Former president Donald Trump asserted in Detroit on Thursday that he had new proof that he was awarded Michigan’s “man of the year” years ago, dredging up a debunked claim he’s repeatedly made over the past decade. In an address to the Detroit Economic Club aimed at pitching policies to rescue the American auto industry, the Republican presidential nominee said ...

Democratic strategists are calling on the Harris campaign to get more aggressive amid concerns her early momentum, spurred largely by Harris’ debate performance and the Democratic National Convention, has waned due to a number of factors. ‘I’m scared to death,’ Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday.  ‘Now that the sugar high is gone, people have realized what Kamala Harris has ...

Former president Donald Trump said Thursday that CBS News should lose a broadcasting license over how it edited a “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, even though the federal government does not issue licenses for such television networks. It was the latest example of Trump calling formedia outlets that have angered him to lose their rights to broadcast ...

One of the more consistent criticisms of the news media over the past decade or two has been that it is overly reliant on coverage of the “horse race” — that is, a focus on who is likely to win an election rather than stories about the actual candidates and their positions. At times, that criticism is fair. New polling ...

The Gateway Pundit, a far-right news site that repeatedly published bogus stories claiming that the 2020 election was stolen, has settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, two Georgia election workers whom the site falsely reported had tampered with the election results in their state. A notice of the settlement was filed on the Missouri Courts ...

Russia has suffered some 600,000 casualties in its war with Ukraine — more than its losses in every conflict since World War II combined, according to U.S. officials.  This September was the deadliest month of the entire war for Russia, a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on a call Wednesday.  ‘Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — In a stop here Wednesday afternoon, Sen. JD Vance told a crowd of supporters that “Trump’s message to illegal aliens who are in this country without any right to be here, pack your bags. Because in four months, you’re going home.” Fifteen miles north later in the day, Gov. Tim Walz told supporters that Vice President Kamala ...

Former president Donald Trump on Thursday proposed new tax incentives and trade protections aimed at bolstering the U.S. car industry, as he battles Vice President Kamala Harris for crucial votes in the industrial Midwest. Ahead of a speech at the Economic Club of Detroit, Trump’s campaign announced support for new tax breaks on car loans, expanded tax incentives for U.S.-based ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, remained silent Thursday on whether he still supports eliminating the Electoral College, after the Harris campaign insisted his position did not reflect that of the campaign’s.  ‘I think all of us know, the Electoral College needs to go. We need a national popular vote,’ Walz said Tuesday during a ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, remained silent Thursday on whether he still supports eliminating the Electoral College, after the Harris campaign insisted his position did not reflect that of the campaign’s.  ‘I think all of us know, the Electoral College needs to go. We need a national popular vote,’ Walz said Tuesday during a ...