Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, a campaign promise former President Donald Trump also made two months earlier.

Harris made the commitment Saturday night at a rally in Las Vegas, the same city in which Trump introduced the idea to the 2024 presidential campaign at his own rally on June 9.

“It is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America,” Harris said, “including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”

The remark drew cheers from the audience at the Thomas & Mack Center in Nevada’s most populous city, but Trump did not receive it as well. He claimed in a post on Truth Social that Harris “has no ideas, she can only steal from me.”

“Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” Trump wrote. “The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes!”

Both Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), acknowledged the presence of the Nevada-based Culinary Workers Union, which has 60,000 members, at the rally. The union endorsed the Democratic ticket the day before in a statement issued by Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge.

“Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers,” Pappageorge said. “She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.”

Nevada is one of six “toss-up” states in the 2024 cycle, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. While its six Electoral College votes make it the least valuable of that group, it is a state Harris and Walz are looking to keep in Democratic hands, as it has been since 2008.

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In a five-way race, the most recent poll shows Harris and Trump tied in Nevada at 43%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew 7%, followed by Jill Stein of the Green Party at 1% and independent Cornel West at 0%.

“The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz,” Pappageorge said.

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Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, a campaign promise former President Donald Trump also made two months earlier.

Harris made the commitment Saturday night at a rally in Las Vegas, the same city in which Trump introduced the idea to the 2024 presidential campaign at his own rally on June 9.

“It is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America,” Harris said, “including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.”

The remark drew cheers from the audience at the Thomas & Mack Center in Nevada’s most populous city, but Trump did not receive it as well. He claimed in a post on Truth Social that Harris “has no ideas, she can only steal from me.”

“Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” Trump wrote. “The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes!”

Both Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), acknowledged the presence of the Nevada-based Culinary Workers Union, which has 60,000 members, at the rally. The union endorsed the Democratic ticket the day before in a statement issued by Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge.

“Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers,” Pappageorge said. “She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.”

Nevada is one of six “toss-up” states in the 2024 cycle, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. While its six Electoral College votes make it the least valuable of that group, it is a state Harris and Walz are looking to keep in Democratic hands, as it has been since 2008.

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In a five-way race, the most recent poll shows Harris and Trump tied in Nevada at 43%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew 7%, followed by Jill Stein of the Green Party at 1% and independent Cornel West at 0%.

“The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz,” Pappageorge said.

, Vice President Kamala Harris pledged to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, a campaign promise former President Donald Trump also made two months earlier. Harris made the commitment Saturday night at a rally in Las Vegas, the same city in which Trump introduced the idea to the 2024 presidential campaign at his own rally on June 9. “It is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families of America,” Harris said, “including to raise the minimum wage and eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.” The remark drew cheers from the audience at the Thomas & Mack Center in Nevada’s most populous city, but Trump did not receive it as well. He claimed in a post on Truth Social that Harris “has no ideas, she can only steal from me.” “Kamala Harris, whose ‘Honeymoon’ period is ENDING, and is starting to get hammered in the Polls, just copied my NO TAXES ON TIPS Policy,” Trump wrote. “The difference is, she won’t do it, she just wants it for Political Purposes!” Both Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), acknowledged the presence of the Nevada-based Culinary Workers Union, which has 60,000 members, at the rally. The union endorsed the Democratic ticket the day before in a statement issued by Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge. “Kamala has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers,” Pappageorge said. “She stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever, and we trust her to continue the progress of the Biden/Harris administration by delivering real results that will prioritize and protect working families.” Nevada is one of six “toss-up” states in the 2024 cycle, according to the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. While its six Electoral College votes make it the least valuable of that group, it is a state Harris and Walz are looking to keep in Democratic hands, as it has been since 2008. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER In a five-way race, the most recent poll shows Harris and Trump tied in Nevada at 43%. Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew 7%, followed by Jill Stein of the Green Party at 1% and independent Cornel West at 0%. “The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice-President Tim Walz,” Pappageorge said., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kamala-Harris-Las-Vegas.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

A video of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” played on the big screen at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Friday rally in Bozeman, Montana, and the Canadian pop singer’s management team did not approve of it.

In an Instagram post on Saturday afternoon, Dion shared a statement clarifying that the use of the song was unauthorized and questioning the choice of the theme from the 1997 film Titanic.

“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the statement reads.

“In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. … And really, THAT song?”

Several social media users pointed out that the song and its association with the sinking of the Titanic is somewhat representative of the Trump campaign, which has lost momentum since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket.

A poll released Saturday showed Harris leading the former president by 4 percentage points in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, a stark contrast from his marks compared to Biden. Trump won those states in 2016 but lost them in 2020, and their combined 44 Electoral College votes could very well push either candidate to the necessary 270 mark again in 2024.

