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CBS News 24/7 Live Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris is poised to officially accept the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday and will frame the upcoming election as an opportunity for the nation to “chart a new way forward.”Harris will deliver remarks to close out the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, during which she’s expected to share her life story about being raised by a single mother in California and about what motivated her to become a prosecutor.”With this election, our nation has a precious, fleeting opportunity to move past the bitterness, cynicism and divisive battles of…
The Trump campaign does not have the freedom to use Beyoncé’s “Freedom.” Former President Donald Trump’s team has taken down a video featuring the singer’s song after her record label and music publisher reportedly threatened to send a cease-and-desist letter, Rolling Stone reported on Wednesday. Beyoncé. Kevin Mazur/WireImage The video featured the Lemonade track playing as Trump walked off a plane in Michigan. Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted the video on Twitter on Tuesday with the caption “Touchdown in Michigan!! @realDonaldTrump.” The tweet has since been deleted. The 2016 song has become Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ unofficial presidential campaign…
In a cycle where Republicans are almost entirely on offense against Democrats, they’re still playing defense on abortion heading into Labor Day.According to data from AdImpact, in battleground Senate races, Democrats have already spent nearly $13 million on ads focusing on abortion rights and hammering their opponents over the issue. In the wake of Dobbs, it was a crucial issue in helping Democrats defend every incumbent in 2022 and flip the open Pennsylvania Senate race, and polling has shown it is a key motivator driving independent voters toward Democrats in Senate races.In Nevada — where our Swing State Project Polling…
Support trulyindependent journalismFind out moreCloseOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.The Supreme Court handed the Republican National Committee a partial win on Thursday, granting their request to reinstate an Arizona voter ID law that requires new voters to prove their citizenship when using a state form.“Huge win for the integrity of elections,” the GOP wrote on X in response to the ruling.However, the court denied the portion of the RNC’s request to prohibit voters from participating in…
Convention roll call votes can be staid and cheesy, but Democrats turned theirs into the ultimate dance party on Tuesday. DJ Cassidy stood onstage in what appeared to be a double-breasted satin suit of royal blue, spinning a special song for each state and territory awarding their delegates to Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention. What America got was a mashup of an elite karaoke night: Detroit native Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” for Michigan, Dropkick Murphys’ “I’m Shipping Up to Boston” for Massachusetts and Tupac Shakur’s “California Love” for California. Georgia brought out one of its natives in…
The Republicans have been using left-wing demonstrations against Israel as a lever to frighten American Jews into voting Republican. The widely anticipated protests at the Democratic National Convention have mainly fizzled out, despite breathless attempts to hype them on the right. It is the backdrop of that frustration that likely inspired Donald Trump to lash out at Josh Shapiro. In a tenuously hinged social-media post, Trump called Shapiro the “highly overrated Jewish Governor of the Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” complaining that Shapiro “refused to acknowledge that I am the best friend that Israel, and the Jewish people, ever had,” and…
Support trulyindependent journalismFind out moreCloseOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Donald Trump’s campaign has quietly deleted a video of the former president using Kamala Harris’s campaign anthem Freedom after Beyoncé sent a cease-and-desist letter.Trump’s campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung posted a video on X on Tuesday of the Republican nominee stepping off the plane in Michigan with Beyoncé’s hit song playing in the background.Now, the post has been removed.The Independent has contacted the Trump campaign and Beyoncé’s representative…
As the 2024 deadline for crypto legislation draws near, key Republican figures like Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) are optimistic about passing significant crypto laws this year.Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2024, they expressed hope for progress despite challenges from Democratic senators like Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).Senate Agriculture CommitteeAt the SALT Wyoming Symposium, Lummis and Scott pointed to the Senate Agriculture Committee as a potential route for advancing crypto legislation. Despite some Democratic obstacles, they believe bipartisan efforts could help move things forward.Lummis and Scott also discussed how the upcoming elections could…
In the city where she first became a household name, Oprah Winfrey took the stage at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election.This marked a significant moment for Winfrey, who prefers to stay out of politics but she said felt compelled to use her platform to urge Americans to choose “optimism over cynicism” and “inclusion over retribution.””I feel like we all have to do our part. We all have to do something, and I feel that we all have been in multiple conversations about what’s gonna happen. What should…
With less than 100 days until the election, state Republicans and Democrats have narrowed their election maps to a handful of seats as each party sees a chance to add members to next year’s General Assembly. Republicans have limited opportunities to expand their caucus, as they already dominate nearly every seat outside Nashville and Memphis, controlling 75% of House seats and 81% of the Senate. Democrats see seats in Memphis, Knoxville, Clarksville, Smyrna and possibly Signal Mountain as up for grabs. The additional of Signal Mountain follows the primary loss of more moderate incumbent Republican Patsy Hazlewood. Michele Reneau narrowly…