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Kamala Harris entered the presidential race with a worrisome deficit of working-class support. In an average of matchups after the June 27 presidential debate, Trump led Harris among voters who did not graduate from college by 11.6 percentage points, a slightly larger margin than the 11.2 percentage points by which Trump led Biden (whose conspicuously poor debate performance was the reason for doing such polls in the first place). For a brief while it looked as though Harris might worsen her standing... Читать дальше...

Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick probably won’t make a huge difference to the fate of the planet. That said, Tim Walz is better than many alternatives: He hasn’t been actively boosting the oil and gas industry like his main competition, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. He’s worked to pass some impressive climate and environmental measures and presided over an extraordinarily productive Democratic majority in Minnesota. He also seems like a pretty normal guy with a wholesome energy that... Читать дальше...

Vice President Kamala Harris has seized the messaging advantages of “weird” against Republicans, even naming Gov. Tim Walz to her ticket.

Rural voters, and especially rural whites, have trended Republican in recent years. Tim Walz can reverse that trend for Kamala Harris and the Democrats.

Harris’s new running mate has been obsessed with mapping software GIS since the early 1990s—and uses maps as a critical governing tool in Minnesota.

From its indoor smoker to the nugget ice maker, GE Appliances’ FirstBuild has developed many hit products. Here’s how it approaches design.

In leaving legislation out of the critical path, the White House has been able to move quickly to upgrade security standards in a number of key areas.

Spanish city that’s home to Gaudí’s Sagrada Família: nine letters.

The culture that protected Rose from the fallout of his excesses did not extend the same favor to the team’s most talented Black players.

Georgians are bracing for a crucial election this October. Will the opposition stave off the country’s turn to Russian-style authoritarianism?

The show is poised as the inheritor of the prestige TV mantle, but it doesn’t quite look or act like what we’ve come to expect from the genre.

Luxury real estate conjures up images of penthouses in big cities or beachfront mansions. Yet, three of our top 10 luxury markets are in mountain communities.

(Telecompaper) The US Department of Homeland Security has renewed its 10-year contract with Verizon Business, for the provision of Government Emergency...

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, August 7th

Defense contractors working on the Sentinel nuclear missile program have increased political spending in the past two years as the initiative to modernize intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) has soared in costs and attracted renewed criticism. A report from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft says the 11 contractors have donated $87 million since 2018 to...

Liberal Democrats are all cheers after Kamala Harris tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, hailing the decision as a victory for progressive policy ideals that will invigorate the party’s base heading into November’s elections. Walz had built a moderate record during his 12 years representing a rural district in the U.S....

The "seismic" decision in U.S. v. Google, declaring the search engine giant a monopolist, could be a boon to the federal government’s litany of antitrust cases against major technology companies, experts said.  The ruling marks a significant win for the Department of Justice (DOJ) as it and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continue to litigate far-reaching antitrust...

Parents are struggling with back-to-school shopping in an era of stubbornly high prices. Multiple recent surveys show parents feel they are spending more on clothing and classroom supplies than before and may delay essential purchases or bills in order to afford their student’s supplies.  And on top of thinking about their own children, parents are...

The popularity of drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could grow exponentially in the next few years, both for weight loss and a growing list of potential uses that are being studied. GLP-1 agonists, a class of medication typically used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity, have been available since 2005, but only in the...

Former President Trump has softened his tone on electric vehicles following his backing from Tesla’s Elon Musk. Over the weekend, Trump said: “I’m for electric cars. I have to be because Elon endorsed me very strongly. So I have no choice.” Trump, who has frequently railed against policies that support electric vehicles, is still expected...

NEW YORK — With Vice President Harris’s selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate, the 2024 presidential field is set. And Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is confident about the GOP’s chances up and down the ballot. Johnson — speaking to The Hill in a wide-ranging interview from New York City on Tuesday...

NEW YORK — Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sat for a wide-ranging interview with The Hill in New York City Tuesday, minutes after news broke that Vice President Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) as her running mate. Johnson — who is criss-crossing the country campaigning with House candidates this month — offered remarks on Walz and...

Republicans are breathing a sigh of relief amid news that Vice President Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be her running mate.  In the run-up to Harris’ decision, Republicans had expressed anxiety over the possibility of her choosing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), pointing to his record of winning statewide in the critical...

Tax ​Victoria's Secret hired Barnes & Thornburg LLP to lobby on tax reform issues, “including international and domestic tax policy.” One of the lobbyists on the account is John T. "Jack" O’Rourke, a longtime lawyer who worked in the 1980s as a professional staffer on the House Banking Committee and for the Securities Industry Association....

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