Vice President Kamala Harris’ senior campaign spokesperson, Ian Sams, remained silent when pressed on whether he still believes in his previous sharp critiques of Harris campaign surrogate, Liz Cheney, who Sams described in 2013 as a ‘warlord’ and blamed in 2019 for ‘lead[ing] us into Iraq.’ ‘Liz Cheney helped lead us into Iraq from a special State Department Middle East ...
The Harris campaign announced a concert series with Bruce Springsteen in battleground states to mobilize voters with just two weeks to go until Election Day. The Harris campaign’s ‘When We Vote We Win’ concert series will be a massive get-out-the-vote effort in key states, a senior campaign official said. The official said Springsteen will headline the kick-off concerts, with the ...
Anonymous GOP senator concerned about Grassley, 91, reclaiming key Judiciary Committee chair: report
An anonymous Republican senator has reportedly expressed concern about 91-year-old Sen. Chuck Grassely, R-Iowa, reclaiming his position as chair of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee should the GOP take control of the upper chamber. Whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris wins in November, the next Senate Judiciary Committee Chair could oversee several Supreme Court nominations and other judicial picks. The ...
Jeffrey Miron The standard argument for scope-of-practice (SOP) laws—and more generally, for occupational licensing—is that such regulation improves the quality of services by keeping out lower-skill providers. If so, then these government-created barriers to entry are potentially beneficial, even if they reduce supply and raise prices. One problem with this perspective is that existing evidence does not find improvements in quality from ...
JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday amid a major security breach involving the publication of Jerusalem’s plans to launch a counterstrike against the Islamic Republic of Iran. The documents first appeared online Friday via a channel on Telegram, claiming they had been leaked by someone in the U.S. intelligence community, then later the U.S. Department ...
U.S.-based Jewish organizations are working to get out the vote among Americans living in Israel ahead of the November election, which comes weeks after the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. Nathan Diament, the executive director of public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, said his organization has coordinated with the U.S. Embassy ...
Vice President Harris has raised some eyebrows over potential conflicts of interest related to the substantial support her presidential run has received from individuals and entities engaged in active business dealings before the federal government. The Harris campaign tapped law firm Covington & Burling to help vet Harris’ potential running mates and advise the campaign’s transition team. The law firm, ...
I cast my early vote for Donald Trump and J.D. Vance Monday morning. Business was brisk at the Virginia polling station as it has been across the country. Virginia’s state elections are ‘off-year,’ so the big early turnout here is really about the interest generated in the presidential race—bolstered by the Senate candidacy of Captain Hung Cao (USN, Ret.) Republicans ...
Angela Rayner’s ambitious overhaul of workers’ rights could burden UK employers with nearly £5 billion in additional costs each year, according to an impact assessment published by the government. The reforms, proposed in the Employment Rights Bill, could result in businesses raising prices, cutting back on wages, or reducing investment as they grapple with a significant increase in operating expenses. ...
Almost a third of UK businesses are urging the government to reduce post-Brexit regulations and red tape to support British trade, according to a survey conducted by Santander. The survey reveals that while there is a growing sense of optimism among small to medium-sized businesses, many are calling for action to ease the burdens imposed by Brexit-related trade requirements. The ...