Democrats rejoicing in the unity displayed over the first two nights of the Democratic National Convention are still reckoning with one issue that has divided the party: U.S. foreign policy in Israel's war with Hamas. "We need meaningful policy change, we need an immediate and permanent ceasefire and an arms embargo," said Uncommitted delegate from Rhode Island June Rose. "We're asking for the party leadership, we're asking for Kamala Harris, we're asking for Tim Walz, to get up to speed, to join us in this call, to join us in saving lives," said Uncommitted delegate from Minnesota Jeremiah Ellison. Uncommitted pro-Palestinian delegates and politicians spoke in front of the convention site Wednesday to elevate their demands, including a halt to U.S. military aid and funding to Israel. The group claims they have the party's majority support. "What we're doing is popular, it's necessary and it's party leadership," said Abas Alawieh, uncommitted delegate from Michigan.
The government's revised estimate of employment growth showed the economy gained about 2.1 million jobs from April 2023 to March 2024. Originally the increase in employment during that span was put at 2.9 million. read more
Former US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed on his Truth Social account on X, that vice president and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris will not show up in the scheduled Fox News debate on September 4. Trump's X post read, "Comrade Kamala Harris has just informed us that she will NOT do the Fox News Debate on September 4th. I am not surprised by this development because I feel that she knows it is very difficult, at best, for her to defend her record-setting flip-flopping on absolutely everything she once believed in, including her statements about there being no fracking in Pennsylvania and her performance on the border." Trump criticized Harris for allegedly deciding against the debate and said that he would instead now participate in a Tele-Town Hall anchored by Sean Hannity for Fox News, which is set to take place in Pennsylvania.
Two months before the Democratic Convention, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made an urgent plea to President Joe Biden for federal help to stop city gun violence. Oddly, the letter from Mayor Johnson to President Biden never mentions the Democratic Convention, but zeroes in on summertime holiday weekends, when shootings and murders typically spike. We need help, is the essence of the June 18th personal letter from the mayor to the president obtained by the I-Team through a public records request. It asked for specific federal assistance aimed at curbing gun violence to arrive before the expected July 4 weekend violence. With 109 shootings, including 19 people killed by gunfire, during the long Independence Day weekend, there was nothing to indicate that the mayor's letter to the president resulted in the arrival of any federal help.
Despite not being a relatively affordable state, Massachusetts was deemed the No. 1 state to live in the U.S. for 2024, according to a new report from Wallet Hub. read more
Great. Biden is going to show up and debate Trump for those agreed upon dates between the two of them. Trump and Harris can make their own agreements and terms.