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Dion joins a lengthy list of musicians who have voiced opposition to the use of their music at Trump rallies. Most recently, guitarist Johnny Marr, best known for his work as a member of The Smiths, objected to the use of the band’s song “​​Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” in January, posting on X, “Consider this s*** shut down right now.”

Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) held the Friday rally in deep-red Montana in part to support former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, the Republican running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in a race that could determine control of the Senate.

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A video of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” played on the big screen at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Friday rally in Bozeman, Montana, and the Canadian pop singer’s management team did not approve of it.

In an Instagram post on Saturday afternoon, Dion shared a statement clarifying that the use of the song was unauthorized and questioning the choice of the theme from the 1997 film Titanic.

“Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the statement reads.

“In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. … And really, THAT song?”

Several social media users pointed out that the song and its association with the sinking of the Titanic is somewhat representative of the Trump campaign, which has lost momentum since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket.

A poll released Saturday showed Harris leading the former president by 4 percentage points in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, a stark contrast from his marks compared to Biden. Trump won those states in 2016 but lost them in 2020, and their combined 44 Electoral College votes could very well push either candidate to the necessary 270 mark again in 2024.

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Dion joins a lengthy list of musicians who have voiced opposition to the use of their music at Trump rallies. Most recently, guitarist Johnny Marr, best known for his work as a member of The Smiths, objected to the use of the band’s song “​​Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” in January, posting on X, “Consider this s*** shut down right now.”

Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) held the Friday rally in deep-red Montana in part to support former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, the Republican running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in a race that could determine control of the Senate.

, A video of Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” played on the big screen at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Friday rally in Bozeman, Montana, and the Canadian pop singer’s management team did not approve of it. In an Instagram post on Saturday afternoon, Dion shared a statement clarifying that the use of the song was unauthorized and questioning the choice of the theme from the 1997 film Titanic. “Today, Celine Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., became aware of the unauthorized usage of the video, recording, musical performance, and likeness of Celine Dion singing ‘My Heart Will Go On’ at a Donald Trump / JD Vance campaign rally in Montana,” the statement reads. “In no way is this use authorized, and Celine Dion does not endorse this or any similar use. … And really, THAT song?” Several social media users pointed out that the song and its association with the sinking of the Titanic is somewhat representative of the Trump campaign, which has lost momentum since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket. A poll released Saturday showed Harris leading the former president by 4 percentage points in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, a stark contrast from his marks compared to Biden. Trump won those states in 2016 but lost them in 2020, and their combined 44 Electoral College votes could very well push either candidate to the necessary 270 mark again in 2024. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Dion joins a lengthy list of musicians who have voiced opposition to the use of their music at Trump rallies. Most recently, guitarist Johnny Marr, best known for his work as a member of The Smiths, objected to the use of the band’s song “​​Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want” in January, posting on X, “Consider this s*** shut down right now.” Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) held the Friday rally in deep-red Montana in part to support former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, the Republican running to unseat Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in a race that could determine control of the Senate., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Celine-Dion-Trump-rally.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura defended the man occupying his former office who has come under scrutiny since being selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 to focus on his House bid. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), running against Walz for the vice presidency, has led the charge in attacking his opponent for avoiding a deployment that was announced shortly after his retirement.

A former Navy SEAL, Ventura described those attacks as “shameful,” “despicable,” and “hogwash” Friday on CNN.

“They talk about him missing his deployment, well maybe Mr. Vance should ask the real question: What is the National Guard doing deploying to a foreign country in a foreign war?” Ventura said, criticizing former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney for entering the Iraq War “based on lies.”

“They needed more bodies,” Ventura said. “They couldn’t implement the draft, that would be political suicide. So what George Bush did was sign an executive order sending the National Guard into foreign deployment. The National Guard is not for foreign deployment. Their name says what they do: They guard our nation from within.”

Ventura said he never deployed with any E-9s, the highest rank an enlisted official can achieve, who “are not going to walk the point” or “be involved in any combat whatsoever.”

“I think Vance is doing a disservice to himself and a disservice to the United States Marine Corps,” Ventura said. “I know a lot of great Marines, and Marines show respect. And Vance is not showing respect.”

Ventura, a former professional wrestler, further criticized Vance for having respect for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom he called the “biggest draft dodger from the Vietnam War.”

“It’s despicable on [Vance’s] behalf for doing that, and I hope all veterans feel like I do about it,” Ventura said. “You don’t criticize another veteran and how they served, whether they’re a cook or whatever they do, they all have a job to do, and if you’re going to be successful, everybody has to do their job and pitch in.”

