The nativists have taken over the GOP
Donald Trump has spent virtually all of his nine years in politics stoking cultural resentment by using hyperbolic and false claims about scourges of immigrants and the crimes they commit.…
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Trump says he will ‘protect’ women. Many don’t see it that way.
Donald Trump portrays himself as a “protector” of women, who as president will safeguard them from inflation, undocumented immigrants, crime and foreign threats he often speaks about in exaggerated terms.…
Obama and Biden achievements that Trump claims for himself
We’ve documented many times the false claims that former president Donald Trump has made about his achievements during his presidency. But there are also instances when Trump claims credit for…
Harris to deliver major speech on the economy in Pittsburgh
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to outline in greater detail Wednesday an economic philosophy rooted in her own biography, attempting to contrast her vision with Donald Trump’s and win over…
Trump campaign overstates intelligence to accuse Iran of favoring Harris
Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday pushed beyond U.S. intelligence assessments of Iranian interference in the presidential election in an effort to disparage his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.…
Ohio sheriff barred from working elections after posts about Harris signs
The Portage County, Ohio, elections board has barred its sheriff’s office from providing security during early voting after Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski (R) urged people to collect the addresses of residents…
GOP asks court to change voting rules in one state, with impact for all
A panel of federal judges heard arguments Tuesday in a case that could upend the rules for counting a sliver of mail ballots in Mississippi just weeks before Election Day,…
Harris donors are younger and less partisan than Biden’s
In her first six weeks on top of the Democratic presidential ticket, Kamala Harris surpassed the total number of campaign contributors that President Joe Biden had acquired in his 15…
Trump keeps talking about criminalizing dissent
For someone who has so strongly objected in recent weeks to the idea that he’s an authoritarian or a threat to democracy, Donald Trump has a funny way of showing…
Americans are more worried about political violence under Trump
In the wake of an apparent second attempt on his life earlier this month, former president Donald Trump began once again amplifying the idea that the twin threats were a…