PHILADELPHIA -- Swifties had already begun organizing for Vice President Kamala Harris en masse before their “Fearless” leader’s endorsement on Tuesday. Now their impact is poised to grow — especially in the key battleground state where singer Taylor Swift was born.

Already, Swift loyalists have raised tens of thousands of dollars for ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former President Donald Trump had just started delivering his first answer at Tuesday’s presidential debate when he promised to impose major tariffs, part of his ever-growing interest in frequently deploying them to mold the American economy.

As a candidate, Trump has proposed a 10% or 20% baseline across-the-board tariff...Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris made her way to Pennsylvania Friday for the 12th time this year, this time to galvanize support in counties that went for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

During her second stop, in Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Harris announced for the first time a pledge to lower barriers to entry for federal ...Read more

BALTIMORE — More than 50 current or former state lawmakers supporting Democrat Angela Alsobrooks’ U.S. Senate bid issued a statement Friday recounting their battle with then-Gov. Larry Hogan over abortion access, saying the Republican “cannot be trusted to defend women’s freedoms.”

The statement signed by the group members — all ...Read more

BALTIMORE — With under 60 days to go before the Nov. 5 election, several local jurisdictions across central Maryland are still in need of volunteers to serve as election judges.

The need is greatest in Baltimore City, where city Election Director Armstead Jones said he could use another 2,000 judges. Baltimore typically requires about 2,500 ...Read more

Threats against the Ohio town where Donald Trump accused Haitian immigrants of stealing and eating people’s pets continued Friday, forcing the evacuation of several schools and public facilities.

Cliff Park High School, Roosevelt Middle School, Perrin Woods Elementary and Snowhill Elementary were all closed as a precaution, according to ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Former President Trump declined to endorse Republican candidate Steve Garvey in California's U.S. Senate race during a stop in the state Friday, saying the former Los Angeles Dodger has not asked for his support.

"I don't know much about Steve Garvey," Trump said. "I think he's made a big mistake because he hasn't reached out to...Read more

“Really toxic.”

Someone who airs “nasty, racist, and divisive rhetoric.”

A “proud Islamophobe.”

These are just some of the things that conservatives call Laura Loomer. That last quote is Loomer talking about herself.

So why has she become former President Donald Trump’s travel companion in recent days?

The Trump campaign didn�...Read more

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he does not enjoy running for president and criticized state and federal prosecutors for not offering him plea deals, capping a rough seven days for the Republican presidential nominee.

The former president was nearly 90 minutes late to a press appearance at his Los Angeles-area golf club. Once he ...Read more

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Johnstown Friday, visiting a small business in the downtown area as she continued her barnstorming of the Keystone State.

Harris, talked with the owners of Classic Elements, a cafe and bookstore, about their business for several minutes, according to pool reports. She was joined by U.S....Read more

Many Pittsburghers were no doubt interested in the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Early Nielsen rating data released by Michael Mulvihill, a television insight and analytics executive for Fox, suggests that Pittsburgh was the metropolitan area with the highest number of viewers watching ABC ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A mile west of Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, a road sign warns: "Use Extreme Caution. Constant Land Movement."

A few blocks away, a sign just off Palos Verdes Drive South touts The Estates at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, where potential residents can "build your custom dream home."

Those signs sum ...Read more

On a cloudy Friday morning, former President Donald Trump took to the microphone at his golf course on the cliffs of Ranchos Palos Verdes to lambast Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris for their handling of local landslides, crime and immigration.

Trump called California “a mess” and said that the state and federal government...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned a racist smear circulating online falsely accusing Haitian immigrants of eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio, telling Black guests at the White House on Friday that the rhetoric had no place in America.

Alluding to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, whose campaign first promoted ...Read more

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton says she was “exhilarated” to learn that Vice President Kamala Harris would pick up the Democratic 2024 baton and take a shot at becoming the first woman president.

The trailblazing failed 2016 presidential candidate said she felt a powerful rush of emotions when Harris called on July 21 to tell her that ...Read more