Despite his independent affiliation and rumored spot on presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice presidential short list, Ventura also endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket because “it’s time for a woman president — we men have screwed it up enough.”

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“I want to be alive to see the first woman president of the United States of America and the first woman commander in chief, and we’ve got her right now,” Ventura, 73, said.

Ventura previously endorsed Walz’s 2022 gubernatorial reelection bid, specifically hailing his stance on abortion rights and his work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.

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Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura defended the man occupying his former office who has come under scrutiny since being selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 to focus on his House bid. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), running against Walz for the vice presidency, has led the charge in attacking his opponent for avoiding a deployment that was announced shortly after his retirement.

A former Navy SEAL, Ventura described those attacks as “shameful,” “despicable,” and “hogwash” Friday on CNN.

“They talk about him missing his deployment, well maybe Mr. Vance should ask the real question: What is the National Guard doing deploying to a foreign country in a foreign war?” Ventura said, criticizing former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney for entering the Iraq War “based on lies.”

“They needed more bodies,” Ventura said. “They couldn’t implement the draft, that would be political suicide. So what George Bush did was sign an executive order sending the National Guard into foreign deployment. The National Guard is not for foreign deployment. Their name says what they do: They guard our nation from within.”

Ventura said he never deployed with any E-9s, the highest rank an enlisted official can achieve, who “are not going to walk the point” or “be involved in any combat whatsoever.”

“I think Vance is doing a disservice to himself and a disservice to the United States Marine Corps,” Ventura said. “I know a lot of great Marines, and Marines show respect. And Vance is not showing respect.”

Ventura, a former professional wrestler, further criticized Vance for having respect for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom he called the “biggest draft dodger from the Vietnam War.”

“It’s despicable on [Vance’s] behalf for doing that, and I hope all veterans feel like I do about it,” Ventura said. “You don’t criticize another veteran and how they served, whether they’re a cook or whatever they do, they all have a job to do, and if you’re going to be successful, everybody has to do their job and pitch in.”

Despite his independent affiliation and rumored spot on presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice presidential short list, Ventura also endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket because “it’s time for a woman president — we men have screwed it up enough.”

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“I want to be alive to see the first woman president of the United States of America and the first woman commander in chief, and we’ve got her right now,” Ventura, 73, said.

Ventura previously endorsed Walz’s 2022 gubernatorial reelection bid, specifically hailing his stance on abortion rights and his work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.

, Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura defended the man occupying his former office who has come under scrutiny since being selected as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) served 24 years in the Army National Guard before retiring in 2005 to focus on his House bid. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), running against Walz for the vice presidency, has led the charge in attacking his opponent for avoiding a deployment that was announced shortly after his retirement. A former Navy SEAL, Ventura described those attacks as “shameful,” “despicable,” and “hogwash” Friday on CNN. “They talk about him missing his deployment, well maybe Mr. Vance should ask the real question: What is the National Guard doing deploying to a foreign country in a foreign war?” Ventura said, criticizing former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney for entering the Iraq War “based on lies.” “They needed more bodies,” Ventura said. “They couldn’t implement the draft, that would be political suicide. So what George Bush did was sign an executive order sending the National Guard into foreign deployment. The National Guard is not for foreign deployment. Their name says what they do: They guard our nation from within.” Ventura said he never deployed with any E-9s, the highest rank an enlisted official can achieve, who “are not going to walk the point” or “be involved in any combat whatsoever.” “I think Vance is doing a disservice to himself and a disservice to the United States Marine Corps,” Ventura said. “I know a lot of great Marines, and Marines show respect. And Vance is not showing respect.” Ventura, a former professional wrestler, further criticized Vance for having respect for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, whom he called the “biggest draft dodger from the Vietnam War.” “It’s despicable on [Vance’s] behalf for doing that, and I hope all veterans feel like I do about it,” Ventura said. “You don’t criticize another veteran and how they served, whether they’re a cook or whatever they do, they all have a job to do, and if you’re going to be successful, everybody has to do their job and pitch in.” Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), middle, holds the bill signed to legalize recreational marijuana for people over 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to do so, on May 30, 2023, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Former Gov. Jesse Ventura stands at center. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Despite his independent affiliation and rumored spot on presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice presidential short list, Ventura also endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket because “it’s time for a woman president — we men have screwed it up enough.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “I want to be alive to see the first woman president of the United States of America and the first woman commander in chief, and we’ve got her right now,” Ventura, 73, said. Ventura previously endorsed Walz’s 2022 gubernatorial reelection bid, specifically hailing his stance on abortion rights and his work to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Jesse-Ventura-Tim-Walz.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wondered Friday if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s heart was in the 2024 campaign anymore, calling his attacks on Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz “pretty mushy and lazy.”

