1/ Special counsel Jack Smith charged Trump in a superseding indictment in the case involving an alleged conspiracy to obstruct the results of the 2020 election. The superseding indictment retains the four charges against Trump from Smith’s origin... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court to reverse the dismissal of the criminal classified documents case against Trump. Last month, Judge Aileen Cannon granted Trump’s request to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that Smi... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Vice President Kamala Harris used her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention to present a “new way forward” for America, while casting Trump as an “unserious man.” But, she warned, “the consequences of putting Donald Trump back... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Tim Walz formally accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president and thanked the party for “bringing the joy to this fight.” Walz – a teacher, coach, and veteran – introduced himself to the nation by saying: “In Minnesota, we respect our... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Barack and Michelle Obama delivered back-to-back speeches on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, casting Trump as selfish and dangerous while painting Kamala Harris as the heir to their movement. “We don’t need four more yea... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden passed the torch to Vice President Kamala Harris on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, saying: “America, I gave my best to you.” In what is perhaps his last major political speech, he then ad-libbed: “I made a lot of m... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump asked the judge overseeing his election interference trial involving falsified business records to postpone his sentencing until after the presidential election in November, arguing that the Sept. 18 sentencing date advances what he claim... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The FBI is investigating the suspected hacking attempts by Iran that targeted both the Trump and the Biden-Harris campaigns. The investigation includes attempted hacks targeting three Biden-Harris campaign staffers, as well as Roger Stone, who ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump’s presidential campaign was hacked. The scope of the information obtained is unclear. On July 22, Politico started receiving emails from an anonymous sender, who called himself Robert and used an AOL email account, offering internal commu... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz introduced himself as Kamala Harris’ running mate during a joint rally in Philadelphia, thanking Harris for “the trust you put in me” and for “bringing back the joy.” He added: “We’ve got 91 days. We’ll sleep when we’re ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Kamala Harris officially secured the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination, making her the first woman of color in U.S. history to lead a major party ticket. Harris received 4,567 votes from delegates in a virtual roll call – or about 99% of ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Global stock markets fell sharply as worries about the U.S. economy sparked a world-wide sell-off. Japan’s Nikkei plunged 12.4% for its worst day since the Black Monday crash of 1987, while the S&P 500 dropped 3% – its worst day in nearly t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update i … | Continue reading
1/ Russia freed wrongly convicted journalist Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan as part of the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War. In total, four Americans, seven Russian political prisoners, and five Germans were released f... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump questioned Kamala Harris’ racial identity at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, falsely suggesting that Harris had misled voters about her race. Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother – bot... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump repeated his assertion that if Christians “vote for me, you’re not going to have to do it ever again – it’s true.” When Fox News’s Laura Ingraham offered Trump an out – saying “You mean you don’t have to vote for you, because you’ll have ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump repeated his assertion that if Christians “vote for me, you’re not going to have to do it ever again – it’s true.” When Fox News’s Laura Ingraham offered Trump an out – saying “You mean you don’t have to vote for you, because you’ll have ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden called for a constitutional amendment to reform the Supreme Court, pressing Congress to establish 18-year term limits and a binding, enforceable code of conduct for the court’s nine justices. Biden, in an op-ed, said “no one” including “a... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden, speaking to the American public from the Oval Office, said he ended his re-election campaign because there is “a time and a place for new voices, fresh voices — yes, younger voices.” He said that “saving our democracy” was “more importan... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended Israel’s war in Gaza and condemned American protesters as “Iran’s useful idiots” in his speech to a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu portrayed the war in Gaza as a “clash between barbarism ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries – the top two Democrats in Congress – have also endorsed ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Harris applauded Biden and his “legacy of accomplishment over the past three years” in her first public remarks since he dropped out and endorsed her for president. Harris, who has emerged as the party favorite to replace him at the top of the ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Following intense pressure from nearly 40 Democratic members of Congress to withdraw from the race after his shaky June debate performance, Biden ended his presidential re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nom... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Obama privately told allies that Biden needs to seriously reconsider his candidacy because his path to victory has been greatly diminished since the debate. Obama said he’s concerned that the polls and donors are moving away from Biden, while T... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Special Counsel Jack Smith appealed Judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss criminal charges against convicted felon Trump for mishandling classified information and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Smith’s appeal, which was expected, will be ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
