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Former President Trump has moved into the lead among Jewish voters in deep-blue New York.Trump garnered the support of 50% of likely Jewish voters in New York, according to a Siena Research Institute poll released Tuesday, a slight lead over Vice President Harris who garnered the selection of 49% of respondents.While the lead for Trump is slim, it marks a dramatic change from the former president’s prospects against President Biden, who in June led Trump among likely Jewish voters, 52%-46%, in the state.However, the race has changed dramatically since the last poll, with Biden opting last month to drop out…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, seen in Washington, D.C., on July 3, 2024, and Vice President Kamala Harris, seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2024.Jim Watson, Chris Kleponis | AFP | Getty ImagesHow Minnesota’s child tax credit stacks upDescribed by Walz as a “signature accomplishment,” Minnesota’s refundable child tax credit was $1,750 per child for 2023, which was the biggest in the country for low earners. The credit begins phasing out at $29,500 for single filers or $35,000 for married couples filing together. The complete phaseout depends on the number of children, family income and filing status.”Minnesota’s new child tax…

The Senate has one big job in the remaining months of President Joe Biden’s term: getting his judges confirmed and balancing out Donald Trump’s court packing. Republicans are doing what they do best—obstructing—but there’s a fix for that if Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin will use it. Biden’s behind in getting his judicial nominations through the Senate, especially on district judges, according to Brookings. Biden will need “19 more district confirmations to match Trump’s 177,” by the end of his term. But Republicans aren’t playing, and Durbin is still honoring the blue slip courtesy for these district court nominations. Blue…

A splash in Washington before a collapse in the 2020 primaries Kamala Devi Harris was born Oct. 20, 1964, in Oakland, California, to Shyamala Gopalan, a breast cancer scientist who emigrated to the United States from India when she was 19 years old, and Stanford University emeritus professor Donald Harris, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Jamaica. Her parents’ advocacy for civil rights gave her what she described as a “stroller’s-eye view” of the movement. She spent years as a prosecutor in the Bay Area before her elevation as the state’s attorney general in 2010 and then election as U.S. senator…

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state voters are deciding in Tuesday’s primary between U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the last remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump, and two conservative rivals endorsed by the GOP presidential nominee.Other high profile races include the battle to become the next governor in a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t had an open race for the state’s top job in more than a decade. In other congressional races, Trump-endorsed Joe Kent is trying to set up another showdown against Democrat U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who defeated him two years ago. And Democrat U.S.…

Vice President Kamala Harris’ newly tapped running mate, Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, is known by fewer Americans but is viewed more favorably than former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Republican Ohio Senator JD Vance, according to polls.CNN on Tuesday reported that Harris has picked Walz as her running mate, citing four people “close to the process.” Newsweek could not independently verify the report. Walz is expected to join Harris later in the day at a rally in Philadelphia, a crucial battleground state that could play a key roll in determining the outcome of the election, before kicking off…

Donald Trump unveiled his newest plan of attack against Kamala Harris on Monday night: misspelling her first name.The former president has made several attempts to undermine his surging presidential election rival, including by questioning her racial identity. He’s also road tested a series of nicknames including “Lyin’ Kamala,” “Laffin’ Kamala,” and “Crazy Kamala,” but now appears to be going in a different direction.“People vote with their STOMACH, and food is now at an all time high because of Kamabla/Biden INCOMPETENCE,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Monday. “With them in charge, IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE!”What appeared to be…

Ohio’s Republican candidate for US Senate started a week-long bus trip through the Monday, in the hopes of raising his profile and name recognition as he runs against well-known Democratic incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown. Northeast Ohio businessman Bernie Moreno kicked off the tour in Chillicothe talking about immigration, inflation and global instability and met with supporters and opponents.A few dozen supporters trickled into the Ross County GOP headquarters for coffee, donuts and the launch of the bus tour by Moreno, who arrived at the event early. Moreno spent a lot of money to win the May primary, and Brown has…

Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce her running mate.This will be Harris’ first visit to Pennsylvania as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, after formerly securing the nomination on Monday. The trip also marks her seventh visit to the commonwealth this year and the 17th since she was sworn in as vice president in 2021.During the event, Harris will introduce her running mate, although it still remains unclear who that will be. She has reportedly narrowed her choice down to two candidates: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.The Harris…

About a week ago, Sen. JD Vance appeared on Fox News and assured the public that Donald Trump is not a “vengeful guy.” By all appearances, the Ohio Republican wasn’t kidding — though the comment was unintentionally hilarious to those of us familiar with the former president’s record.Six days after Vance’s on-air declaration, Trump proved his hapless running mate wrong in spectacular fashion. The Associated Press reported:Donald Trump picked a new fight Saturday with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to avenge his narrow 2020 loss — a defeat he continues to…