Does the trauma enveloping California this year — pandemic, recession, heat waves, blackouts and disastrous wildfires — make voters more or less likely to vote for tax increases? Sponsors of a $12 billion a year hike in taxes on warehouses, office buildings, factories and other commercial property hope it’s more....
GOP Portrayal of Urban Mayhem Doesn’t Always Match Reality
At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents to flee for safer locales. The reality on the ground...
Top General Says No Role for Military in Presidential Vote
WASHINGTON — The U.S. armed forces will have no role in carrying out the election process or resolving a disputed vote, the top U.S. military officer told Congress in comments released Friday. The comments from Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, underscore the extraordinary political environment...
Biden Rejects Skipping Trump Debates, Vows To Fact-Check
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he won't skip debates with President Donald Trump this fall, vowing he'll use the opportunity to confront his rival and be a “fact checker on the floor." Biden said Thursday there’s no question the debates will take place, after House Speaker Nancy...
‘Fighting for You’: First Lady Makes Her Case for Trump Vote
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump portrayed her husband as an authentic, uncompromising leader in a Rose Garden address as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency to boost his reelection chances on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention. Mrs. Trump...
Republicans Nominate Trump to Take on Biden in the Fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House in Charlotte Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. “This is the most important election...
GOP Delegates Open Convention to Renominate Trump for 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republicans gathered Monday to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the American people that the president deserves a second term. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, delegates are holding an in-person meeting and roll-call...
Postal Chief Urges Voters to Request and Return Ballots Early
WASHINGTON — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election to ensure they have enough time to receive their ballot, complete it and mail it back to elections officials on time. Acknowledging an expected surge in mail-in...
GOP Senators Called Trump a Kook, Narcissist, and Liar Before He Became President
The progressive digital media site act.tv launched a video compilation Friday of prominent Republicans criticizing Donald Trump before he was elected to the White House. Here is a sampling of what some Republican senators said: Rand Paul: “My concern is that he would grab up that power and really treat the...
Louis-Dreyfus ‘Proud to Be a Nasty, Nasty Woman’ for Dems
NEW YORK — The star of “Veep” brought some bite to her role at the Democrats' virtual convention. Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the celebrity host for the convention's final night Thursday, took some pointed shots at President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. “I'm proud to be a nasty, nasty woman,” said the...