILWAUKEE — While 2,500 Republican delegates were gathering to nominate Donald Trump at the party convention in Milwaukee this week, a group of Trump opponents gathered four blocks away to talk about the existential threat the GOP candidate poses to the country. The event was organized by Principles First, which calls itself “a nationwide grassroots […]
Trump describes assassination attempt in speech accepting GOP presidential nomination
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump in an unusual speech accepting the GOP presidential nomination Thursday at the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention gave a detailed account about the attempt on his life last weekend when a gunman shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. “I will tell you exactly what […]
Top Trump adviser says 2024 election ‘not over’ until Inauguration Day
MILWAUKEE — A top Trump campaign official said Thursday that the 2024 presidential race will not be over until Inauguration Day, rather than after Election Day on Nov. 5 — when voters across the nation go to the polls to cast their ballots and a result normally is projected. The assertion from Chris LaCivita at […]
Ohio’s J.D. Vance pitches for swing-state votes in accepting nod as Trump VP
MILWAUKEE — J.D. Vance — the freshman Ohio senator who used to rebuke Donald Trump’s character and policies before becoming one of his most ardent supporters in Congress — formally accepted the nomination as Trump’s running mate Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. Vance spoke directly to the swing-state voters who will determine the outcome […]
California Rep. Schiff latest Democrat to call on Biden to drop out
WASHINGTON — The intraparty effort to convince President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid resurfaced Wednesday, when prominent U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California became the latest Democratic member of Congress to go public with his concerns. Leading Democrats also set an early August window for a virtual roll call to officially name Biden […]
DeSantis tells cheering Iowa Republicans: ‘I hope and pray’ Biden is Dem nominee
MILWAUKEE — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to the Iowa Republican Party Wednesday on the terrace of an Italian-style villa overlooking Lake Michigan, possibly showing his interest in another bid for the presidency. During his 10 minutes of remarks, DeSantis, who unsuccessfully challenged Donald Trump for the nomination this year, praised the policies that […]
Gun rights advocates at convention spell out plans if GOP gains control in November
MILWAUKEE — Republicans speaking at a concealed carry event on Tuesday, just days after a gunman attempted to kill their presidential nominee, insisted the party won’t change its stance on Second Amendment rights. Attendees at the one-hour session, hosted by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association near the Republican National Convention, weren’t actually able to conceal […]
Heritage Foundation touts controversial Project 2025 plan on RNC outskirts
MILWAUKEE — Despite former President Donald Trump’s denial of any connection to the conservative presidential transition plan known as Project 2025, the initiative’s driver, the Heritage Foundation, promoted the platform mere blocks from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, attracting officials and personalities from the party’s most conservative wing. The project has taken heat from […]
DFL House candidate touts experience as administrator of treatment center that filed for bankruptcy
A Democrat running for the state House, Anquam Mahamoud, touts her job as chief operating officer of Twin Cities Health Services, even though it recently filed for bankruptcy.
The Teamsters president spoke at the RNC, but he doesn’t speak for all Teamsters
This is republished with permission from Capital & Main. Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien has made headlines in recent months for meeting with Donald Trump about the union possibly supporting Trump’s candidacy for president. O’Brien spoke Monday night at the Republican National Convention, becoming the first Teamsters president to ever do so. He is also speaking at the […]
Biden says ‘bullseye’ remark about Trump was a mistake but defends criticism
President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation in political rhetoric but kept up criticism of former President Donald Trump on Monday, in Biden’s first interview since a Saturday assassination attempt on Trump. Talking to NBC News anchor Lester Holt, Biden said he called the injured Trump on Saturday to convey his well wishes. But he […]
Trump unexpectedly drops in on convention in first public appearance since shooting
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump made a surprise appearance at the end of the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public event since a gunman attempted to kill him during a campaign rally last weekend. Trump, who became the party’s official presidential nominee earlier in the day, walked into the arena […]