Buttigieg, whose name was also speculated to be in the Democratic vice presidential conversation, appeared on CNN to discuss a range of topics, including Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, which many critics described as “rambling.” The network played a clip of the former president’s remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Harris “picked a radical left man that … has positions that … it’s just not even possible to believe that they exist,” Trump said. “He’s going for things that nobody’s ever even heard of, heavy into the transgender world, heavy into lots of different worlds.”

The transportation secretary called that comment “another example of Trump’s inability to talk about what he is actually going to do to make anyone’s lives better.”

“What Tim Walz focused on and focuses on as governor is just that,” Buttigieg said. “You look at the achievements in Minnesota, and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a progressive to be, I think, really impressed with what he’s done.”

Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, listed examples of bills Walz signed during the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, including those that codified free school meals and paid family leave, and called the governor a “pretty commonsensical, middle-of-the-road Democrat.”

“This is a playbook that is as unimaginative as it is unconvincing ‘cause this is what Republicans say about literally any Democrat running against literally any Republican,” Buttigieg said. “They always say that they’re too far left. It could be Joe Manchin running for president and they’d say he’s too far left, but it’s also pretty mushy and lazy for Donald Trump’s best attack to be, what was it, ‘He’s heavily into lots of different worlds’? You’d think he’d at least be able to point to a few more specifics.”

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said he gets the feeling that Trump’s “heart isn’t in this anymore,” to which CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked him if he thought the former president was a different candidate than he was during his past two bids for the White House.

“Yeah, I mean you can just tell that he’s lost a step,” Buttigieg said. “He’s getting mushier, fuzzier, more confused,” referring to Trump’s claim that he “went down in a helicopter” with Willie Brown, which the former San Francisco mayor and ex-boyfriend of Vice President Kamala Harris rejected.

“It does raise some real concerns about what’s happened to Donald Trump over the years, right?” Buttigieg said. “Is this a symptom of something, is he struggling to maintain a grip on reality or to tell the difference between dreams and what is real, or, best-case scenario, he’s just lying again.”

Trump, 78, has come under more scrutiny over his mental acuity since President Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the race after dealing with his own cognitive concerns. With Harris, 59, now the Democratic presidential nominee instead of her boss, the former president is the oldest major-party nominee.

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Harris and Trump have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News, which was originally scheduled with Biden as the Democratic participant. The June debate between the last two presidents catalyzed Biden’s exit from the race, and Trump appeared skeptical about going through with the agreement after Harris ascended to the top of the ticket.

The former president committed to the original plan Thursday, additionally proposing one debate on either side of that date, to which Harris’s campaign has not agreed.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wondered Friday if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s heart was in the 2024 campaign anymore, calling his attacks on Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz “pretty mushy and lazy.”

Buttigieg, whose name was also speculated to be in the Democratic vice presidential conversation, appeared on CNN to discuss a range of topics, including Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, which many critics described as “rambling.” The network played a clip of the former president’s remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.

Harris “picked a radical left man that … has positions that … it’s just not even possible to believe that they exist,” Trump said. “He’s going for things that nobody’s ever even heard of, heavy into the transgender world, heavy into lots of different worlds.”

The transportation secretary called that comment “another example of Trump’s inability to talk about what he is actually going to do to make anyone’s lives better.”

“What Tim Walz focused on and focuses on as governor is just that,” Buttigieg said. “You look at the achievements in Minnesota, and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a progressive to be, I think, really impressed with what he’s done.”

Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, listed examples of bills Walz signed during the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, including those that codified free school meals and paid family leave, and called the governor a “pretty commonsensical, middle-of-the-road Democrat.”

“This is a playbook that is as unimaginative as it is unconvincing ‘cause this is what Republicans say about literally any Democrat running against literally any Republican,” Buttigieg said. “They always say that they’re too far left. It could be Joe Manchin running for president and they’d say he’s too far left, but it’s also pretty mushy and lazy for Donald Trump’s best attack to be, what was it, ‘He’s heavily into lots of different worlds’? You’d think he’d at least be able to point to a few more specifics.”

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said he gets the feeling that Trump’s “heart isn’t in this anymore,” to which CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked him if he thought the former president was a different candidate than he was during his past two bids for the White House.

“Yeah, I mean you can just tell that he’s lost a step,” Buttigieg said. “He’s getting mushier, fuzzier, more confused,” referring to Trump’s claim that he “went down in a helicopter” with Willie Brown, which the former San Francisco mayor and ex-boyfriend of Vice President Kamala Harris rejected.

