New York City will soon be the largest city in the U.S. to enact a reparations program. Councilmembers Crystal Hudson and Farah Louis sponsored a pair of bills to establish a Truth, Healing and Reconciliation Commission and a reparations task force. Both bills passed on Thursday and will be effective immediately. “Today, the New York City Council voted to pass …
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Trump says 'there will be no third debate,' claiming victory against Harris in Tuesday's showdown
Former President Trump said he will not participate in a third debate this election cycle, claiming victory after Tuesday’s showdown against Vice President Kamala Harris. The Harris campaign on Tuesday after the debate said they would be interested in having another. But Trump was lukewarm to the idea, and on Thursday afternoon, he rejected the proposal completely. “When a prizefighter …
Read More »California mayor, councilman attacked by homeless man, blame then-AG Kamala Harris for state's crime problems
California officials blamed then-Attorney General Kamala Harris for the state’s soft-on-crime policies after a small-town mayor and council member were reportedly attacked at random by a homeless criminal. Marysville Mayor Chris Branscum and City Councilman Dom Belza were both allegedly assaulted by the suspect during the daytime attack last month. Branscum said he was standing by Belza and the chief …
Read More »New York Republican wrangles with CNN host hitting Trump's economic policies
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., sparred with CNN host Sara Sidner in a heated debate over which presidential candidate’s policies were worse for the economy on Thursday morning. Sidner asked Lawler to respond to criticism by economists that former President Trump’s tariff proposal on Chinese imports would raise prices for consumers. Lawler defended tariffs before arguing that the Biden-Harris administration’s policies …
Read More »Pollster Nate Silver predicts Trump poised to win Electoral College amid 'mediocre' Harris polling
Prominent elections analyst and statistician Nate Silver said Wednesday that former President Trump is now electorally favored to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris in November by the widest margin in months. Silver released his latest election forecast, writing on his Substack, “The forecast is still in toss-up range, but Trump’s chances of winning are his highest since July 30,” Silver …
Read More »Harris spokesman pressed on how she'd be different than Biden as president: 'Expect her to go farther?'
CNN’s Kasie Hunt pressed Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams on how her administration would be different from President Biden’s during an interview on Thursday. “She is breaking with President Biden, but she’s also proposing raising taxes. Why is she doing this now? And how different do you think her proposals are from President Biden’s?” Hunt asked. Harris unveiled a proposal …
Read More »CNN calls out Harris for using Trump's border wall in campaign ad after condemning it for years
A CNN segment reported Wednesday on how Vice President Kamala Harris is using imagery of former President Trump’s border wall after condemning it for years as “useless” and un-American. During CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront,” host Erin Burnett spoke to CNN’s KFile senior editor Andrew Kaczynski about how Harris’ past comments about Trump’s border wall are coming back to “haunt” her. …
Read More »Colorado parents sue district over alleged policy to assign rooms based on gender identity instead of sex
Parents of students in a Colorado school district are suing over an alleged policy that forced children to bunk with students of the opposite sex in what they claim is a violation of their rights. Alliance Defending Freedom filed suit against Jefferson County Public Schools (JeffCo) on Thursday on behalf of three Colorado families who claim the policy keeps them …
Read More »Local Pennsylvania reporters were told by Harris campaign to 'not disrupt' Tim Walz event
A local Pennsylvania journalist revealed how reporters were not allowed to ask Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz questions during a campaign event in Lancaster County on Wednesday. The Democratic vice presidential candidate stopped by the Lancaster County Democratic Committee field office with his daughter on Wednesday morning as part of ongoing campaign efforts in the state. While Walz spoke with volunteers …
Read More »Trump-Vance ticket has done combined 55 interviews since last month compared to 15 for Harris-Walz
Former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have sat down for at least 55 interviews since the Harris-Walz ticket was formed, compared to 15 non-scripted interviews for the Democratic presidential ticket thus far. After weeks of avoiding interviews, Vice President Kamala Harris has stepped up her appearances in recent days, sitting for a digital video interview …
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