July 27, 2024
Top Democratic super PAC launches massive $50M ad spend for Harris leading up to DNC
A top Democratic super PAC has launched a massive ad buy across several battleground states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy leading up to the Democratic Party’s convention in Chicago next month. Future Forward, the largest Democratic-leaning super PAC, announced this week it will spend $50 million supporting Harris in six states in […]
July 26, 2024
Fed’s key inflation measure cooled slightly from a year ago, setting stage for rate cut
An important gauge for the Federal Reserve showed inflation eased slightly from a year ago in June, helping to open the way for a widely anticipated September interest rate cut. The personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0.1% on the month and was up 2.5% from a year ago, in line with Dow Jones estimates, […]
July 26, 2024
Ramaswamy warns GOP on several ‘hard realities’ to address before criticizing Harris: ‘Hurting our chances’
Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy issued a warning to Republicans this week that they need to be aware of some ‘hard realities’ around the way they message their criticisms of Vice President Kamala Harris now that she is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. The bottom line is, I think what’s happened is a lot […]
July 26, 2024
Buttigieg ripped for ‘extraordinarily brazen’ slam on Trump that critics say was accidental ‘dunk’ on Biden
Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was ripped by conservatives on social media Friday after he mocked former President Trump for showing ‘weakness’ by not agreeing to debate VP Harris in September. ‘Has a presidential nominee ever agreed to a debate, then pulled out? Remarkable show of weakness here,’ Buttigieg posted on X before being mocked […]
July 26, 2024
Trump impeachment Dem pushes back on GOP concerns over possible role in assassination attempt probe
The office of a House Democrat who played a prominent role in former President Trump’s first impeachment is now pushing back against GOP-fueled criticism that he should not be on the task force investigating the attempted assassination of the former president. Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., who came under fire last year for saying that Trump […]
July 26, 2024
OpenAI announces a search engine called SearchGPT; Alphabet shares dip
OpenAI on Thursday announced a prototype of its own search engine, called SearchGPT, which aims to give users “fast and timely answers with clear and relevant sources.” The company said it eventually plans to integrate the tool, which is currently being alpha-tested with a small group of users, into its viral chatbot, ChatGPT. Since the launch of […]
July 26, 2024
Here are some money moves to make before the Fed starts cutting interest rates
With interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve on the horizon, it could be a good time to shift cash, experts say. Traders expect a rate cut in September, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, which could lower the target range for the federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point or more. Meanwhile, many investors are sitting on hefty […]
July 26, 2024
Trump greets Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, says World War III could happen if Harris wins
Former President Trump claimed on Friday that conflicts in the Middle East could escalate into a third World War if he loses the 2024 election. The Republican nominee for president made those remarks as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort home. Netanyahu traveled to Florida to meet with Trump […]
July 26, 2024
How Vice President Kamala Harris got started in politics
Vice President Kamala Harris got her start in politics at age 29, when she was just out of law school, at the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, where she met a 60-year-old kingmaker: California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown — arguably then the state’s most powerful politician. Brown, while estranged from his wife, remained married. However, […]
July 26, 2024
GOP asks Wray to ‘correct’ testimony that Trump might not have been hit with bullet
Congressional Republicans are asking FBI Director Christopher Wray to “correct” his testimony that there was “some question” about whether Donald Trump’s ear was struck by a bullet or shrapnel. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Wray on Friday that accused him of “creating confusion” in […]
July 26, 2024
Boeing’s crewed Starliner flight won’t return until at least August, NASA says
Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August, NASA confirmed on Thursday, as the mission remains on hold while the company and agency study problems that arose early in the flight. Starliner capsule “Calypso,” which carried NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the ISS, has now been […]
July 26, 2024
FLASHBACK: New Harris campaign senior adviser made several insensitive comments about women, gay people
The presidential campaign of presumptive Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris recently hired a senior adviser with a history of sexist messages online mocking women and gay people as well as seemingly criticizing Harris on social media during her failed presidential campaign in 2019. The Harris campaign announced earlier this week it hired Kamau M. […]