“It does raise some real concerns about what’s happened to Donald Trump over the years, right?” Buttigieg said. “Is this a symptom of something, is he struggling to maintain a grip on reality or to tell the difference between dreams and what is real, or, best-case scenario, he’s just lying again.”

Trump, 78, has come under more scrutiny over his mental acuity since President Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the race after dealing with his own cognitive concerns. With Harris, 59, now the Democratic presidential nominee instead of her boss, the former president is the oldest major-party nominee.

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Harris and Trump have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News, which was originally scheduled with Biden as the Democratic participant. The June debate between the last two presidents catalyzed Biden’s exit from the race, and Trump appeared skeptical about going through with the agreement after Harris ascended to the top of the ticket.

The former president committed to the original plan Thursday, additionally proposing one debate on either side of that date, to which Harris’s campaign has not agreed.

, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wondered Friday if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s heart was in the 2024 campaign anymore, calling his attacks on Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz “pretty mushy and lazy.” Buttigieg, whose name was also speculated to be in the Democratic vice presidential conversation, appeared on CNN to discuss a range of topics, including Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, which many critics described as “rambling.” The network played a clip of the former president’s remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate. Harris “picked a radical left man that … has positions that … it’s just not even possible to believe that they exist,” Trump said. “He’s going for things that nobody’s ever even heard of, heavy into the transgender world, heavy into lots of different worlds.” The transportation secretary called that comment “another example of Trump’s inability to talk about what he is actually going to do to make anyone’s lives better.” “What Tim Walz focused on and focuses on as governor is just that,” Buttigieg said. “You look at the achievements in Minnesota, and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a progressive to be, I think, really impressed with what he’s done.” Buttigieg, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, listed examples of bills Walz signed during the 2023 Minnesota legislative session, including those that codified free school meals and paid family leave, and called the governor a “pretty commonsensical, middle-of-the-road Democrat.” “This is a playbook that is as unimaginative as it is unconvincing ‘cause this is what Republicans say about literally any Democrat running against literally any Republican,” Buttigieg said. “They always say that they’re too far left. It could be Joe Manchin running for president and they’d say he’s too far left, but it’s also pretty mushy and lazy for Donald Trump’s best attack to be, what was it, ‘He’s heavily into lots of different worlds’? You’d think he’d at least be able to point to a few more specifics.” The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said he gets the feeling that Trump’s “heart isn’t in this anymore,” to which CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins asked him if he thought the former president was a different candidate than he was during his past two bids for the White House. “Yeah, I mean you can just tell that he’s lost a step,” Buttigieg said. “He’s getting mushier, fuzzier, more confused,” referring to Trump’s claim that he “went down in a helicopter” with Willie Brown, which the former San Francisco mayor and ex-boyfriend of Vice President Kamala Harris rejected. “It does raise some real concerns about what’s happened to Donald Trump over the years, right?” Buttigieg said. “Is this a symptom of something, is he struggling to maintain a grip on reality or to tell the difference between dreams and what is real, or, best-case scenario, he’s just lying again.” Trump, 78, has come under more scrutiny over his mental acuity since President Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the race after dealing with his own cognitive concerns. With Harris, 59, now the Democratic presidential nominee instead of her boss, the former president is the oldest major-party nominee. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Harris and Trump have agreed to a Sept. 10 debate hosted by ABC News, which was originally scheduled with Biden as the Democratic participant. The June debate between the last two presidents catalyzed Biden’s exit from the race, and Trump appeared skeptical about going through with the agreement after Harris ascended to the top of the ticket. The former president committed to the original plan Thursday, additionally proposing one debate on either side of that date, to which Harris’s campaign has not agreed., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ap-pete-buttigieg-press-conference-073024.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on selective and vindictive prosecution grounds.

Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case — he claimed that the Biden administration pursued the case to keep him from returning to the White House next year — in a 16-page ruling Saturday. She wrote that he “proffered no meaningful evidence … nor has he given any explanation of how a hearing would produce material evidence to support his claims.” One day earlier, the Supreme Court returned the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which sent it back down to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The case had been on hold for months, with Chutkan refusing to schedule a trial until the Supreme Court ruled on Trump’s claim that presidents should enjoy immunity from prosecution. The high court determined last month that presidents are entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity” for all official acts.

With the case being returned to Chutkan on Friday, she finally addressed a motion to dismiss the case from Trump’s defense team filed in October 2023. The judge found that the government neither selectively nor vindictively prosecuted the former president.

“​​Finding no evidence of discriminatory purpose in the sources Defendant cites, the court is left only with his unsupported assertions that this prosecution must be politically motivated because it coexists with his campaign for the Presidency,” Chutkan wrote.

