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Harris criticizes Jan. 6 attack in closing argument speech amid concerns over political violence

Harris criticizes Jan. 6 attack in closing argument speech amid concerns over political violence

by Ananya Chag and Coby Potischman | Oct 30, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris led with criticism of former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in her closing pitch to the American people on Tuesday, with a week to go until election day. Harris gave a 30-minute...
Vice President Harris urges voter to ‘turn the page’ at the site of Trump’s January 6 address

Vice President Harris urges voter to ‘turn the page’ at the site of Trump’s January 6 address

by Erica Schmitt and Hannah Webster | Oct 30, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON –  Vice President Kamala Harris drew sharp contrasts between herself and former President Donald Trump during a speech dubbed her “closing argument” on Tuesday in an appeal to voters a week before the election. At the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Harris...
‘The man that God has chosen’: Trump campaign courts devout Christians

‘The man that God has chosen’: Trump campaign courts devout Christians

by Coby Potischman | Oct 28, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics, Religion

WASHINGTON — With less than two weeks until election day, former President Donald Trump doubled down on his efforts to court religious voters on Wednesday, holding a “Believers and Ballots” town hall where he urged Evangelicals to vote. At the event in Zebulon, Ga.,...
Trump attempts to court crucial bloc of Latino voters

Trump attempts to court crucial bloc of Latino voters

by Emma Richman | Oct 28, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON  – Former President Donald Trump has ramped up media appearances targeting Latino voters in the weeks before the election, participating in a roundtable with supporters and community leaders on Tuesday, as well as a town hall on Univision on Oct. 16.  The...
Trump and Harris harness niche podcasts to woo independent voters

Trump and Harris harness niche podcasts to woo independent voters

by Erica Schmitt | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — In the final weeks before Election Day former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are turning to nontraditional media platforms to reach key voter groups crucial to their campaign strategies. While these approaches have proven...
DC Residents Highlight Strengths and Shortcomings of Housing Authority Restructuring

DC Residents Highlight Strengths and Shortcomings of Housing Authority Restructuring

by Jonas Blum | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Living, Politics

WASHINGTON — Residents and prospective tenants appeared appreciative of new leadership, but eager to see more change at the first District of Columbia Housing Authority public oversight roundtable on Tuesday, which saw benefit recipients directly address the...
Delaware US House Candidate McBride Holds Moderated Discussion After Opponent Declines Debate

Delaware US House Candidate McBride Holds Moderated Discussion After Opponent Declines Debate

by Coby Potischman | Oct 17, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

NEWARK – Sarah McBride, the Democratic nominee for Delaware’s sole U.S. House seat, laid out her policy goals in a moderated discussion at University of Delaware’s Mitchell Hall on Wednesday, reiterating her agenda to potential voters with less than three weeks until...
Point by Point – Episode 2: Trump and Harris’ Diverging Immigration Policies, Converging Rhetoric

Point by Point – Episode 2: Trump and Harris’ Diverging Immigration Policies, Converging Rhetoric

by Erica Schmitt | Oct 16, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

In this second episode of Point by Point, we take on the issue of immigration, a key topic in the 2024 presidential election. With insights from Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, an Associate Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, we break down former President...
Candidates face-off in only 2024 Maryland Senate Debate

Candidates face-off in only 2024 Maryland Senate Debate

by Jonas Blum | Oct 15, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics

BALTIMORE, Md. — Former Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican, and his Democratic opponent, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, squared off in suburban Baltimore on Thursday. The debate, hosted by Maryland Public Television, saw the candidates clash on...
Supreme Court death penalty case may see another hearing, justices indicated on Wednesday

Supreme Court death penalty case may see another hearing, justices indicated on Wednesday

by Ananya Chag | Oct 9, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared tense Wednesday amidst oral arguments for long-time Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip’s request for a new trial. Glossip seemed likely to receive at least another day in court. The arguments presented by the...
Supreme Court Justices appear skeptical of challenge to ghost gun rule

Supreme Court Justices appear skeptical of challenge to ghost gun rule

by Eli Kronenberg | Oct 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of the challenge to a 2022 Biden administration rule that strengthened regulation of so-called “ghost guns” in the oral arguments for Garland v. VanDerStok on Tuesday morning. The case’s respondents,...
Supreme Court Appears Divided on Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Case

Supreme Court Appears Divided on Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Case

by Jonas Blum | Oct 8, 2024 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices appeared conflicted when considering Lackey v. Stinnie, a case that could change how civil rights are litigated for decades. The court considered whether a significant civil rights exception to the traditional “American...
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