POLITICS
Kamala Harris unveils plan to support rural America
Published September 17, 2024
Harris has vowed to provide significant federal funding to support rural communities across the United States, expand small business financing for entrepreneurs in rural America, and invest in rural technical and higher education programs.
Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative. These women explain why.
Published September 17, 2024
Former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio. Here's how it's affecting people.
Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass
Published September 17, 2024
Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won't be tampered with.
JD Vance admits to spreading racist lie about immigrants
Published September 16, 2024
Donald Trump and JD Vance have both spread lies that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating pets, leading to bomb and death threats in the town, classes being canceled, and even the Ku Klux Klan attempting to recruit. On Sunday, Vance admitted he spread the unfounded claims to get media attention.
Abortion ban ‘nearly cost me my life,’ Virginians hear from Harris reproductive freedom tour
Published September 16, 2024
The Harris-Walz campaign wants voters to understand that the Democratic ticket will fight to restore abortion rights, while Donald Trump and JD Vance have a record of supporting less reproductive freedom.
Virginia’s 2025 attorney general’s race is taking shape
Published September 13, 2024
Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor says her experience makes her the best candidate for the job.
Trump admitted he still has no health care plan. What that means for Virginia
Published September 11, 2024
Repeal of the Affordable Care Act would kick 647,768 Virginia residents off of insurance plans and limit the health insurance coverage for hundreds of thousands more.
How Project 2025 would poison millions of Americans
Published September 11, 2024
In the far-right plan for a second Trump term, Americans’ right to eat healthy food, drink clean water, and breathe clean air would come under attack.
Trump confuses Virginia with West Virginia in debate when sharing debunked lie
Published September 11, 2024
Trump confused West Virginia with Virginia when he brought up an old lie about abortion care and Harris attacked him for his comments after the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
13 wildest lies Trump told in the debate with Kamala Harris
Published September 11, 2024
Ex-President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met for their first presidential debate—and Trump unleashed a barrage of lies and misleading claims.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends
Published September 11, 2024
Taylor Swift, one of the music industry's biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the presidential debate ended.
Fact-checking Trump’s lies on abortion during the presidential debate
Published September 11, 2024
Trump spent much of Tuesday’s debate lying about his position on abortion, repeatedly spreading conspiracy theories about Democrats executing infants, and downplaying the very real consequences of the overturning of Roe v. Wade.