Trump’s team cited two articles, one in the New York Times and another in the Washington Post, that it claimed demonstrated evidence that President Joe Biden and special counsel Jack Smith “launched this prosecution to prevent him from becoming ‘the next President again.’” Anonymous sources in the New York Times story said Biden “privately commented on one occasion that he believed President Trump should be prosecuted, and on one separate occasion that he wished the Attorney General would act ‘more like a prosecutor who is willing to take decisive action over the events of Jan. 6.’”

“But there is no indication that President Biden ever expressed any such comments to the Attorney General or the Justice Department, much less that such comments actually resulted in politically motivated action,” Chutkan wrote.

Trump also argued he was charged in the Jan. 6 case because he pleaded not guilty to charges in his Florida-based classified documents case. 

“If vindictiveness could be established by new charges following a not guilty plea or a defendant’s public criticism of the prosecution, then defendants could effectively immunize themselves from superseding indictments by taking such action,” Chutkan wrote. “That cannot be the law.”

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Before denying the motion to dismiss the case, Chutkan set an Aug. 16 date for prosecuting and defense attorneys to return to Washington to resume pretrial proceedings. Trump himself is not required to be present on that day.

The legal developments come just over three months before his general election against Vice President Kamala Harris, who officially became the Democratic presidential nominee Friday.

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A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on selective and vindictive prosecution grounds.

Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case — he claimed that the Biden administration pursued the case to keep him from returning to the White House next year — in a 16-page ruling Saturday. She wrote that he “proffered no meaningful evidence … nor has he given any explanation of how a hearing would produce material evidence to support his claims.” One day earlier, the Supreme Court returned the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which sent it back down to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The case had been on hold for months, with Chutkan refusing to schedule a trial until the Supreme Court ruled on Trump’s claim that presidents should enjoy immunity from prosecution. The high court determined last month that presidents are entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity” for all official acts.

With the case being returned to Chutkan on Friday, she finally addressed a motion to dismiss the case from Trump’s defense team filed in October 2023. The judge found that the government neither selectively nor vindictively prosecuted the former president.

“​​Finding no evidence of discriminatory purpose in the sources Defendant cites, the court is left only with his unsupported assertions that this prosecution must be politically motivated because it coexists with his campaign for the Presidency,” Chutkan wrote.

Trump’s team cited two articles, one in the New York Times and another in the Washington Post, that it claimed demonstrated evidence that President Joe Biden and special counsel Jack Smith “launched this prosecution to prevent him from becoming ‘the next President again.’” Anonymous sources in the New York Times story said Biden “privately commented on one occasion that he believed President Trump should be prosecuted, and on one separate occasion that he wished the Attorney General would act ‘more like a prosecutor who is willing to take decisive action over the events of Jan. 6.’”

“But there is no indication that President Biden ever expressed any such comments to the Attorney General or the Justice Department, much less that such comments actually resulted in politically motivated action,” Chutkan wrote.

Trump also argued he was charged in the Jan. 6 case because he pleaded not guilty to charges in his Florida-based classified documents case. 

“If vindictiveness could be established by new charges following a not guilty plea or a defendant’s public criticism of the prosecution, then defendants could effectively immunize themselves from superseding indictments by taking such action,” Chutkan wrote. “That cannot be the law.”

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Before denying the motion to dismiss the case, Chutkan set an Aug. 16 date for prosecuting and defense attorneys to return to Washington to resume pretrial proceedings. Trump himself is not required to be present on that day.

The legal developments come just over three months before his general election against Vice President Kamala Harris, who officially became the Democratic presidential nominee Friday.

