Month: August,2024

3 takeaways from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s first major interview

3 takeaways from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s first major interview


August 30, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared Thursday in her first major interview since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. Harris sat for the CNN interview alongside her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). It was a much-anticipated conversation, given that Harris has yet to lay out an extensive policy agenda and […]
Trump and Vance’s false and misleading rhetoric on tariffs

Trump and Vance’s false and misleading rhetoric on tariffs


August 30, 2024
“A tariff is a tax on a foreign country. That’s the way it is, whether you like it or not. A lot of people like to say it’s a tax on us. No, no, no. It’s a tax on a foreign country. It’s a tax on a country that’s ripping us off and stealing our […]
Both Harris, Trump late on transition plans despite mammoth tasks ahead

Both Harris, Trump late on transition plans despite mammoth tasks ahead


August 30, 2024
The nation’s presidential candidates have been so busy politicking that they’ve paid too little attention to their ultimate goal — governing. Only within the last two weeks have the campaigns of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump named the leaders of their transition teams. President Joe Biden didn’t have a […]
Ford joins list of companies walking back DEI policies

Ford joins list of companies walking back DEI policies


August 30, 2024
Ford Motor is the latest company to walk back some of its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The automaker has taken “a fresh look” at its DEI policies and practices over the past year to take in to account the evolving “external and legal environment related to political and social issues,” according to an […]
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway hits $1 trillion market value, first U.S. company outside of tech to do so


August 30, 2024
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Wednesday, the first nontechnology company in the U.S. to score the coveted milestone. Shares of the Omaha-based conglomerate have rallied more than 28% in 2024, far above the S&P 500′s 18% gain. The $1 trillion threshold was crossed just two days before the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ […]
Care.com settles charges it inflated jobs listings and forced membership renewals

Care.com settles charges it inflated jobs listings and forced membership renewals


August 30, 2024
Aug 26 (Reuters) — Care.com, a platform for providing in-home care services to children, older adults and pets, agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges it grossly inflated the number of available jobs and made it difficult to cancel memberships. The settlement with the unit of IAC Inc (IAC.O) was filed on […]
Harris VP pick spent years promoting research facility that collaborated with ‘Chinese military company’

Harris VP pick spent years promoting research facility that collaborated with ‘Chinese military company’


August 30, 2024
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been a longtime vocal supporter of a medical research institute in his home state with a long track record of collaborating with a firm labeled by the Pentagon as a ‘Chinese military company’ and with Chinese officials with controversial ties to the CCP. Walz, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala […]
Conservatives react to Kamala Harris’ latest ‘word salad’ on climate change ‘deadlines’

Conservatives react to Kamala Harris’ latest ‘word salad’ on climate change ‘deadlines’


August 30, 2024
Conservative activists and media outlets took to X to share their thoughts on a clip of CNN’s interview with Vice President Kamala Harris as she explained why her policy positions have changed since she took over the Democratic ticket for president.  In the clip of the interview, which will air Thursday night on CNN, anchor […]
Election fraud alert: Steps to safeguard your vote

Election fraud alert: Steps to safeguard your vote


August 30, 2024
Everywhere you turn, there’s another online scam. The fraudsters always pivot where the attention is and now that’s politics and elections.  We’re giving away a brand-new iPhone 16 (a $1,500 value!). Enter to win here. Billions of dollars are pouring into the 2024 House, Senate, and presidential elections. I bet you’ve received a call or 10 […]
Harris claims she ‘made clear’ her position on fracking in 2020 – transcript shows another story

Harris claims she ‘made clear’ her position on fracking in 2020 – transcript shows another story


August 30, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris doubled down in her first interview since ascending to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket that she would not ban fracking if elected, claiming she made ‘clear’ where she stood on fracking during the 2020 election.  ‘No, and I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020 that I […]
Trump pledges universal coverage for IVF treatment ‘because we want more babies’

Trump pledges universal coverage for IVF treatment ‘because we want more babies’


August 30, 2024
Former President Trump pledged during a campaign rally in Michigan Thursday that if he wins a second term, he would mandate free in vitro fertilization treatment for women.  ‘I’m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay for — or your insurance company will be mandated to pay […]
Trump campaign slams Harris as ‘still a San Francisco radical’ after CNN interview

Trump campaign slams Harris as ‘still a San Francisco radical’ after CNN interview


August 30, 2024
The Trump-Vance campaign released a statement Thursday night following Vice President Kamala Harris’ first media interview since becoming the Democratic nominee for president, calling her a ‘San Francisco radical’ and highlighting aspects of her record that were not discussed in the interview.  ‘[Harris] said her values ‘have not changed’ three separate times. She’s still a […]
Top 5 moments from Kamala Harris’ first interview as Dem nominee: ‘I will not ban fracking’

Top 5 moments from Kamala Harris’ first interview as Dem nominee: ‘I will not ban fracking’


August 30, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first interview with the media since rising to the top of the 2024 Democratic presidential ticket, shedding light on President Biden’s call announcing he was dropping out of the race, as well as defending her recent policy flip-flops. Harris rose to the top of the ticket after […]
Kamala Harris offers vague ‘Day 1’ Oval Office plan in CNN interview: ‘A number of things’

Kamala Harris offers vague ‘Day 1’ Oval Office plan in CNN interview: ‘A number of things’


August 30, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris, in her first media interview since taking over the top of the Democratic ticket roughly 40 days ago, said she had ‘a number of things’ in mind for day one priorities should she take the Oval Office but didn’t divulge much in the way of specifics.  She did say she believes […]
With 7 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think

With 7 days until voting starts, ‘election season’ kicks off sooner than you think


August 30, 2024
There are 67 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. But if Americans vote like they did in the last two election cycles, most of them will have already cast a ballot before the big day. Early voting starts as soon as Sept. 6 for eligible voters, with seven battleground states sending out ballots […]