Jeff Mordock

Union clout can still decide the election even as its influence wanes

The organized labor renaissance has waned slightly as union membership dips to a historic low, but unions still wield plenty of clout as the presidential campaigns try to woo blue-collar workers.

August 31, 2024

Harris campaign slams Trump’s IVF plan: ‘Thinks women are stupid’

The Harris campaign slammed former President Donald Trump's proposal to require the federal government or insurance companies to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization.

August 30, 2024

Harris campaign gearing up abortion rights bus tour on way to 50 stops

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is launching a bus tour next week focusing on abortion rights that will make 50 stops across the country over the next few months.

August 30, 2024

GOP rips Harris interview, shows clip of liberal ‘values’

Republicans reacted to Vice President Kamala Harris' claim that her "values" haven't changed by posting a video montage on X of a litany of progressive ideas she has supported throughout her career.

August 30, 2024

Harris takes 1-point lead over Trump in post-DNC poll

Vice President Kamala Harris took a 1-point lead over former President Donald Trump following the Democratic National Convention, according to a national poll released late Thursday.

August 30, 2024

What flip-flop? Harris downplays reversals on key policy issues in first media sit-down

Vice President Kamala Harris, who has completely altered her policy positions on some of the nation's most important issues since she became the Democratic nominee for president, insisted in a rare media interview Thursday there has been no major shift.

August 29, 2024

Harris describes the moment Biden said he was dropping out of race

Vice President Kamala Harris said she was sitting down to eat a breakfast of bacon and pancakes with her nieces when President Biden called to tell her that he was dropping out of the presidential race.

August 29, 2024

Walz says he misspoke about his time in the National Guard

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Thursday that he just misspoke when he said he carried "weapons of war," while serving in the Minnesota National Guard, despite not being deployed overseas to a combat zone.

August 29, 2024

Harris says she is ‘unequivocal and unwavering’ in support for Israel

Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday pledged her support to Israel in its war with Hamas, but said a ceasefire deal that brings hostages home must be reached to end the war.

August 29, 2024

Harris says she did not support banning fracking in 2019

Vice President Kamala Harris insisted that she did not support a fracking ban, even though in 2019 she strongly backed a nationwide ban on it.

August 29, 2024

Harris defends Biden’s economic record in first interview

Vice President Kamala Harris defended the Biden administration's record on the economy, saying its policies lead to the fastest recovery from inflation in the world.

August 29, 2024

Harris says her values haven’t changed, despite policy reversals

In her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that her recent reversals on critical policies resulted from her time in the White House, giving her a new perspective on the issues.

August 29, 2024

Harris, Walz launch bus tour to reach rural, Black Georgia voters

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, on Wednesday kicked off a bus tour through rural Georgia to galvanize Black and rural voters in the battleground state.

August 28, 2024

Walz tells firefighters that Harris ‘will have your back’ in White House

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addressed a firefighters union in Boston on Wednesday as part of an effort by the Democratic ticket to bolster support from organized labor as former President Donald Trump also tries to attract working-class voters.

August 28, 2024

Harris campaign launches massive ad buy tying Trump to Project 2025

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Wednesday launched a massive ad buy aimed at tying former President Donald Trump to Project 2025, a set of conservative policy proposals Democrats say threatens abortion rights, public education and more.

August 28, 2024

Harris, Walz to sit down for first interview on Thursday

Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with CNN on Thursday in her first major interview since becoming the Democratic Party's nominee, the network announced Tuesday.

August 27, 2024

Harris leads Trump by 44 points among young voters in swing states

Vice President Kamala Harris has a 44-point lead among registered voters under 30 in seven battleground states, according to a poll released Tuesday by a liberal advocacy organization.

August 27, 2024

Harris campaign highlights affordable housing plan

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign unveiled an ad Tuesday showcasing her proposal to make homeownership more affordable for Americans as she makes her housing plan the centerpiece of her economic agenda.

August 27, 2024

Democrats endorse shielding Harris from interviews

Democrats are in no hurry for Vice President Kamala Harris to do a sit-down news interview and are making the unprecedented case that their presidential candidate shouldn't risk answering questions.

August 26, 2024

22 shot, six dead in Chicago during first three days of DNC as Democrats brag crime is down

The Chicago Police Department on Thursday reported 22 shootings and six homicide deaths during the first three days of the Democratic National Convention in the city this week.

August 22, 2024