, A federal judge has rejected former President Donald Trump’s motion to dismiss the indictment against him for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot on selective and vindictive prosecution grounds. Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Trump’s motion to dismiss the case — he claimed that the Biden administration pursued the case to keep him from returning to the White House next year — in a 16-page ruling Saturday. She wrote that he “proffered no meaningful evidence … nor has he given any explanation of how a hearing would produce material evidence to support his claims.” One day earlier, the Supreme Court returned the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which sent it back down to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The case had been on hold for months, with Chutkan refusing to schedule a trial until the Supreme Court ruled on Trump’s claim that presidents should enjoy immunity from prosecution. The high court determined last month that presidents are entitled to “absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” and “presumptive immunity” for all official acts. With the case being returned to Chutkan on Friday, she finally addressed a motion to dismiss the case from Trump’s defense team filed in October 2023. The judge found that the government neither selectively nor vindictively prosecuted the former president. “​​Finding no evidence of discriminatory purpose in the sources Defendant cites, the court is left only with his unsupported assertions that this prosecution must be politically motivated because it coexists with his campaign for the Presidency,” Chutkan wrote. Trump’s team cited two articles, one in the New York Times and another in the Washington Post, that it claimed demonstrated evidence that President Joe Biden and special counsel Jack Smith “launched this prosecution to prevent him from becoming ‘the next President again.’” Anonymous sources in the New York Times story said Biden “privately commented on one occasion that he believed President Trump should be prosecuted, and on one separate occasion that he wished the Attorney General would act ‘more like a prosecutor who is willing to take decisive action over the events of Jan. 6.’” “But there is no indication that President Biden ever expressed any such comments to the Attorney General or the Justice Department, much less that such comments actually resulted in politically motivated action,” Chutkan wrote. Trump also argued he was charged in the Jan. 6 case because he pleaded not guilty to charges in his Florida-based classified documents case.  “If vindictiveness could be established by new charges following a not guilty plea or a defendant’s public criticism of the prosecution, then defendants could effectively immunize themselves from superseding indictments by taking such action,” Chutkan wrote. “That cannot be the law.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Before denying the motion to dismiss the case, Chutkan set an Aug. 16 date for prosecuting and defense attorneys to return to Washington to resume pretrial proceedings. Trump himself is not required to be present on that day. The legal developments come just over three months before his general election against Vice President Kamala Harris, who officially became the Democratic presidential nominee Friday., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Trump-Jan.-6.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed the prisoner exchange negotiated this week that freed three Americans and one American green card holder from Russia.

Trump was speaking at a Saturday rally in Atlanta, where he lambasted the Biden-Harris administration for releasing “some of the greatest killers anywhere in the world” to Russia in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.

“I’d like to congratulate Vladimir Putin for having made yet another great deal,” Trump said.

Eight Russians were released by Western countries as part of the agreement, including Vadim Krasikov, a former high-ranking FSB colonel who was convicted of murdering a former Chechen fighter in Berlin in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. Three of the other seven Russians were released from U.S. prisons.

Without naming the Americans who have since returned home, the former president said it was “nice to say we got ‘em back” but that the deal “set a bad precedent.”

“We got our people back, but boy, we made some horrible, horrible deals,” Trump said.

On Thursday, within hours of the news of the exchange, the Republican nominee posted a series of questions about the conditions of the deal in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.

“So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia?” Trump wrote. “How many people do we get versus them? Are we also paying them cash? Are they giving us cash (Please withdraw that question, because I’m sure the answer is NO)? Are we releasing murderers, killers, or thugs? Just curious because we never make good deals, at anything, but especially hostage swaps. Our ‘negotiators’ are always an embarrassment to us! I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash. To do so is bad precedent for the future. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse. They are extorting the United States of America. They’re calling the trade “complex” – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!”

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s opponent in the general election, was “very much a core member of the team that helped make this happen.” Both she and President Joe Biden celebrated the return of Gershkovich, Whelan, and Kurmasheva in their own remarks that day.

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“I don’t buy this idea that you’re going to let these people rot in jail because other people may be captured,” Biden said when asked about his message to other countries who may unlawfully detain Americans to get what they want. “We’ve sent out all the notifications to all our citizens of countries not to go to, what to do, what not to do, and they’ve got to pay attention.”

Trump’s comments come one day after he vowed not to debate Harris on ABC, instead pitching a Fox News debate, which would take place Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania with a live audience. The vice president is still committed to the Sept. 10 date, which the Trump and Biden campaigns agreed to with ABC News in May.

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed the prisoner exchange negotiated this week that freed three Americans and one American green card holder from Russia.

Trump was speaking at a Saturday rally in Atlanta, where he lambasted the Biden-Harris administration for releasing “some of the greatest killers anywhere in the world” to Russia in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.

“I’d like to congratulate Vladimir Putin for having made yet another great deal,” Trump said.

Eight Russians were released by Western countries as part of the agreement, including Vadim Krasikov, a former high-ranking FSB colonel who was convicted of murdering a former Chechen fighter in Berlin in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. Three of the other seven Russians were released from U.S. prisons.

Without naming the Americans who have since returned home, the former president said it was “nice to say we got ‘em back” but that the deal “set a bad precedent.”

“We got our people back, but boy, we made some horrible, horrible deals,” Trump said.

On Thursday, within hours of the news of the exchange, the Republican nominee posted a series of questions about the conditions of the deal in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social.

“So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia?” Trump wrote. “How many people do we get versus them? Are we also paying them cash? Are they giving us cash (Please withdraw that question, because I’m sure the answer is NO)? Are we releasing murderers, killers, or thugs? Just curious because we never make good deals, at anything, but especially hostage swaps. Our ‘negotiators’ are always an embarrassment to us! I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash. To do so is bad precedent for the future. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse. They are extorting the United States of America. They’re calling the trade “complex” – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!”

