Elon Musk says it would be ‘pointless’ to try to assassinate Kamala Harris
Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X and is a high-profile backer of former president Donald Trump, said in an interview that it would be “pointless” to try…
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Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says
As the coronavirus tore through the world in 2020, and the United States and other countries confronted a shortage of tests designed to detect the illness, then-President Donald Trump secretly…
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds
In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct against Brett M. Kavanaugh threatened his confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Trump vowed that the FBI would have “free rein” to…
Kamala Harris says America needs more homes. Here’s why that’s different.
The core of Kamala Harris’s housing platform is a simple idea: America needs more houses. But the vice president’s pitch — to help build 3 million homes and incentivize local…
Trump has long peddled misinformation in natural disaster responses
Donald Trump falsely claimed as president that “cleaning” forests would prevent California wildfires. He showed Americans a doctored hurricane map, altered with a Sharpie to bolster an inaccurate tweet about…
Trump, who has criticized Jewish Democrats, blames their party for antisemitism
DORAL, Fla. — Former president Donald Trump on Monday suggested that Democrats have embraced antisemitism in a way Republicans have not, even as he has a long history of trafficking…
Harris, after weeks of avoiding unscripted moments, launches interview blitz
After taking over the Democratic ticket, picking a running mate, staging a convention and turning in a strong debate performance, Vice President Kamala Harris is now embracing potentially the riskiest…
Nevada Republican convicted of taking money meant for officer memorial
A Nevada politician was found guilty of taking money meant for a memorial honoring a police officer killed in the line of duty and spending it on plastic surgery, rent…
Republicans are trying to rig 2024 the way they claim 2020 was rigged
There are two theories that allies of Donald Trump promote to assert that the 2020 presidential election was illegitimate. The first is that rampant fraud — maybe with mail-in ballots,…
Local Republicans decry hurricane falsehoods — as Trump spreads them
The Republican Party in the Trump era has overwhelmingly embraced an all’s-fair-in-love-and-war approach to politics. That’s evidenced by the fire hose of misinformation flowing from Donald Trump and his allies…