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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called President Trump the country’s first racist president during a virtual town hall Wednesday. “The way he deals with people based on the color of their skin, their national origin, where they’re from, is absolutely sickening,” Biden said at the virtual event organized by the Service Employees International Union …

When it comes to climate change, Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden repeats one of the most common errors of public policy: He thinks that his noble political ends justify his ham-handed means. His goal is “to achieve a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035”—and he plans to spend two trillion dollars in  public funds to …

It’s “Grace and Frankie” for Joe Biden. Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are hosting a virtual fund-raiser for Biden on Aug. 6, moderated by TEDWomen editorial director Pat Mitchell. The invitation, sent to Democratic followers, states: “Jane and Lily have made their legendary mark on film screens in the US and globally, while being widely …

Presidential hopeful Kanye West claimed in his since-deleted Monday night Twitter rant that NBC “locked up” disgraced comedian Bill Cosby. The rap superstar made the startling claim just after accusing his wife, Kim Kardashian, of trying to “lock me up” for comments he made during his first campaign rally in South Carolina about their eldest …

Presidential hopeful Kanye West said that Kim Kardashian tried to “lock me up” during a bizarre rant on Twitter Monday night. “Kim tried to bring a doctor to lock me up with a doctor,” the rapper tweeted. “If I get locked up like Mandela… Ya’ll will know why.” Kanye, who claims to be running for …

Longtime Representative Eliot Engel was toppled in New York’s Democratic primary race on Friday by progressive political newcomer Jamaal Bowman. Bowman, a former public middle school principal, received 55.5 percent of the vote compared to Engel’s 40.4 percent, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. The major upset win by Bowman was anticipated after initial results …

A pared-down Republican National Convention will be held in Jacksonville, Fla., next month in a number of outdoor and indoor settings in order to mitigate the spread of coronavirus and comply with Florida’s rules, according to a letter sent by Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to delegates Thursday. Admittance will be restricted to regular …

Media moguls and tech executives powered a spring fundraising blitz for one of Joe Biden’s campaign committees. The Biden Victory Fund — which supports the former vice president’s presidential bid along with the Democratic National Committee and 26 state parties — raked in $86.4 million from April through June thanks largely to giant gifts from …

Since the beginning of the 2020 campaign season, Donald Trump has been behind in almost every single poll. When there were 16 Democrats running, America was presented with polls showing that he’d lose to almost every single one of them — and now that the nominee is former Vice President Joe Biden, we are shown …

President Trump replaced his 2020 campaign manager on Wednesday evening as numerous polls showed the incumbent trailing behind Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump promoted Bill Stepien, a longtime aide, to campaign manager while Brad Parscale will continue as a senior campaign adviser. Parscale will also continue to oversee the campaign’s digital strategy arm. “Both were …