Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic nomination for president Vice President Kamala Harris concluded the Democratic Party Convention by accepting her party’s nomination for president. Vice President Kamala Harris closed the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night with her acceptance speech, which, as Jake Tapper put it on CNN, “was a speech she had not […]
Young voters answer: What is the future of the Democratic Party? Young Democrats in Chicago talked about their visions for the future of the party and whether Kamala Harris’ campaign resonates with young voters. With 75 days to go until the presidential election, bettors are almost evenly split in their predictions, a stark break from […]
Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett is running for re-election In a May 5, 2022 interview, Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett talks about the prosecutor’s office and her plans if she is re-elected. Mike Chapman, Wochit Although Shasta County Executive Patrick Jones was cleared of any wrongdoing when he destroyed a letter he received […]
Protesters march to the DNC on Monday. | Taryn Fivek / People’s World CHICAGO — Despite the massive police presence and the sealing off of entire Chicago neighborhoods behind walls, checkpoints and passes, the Democratic National Convention was relatively peaceful. The spirit of the turbulent 1968 convention raised expectations for some, but for the thousands […]
CHICAGO — When Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) took the stage Thursday night, she was greeted with applause so loud that she was moved to tears as she spoke about why she believes Vice President Kamala Harris is the right person for the office of president. What you need to know When Senator Elizabeth Warren took […]
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3 minutes reading time Joe Malinconico | Paterson Press Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. dies at age 87: Video Rep. Bill Pascrell, former mayor of Paterson who represented the city in Congress for nearly three decades, died on Wednesday, August 21, 2024. He was 87 years old. State Senator Nellie Pou has emerged as the latest […]
The Center for Reproductive Rights last week called on the Department of Health to investigate two Texas hospitals because the doctors initially refused to treat two women with ectopic pregnancies. CRR, which advocates for abortion policy, called on the Department of Health to investigate the hospitals for violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor […]
At the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, Jason Carter said his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter, “can’t wait to vote for Kamala Harris.” “Paw Paw is hanging in there,” Jason Carter said of his 99-year-old grandfather, who has been in home hospice care for over a year. “He is full of hope. And while his […]
The gripping and unpredictable 2024 presidential campaign reads like a novel. You literally can’t make it up—but if anyone could, it would probably be Charles Dickens. Here’s a six-week excerpt from the election summer, written by 10 authors of classic fiction. The candidate by Cormac McCarthy McCarthy’s novel moves slowly, like Biden. The gray narrative […]
