By Anna Helhoski | NerdWallet
When electioneering, the best pledges are catchy enough to get stuck in a voter’s head. During this election, “no tax on tips” seems to be the phrase fitting that bill.
Both presidential candidates are embracing …
During the summer of 1996, Scott Albert Johnson was covering the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in a highly unconventional manner for the era on his website, Publius ’96: A Virtual Walk Down the Campaign Trail.
The internet was just …
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As Democrats kick off their convention in Chicago, Donald Trump ‘s campaign is trying to regain its footing after weeks of struggling to adjust to Vice President Kamala Harris at the …
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Crowds of activists began gathering Monday in Chicago for protests outside the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to issues such as economic injustice, reproductive rights and the war in Gaza. …
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have released their initial impeachment inquiry report on President Joe Biden, alleging an abuse of power and obstruction of justice in the financial dealings of his son …
Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison will gavel-in the party’s national convention on Monday — the first political convention to be held in Chicago in 28 years.
Overall, the way to think about each day’s activities at the DNC is …
By STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and BILL BARROW Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party will take a look back while it moves forward as its convention opens Monday night, with President Joe Biden preparing a valedictory speech …
A crowd of hundreds called for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights Sunday evening in downtown Chicago, getting a head start on a week of protests before the Democratic National Convention kickoff Monday.
Starting with a rally on Michigan Avenue and Wacker …
More than a year after Chicago was announced as the host city, the Democratic National Convention is about to start.
Running Monday through Thursday, the convention is a huge moment for national Democrats, who have had a whirlwind few weeks …
The eyes of the political world turn to Chicago this week as tens of thousands of delegates, media, dignitaries and political influencers arrive for a historic Democratic National Convention featuring Vice President Kamala Harris’ celebratory and ceremonial acceptance of the …
By SOPHIA TAREEN
CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of activists are expected to converge on Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention, hoping to call attention to abortion rights, economic injustice and the war in Gaza.
While Vice President Kamala …
By MEG KINNARD
CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago after a wild few weeks that saw the party switch out its nominee, upending what had already been an unprecedented …
By ROBERT YOON
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once more, with feeling!
It’s been nearly two weeks since Vice President Kamala Harris officially won the Democratic presidential nomination in an online vote, the first time a nominee was named prior to a …
Tiny Colma, California, is famous for its cemeteries, the final resting places of newspaper magnates William Randolph Hearst and Charles de Young, jeans maker Levi Strauss, Old West lawman Wyatt Earp and baseball Hall of Famers Willie McCovey and Joe …
Soon, more Californians will be able to have their driver’s license or state ID cards in their digital wallets, as well as their pocket or purse.
For state residents, this means the convenience of being able to show driver’s licenses …
"Swift swings" takes a quick peek at one economic trend.
The number: The Federal Reserve's war on inflation doesn't sit well with California's consumer psyche.
The source: My trusty spreadsheet looked at July's consumer confidence index from the Conference Board, …
By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
No state illustrates this year’s flurry of ballot measures to cut property taxes better than Colorado. There, the results of two likely voter questions could reduce funding for schools, roads, emergency responders and other local …
By Swati Pandey, Randy Thanthong-Knight and Alice Kantor, Bloomberg News
International students — long the golden goose for universities and colleges in advanced economies — face an increasingly uncertain future as governments seek easy targets to rein in surging immigration. …
By Arthur Allen, KFF Health News
On May 13, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., published an open letter to Novo Nordisk on the front page of a leading Danish newspaper, urging the hometown company to live up to its altruistic standards …
By Charlotte Huff, KFF Health News
The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she needs: a blanket, medications, an iPad and chargers, a small Bible and rosary, fuzzy socks, and …
