Unions scorn Biden’s 2 percent raise for feds as ‘mystifying’ setback
On the Friday before Labor Day, President Joe Biden issued a decision that has upset the federal labor force he has done much to please. The White House, in a…
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Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times Trump’s haul
The coordinated campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris raised $361 million in August, nearly three times as much as the $130 million collected by the coordinated effort of her Republican…
Kamala Harris ran her office like a prosecutor. Not everyone liked that.
On the day after President Joe Biden decided to end his reelection bid in July, more than 300 former staffers for Vice President Kamala Harris publicly endorsed her candidacy —…
D.C. lobbyists battle over future of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine
When JD Vance became the Republican nominee for vice president, a speech he gave in April condemning the Ukrainian government for what he claimed was an “assault on traditional Christian…
Blinken indicates he would decline any offer to stay on under Harris
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made clear Thursday that he does not intend to continue into another Democratic administration, saying that he looks forward to having a…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandons plan to seek votes in uncompetitive states
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate who recently endorsed Donald Trump, called on his supporters Thursday to vote for the Republican nominee no matter where they live, reversing…
Trump offers confusing plan to pay for U.S. child care with foreign tariffs
Former president Donald Trump gave a confusing answer Thursday when asked about making child care more affordable, suggesting the costs would be brought down by his proposed tariffs on foreign…
Trump wants Elon Musk to do to the government what he did to Twitter
One of the more humorous parts of Donald Trump’s hours-long conversation with Elon Musk last month was the way in which the two ideological and stylistic allies disagreed on inflation.…
In speech, Trump repeatedly insults Jewish Americans who back Democrats
Former president Donald Trump, in a speech Thursday to Jewish Republicans, repeatedly denigrated Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats and warned, without evidence, that Israel “will no longer exist” if…
Where the 2024 election stands, with 2 months left
Welcome to The Campaign Moment, your guide to the biggest developments in a 2024 election in which it’s time to put pen to paper … ballots. (Make sure you are…