What we know about the Trump assassination attempt so far: The shooting at Trump’s rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination. Trump was shot and hit by a bullet in the “upper part of my right e... Subscribe: Get the Daily Update … | Continue reading
What we know about the Trump rally shooting so far: The shooting at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania is being investigated as an attempted assassination. Trump said he was shot and hit by a bullet in the “upper part of my right ear.” His camp... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Trump claims he has nothing to do with Project 2025 – the plan developed by the ultra-conservative Heritage Foundation to transform the American government – despite the fact that at least 140 people from his administration were involved in put... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Nancy Pelosi urged Biden to make a decision about whether to stay in the presidential race, saying “time is running short.” When asked if she supported Biden continuing his reelection bid, Pelosi replied that Biden is “beloved” and “respected” ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, confirmed that Dr. Kevin Cannard, the Parkinson’s expert who visited the White House eight times, “was the neurological specialist that examined President Biden for each of his annual physicals.” O’Connor,... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden told congressional Democrats that he was committed to “running this race to the end” and that it’s time to “end” the pressure on him drop out. Following mounting concern over his poor debate performance, Biden wrote in the two-page letter... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden privately acknowledged that he’s keeping an “open mind” about the future of his presidential campaign, telling a key ally in the aftermath of the debate that he may not be able to stay in the race if he can’t prove he’s up to the job. “He... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to grant convicted felon Trump broad immunity from prosecution, warning that it sets “a dangerous precedent” and “undermines the rule of law.” Biden said the court’s 6-3 decision puts “virtually no l... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Trump is entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution” for “official acts,” but enjoys “no immunity for unofficial acts.” The decision sends Trump’s federal election subversion case back to the trial... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The first presidential debate between the two oldest candidates to ever seek the White House was an embarrassment for America – and a disaster for Biden. Minutes into the debate, Biden, 81, appeared unsteady as he frequently stumbled over his w... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Judge Aileen Cannon rejected convicted felon Trump’s claim that the FBI misled the court in order to obtain a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago related to his mishandling of national security secrets. In an 11-page ruling, Cannon said Trump’s argum... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court accidentally posted its draft decision to temporarily allow medical emergency abortions in Idaho on its website. The opinion, which was removed, shows that the justices voted 6-3 to reinstate a lower court order that had allow... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. In a first-of-its-kind advisory, Dr. Vivek Murthy warned that gun violence poses a “serious threat to the health and well-being of our country.” The 39-page advisory undersc... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that prohibits anyone subject to a domestic violence restraining order from having a gun. Chief Justice John Roberts said there was “no question” that the federal law banning firearms for domestic abusers ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The judge overseeing convict felon Trump’s trial involving “willful retention” of classified documents in violation of the Espionage Act refused to hand off the case to a more experienced judge despite two more senior colleagues on the federal ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Biden announced executive actions to protect some 500,000 immigrants without legal status in the U.S. from deportation. The new policy will shield undocumented individuals if they’ve lived in the U.S. for 10 or more years and are married to a U... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The U.S. surgeon general called for social media companies to include a surgeon general’s warning label stating that the platforms can harm people’s mental health. Dr. Vivek Murthy, who cannot unilaterally add warning labels, urged Congress to ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Supreme Court unanimously preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone, rejecting a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills. The court, however, took no position on the drugs safety, morality, or whe... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ The Republican-controlled House voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified materia... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Judge Aileen Cannon denied convicted felon Trump’s effort to dismiss his classified documents case, but did agree to delete a paragraph in the federal superseding indictment that alleges he mishandled classified materials after he left the Whit... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas belatedly disclosed that a Republican billionaire paid for his two vacations in 2019. Thomas’ newly released financial disclosure report for 2023 said the trips – one to Bali and one to an all-male retreat ... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Human activities were responsible for 92% of the warming observed in 2023 – earth’s hottest calendar year on record. May was marked the 12th consecutive month to set a monthly global average temperature record. And, over the past year, global t... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Convicted felon Trump – again – suggested that he’d prosecute his political opponents if he’s reelected. “It’s a terrible, terrible path that they’re leading us to, and it’s very possible that it’s going to have to happen to them,” Trump said w... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading
1/ Wisconsin charged three people involved in the “fake elector” scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election to keep now-convicted felon Trump in office. Attorney General Josh Kaul charged Kenneth Chesebro, Jim Troupis, and Michael Roman w... Subscribe: Get the Daily Upda … | Continue reading