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JD Vance/X (WASHINGTON) — Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz both claim to be champions of gun rights for law-abiding citizens and have touted personal stories of growing up in households where firearms were commonplace, but the vice presidential candidates have vastly different views on how to curb America’s gun violence epidemic. As the […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A highly-anticipated economic agenda to be unveiled by Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will include a federal ban on price gouging for food and groceries, the Harris campaign announced. The proposal will be presented to voters alongside other plans to address elevated inflation, such as bolstered antitrust enforcement in […]
Mattie Neretin/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — A Democratic Party staffer has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission saying that the Green Party, which had achieved ballot access in the key battleground state this past year, should not be on the ballot. In the complaint, Democratic National Committee Deputy Operations Director in Wisconsin David […]
Timothy A. Clary/ Getty Images (PHILIDELPHIA) — The presidential debate set to be held by ABC News will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the network announced on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump had previously committed to attending. The Sept. 10 debate will be moderated by “World […]
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Rep. James Comer, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said Friday he is launching an investigation into what he says is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s “extensive engagement with China.” The probe into Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate is a sign of what the House […]
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a sweeping economic agenda on Friday, vowing to ease inflation, fix the housing market and slash taxes for middle-income families. The plans include eye-catching proposals such as a ban on grocery price gouging and a $25,000 subsidy for first-time homebuyers. Economists who spoke to ABC […]
Austin Police Department (AUSTIN, TEXAS) — A 78-year-old man has now been charged with a murder committed over 40 years ago after genetic genealogy helped investigators identify him as a suspect. Deck Brewer Jr., a man already imprisoned in Massachusetts, has been charged with the 1980 murder of 25-year-old Susan Leigh Wolfe, according to the […]
This undated booking photo courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Corrections shows Ramone Alston. — North Carolina Department of Corrections (KANNAPOLIS, N.C.) — Escaped murderer Ramone Alston, who escaped from custody Tuesday morning while being transported to a medical appointment at a North Carolina hospital, has been caught, authorities said. Ramone Alston was captured […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed a proclamation establishing the Springfield 1908 Race Riot Monument, located on the site of a deadly attack on a Black community by a white mob 116 years ago. By establishing the monument, the White House said in a statement, the president is “recognizing the […]
SEE Alliance (TALLAHASSEE, FL) — The New College of Florida is under fire after what appears to be hundreds of books that have been wiped from its collection and discarded on the street. Social Equity Through Education Alliance (SEE), a local activist group, was alerted on Thursday by a New College student who reported […]