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s opponent in the general election, was “very much a core member of the team that helped make this happen.” Both she and President Joe Biden celebrated the return of Gershkovich, Whelan, and Kurmasheva in their own remarks that day.

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“I don’t buy this idea that you’re going to let these people rot in jail because other people may be captured,” Biden said when asked about his message to other countries who may unlawfully detain Americans to get what they want. “We’ve sent out all the notifications to all our citizens of countries not to go to, what to do, what not to do, and they’ve got to pay attention.”

Trump’s comments come one day after he vowed not to debate Harris on ABC, instead pitching a Fox News debate, which would take place Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania with a live audience. The vice president is still committed to the Sept. 10 date, which the Trump and Biden campaigns agreed to with ABC News in May.

, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump slammed the prisoner exchange negotiated this week that freed three Americans and one American green card holder from Russia. Trump was speaking at a Saturday rally in Atlanta, where he lambasted the Biden-Harris administration for releasing “some of the greatest killers anywhere in the world” to Russia in exchange for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. “I’d like to congratulate Vladimir Putin for having made yet another great deal,” Trump said. Eight Russians were released by Western countries as part of the agreement, including Vadim Krasikov, a former high-ranking FSB colonel who was convicted of murdering a former Chechen fighter in Berlin in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison. Three of the other seven Russians were released from U.S. prisons. Without naming the Americans who have since returned home, the former president said it was “nice to say we got ‘em back” but that the deal “set a bad precedent.” “We got our people back, but boy, we made some horrible, horrible deals,” Trump said. On Thursday, within hours of the news of the exchange, the Republican nominee posted a series of questions about the conditions of the deal in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. “So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia?” Trump wrote. “How many people do we get versus them? Are we also paying them cash? Are they giving us cash (Please withdraw that question, because I’m sure the answer is NO)? Are we releasing murderers, killers, or thugs? Just curious because we never make good deals, at anything, but especially hostage swaps. Our ‘negotiators’ are always an embarrassment to us! I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash. To do so is bad precedent for the future. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse. They are extorting the United States of America. They’re calling the trade “complex” – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!” National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s opponent in the general election, was “very much a core member of the team that helped make this happen.” Both she and President Joe Biden celebrated the return of Gershkovich, Whelan, and Kurmasheva in their own remarks that day. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “I don’t buy this idea that you’re going to let these people rot in jail because other people may be captured,” Biden said when asked about his message to other countries who may unlawfully detain Americans to get what they want. “We’ve sent out all the notifications to all our citizens of countries not to go to, what to do, what not to do, and they’ve got to pay attention.” Trump’s comments come one day after he vowed not to debate Harris on ABC, instead pitching a Fox News debate, which would take place Sept. 4 in Pennsylvania with a live audience. The vice president is still committed to the Sept. 10 date, which the Trump and Biden campaigns agreed to with ABC News in May., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Trump-rally-Atlanta.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

President Joe Biden said Saturday that he hopes Iran will stand down after a chaotic week in the Middle East.

As he was leaving a local grocery store in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden fielded one question from a reporter across the street on his way to his limousine.

“I hope so,” Biden said when asked if he thinks Iran will stand down. “I don’t know.”

Earlier in the week, Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran, Iran, killing senior leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, respectively. Both groups are Iranian proxies, and on Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a direct strike on Israel. While that has not come to fruition, the threat of retaliation remains.

On Thursday, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” according to a White House readout of the call.

“The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,” according to the readout, which also noted Vice President Kamala Harris was on the call. “Together with this commitment to Israel’s defense, the President stressed the importance of ongoing efforts to de-escalate broader tensions in the region.”

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In a separate call, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, on Friday.

“The Secretary reiterated ironclad U.S. support for Israel’s security and informed the Minister of additional measures, to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes, that the Department will take to support the defense of Israel,” according to the readout of that call. “Secretary Austin highlighted that further escalation is not inevitable and that all countries in the region would benefit from a de-escalation in tensions, including through completing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. However, he also stressed that the unprecedented scale of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 should leave Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups with no doubt about U.S. resolve.”

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President Joe Biden said Saturday that he hopes Iran will stand down after a chaotic week in the Middle East.

As he was leaving a local grocery store in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden fielded one question from a reporter across the street on his way to his limousine.

“I hope so,” Biden said when asked if he thinks Iran will stand down. “I don’t know.”

Earlier in the week, Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran, Iran, killing senior leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, respectively. Both groups are Iranian proxies, and on Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a direct strike on Israel. While that has not come to fruition, the threat of retaliation remains.

On Thursday, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” according to a White House readout of the call.

“The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,” according to the readout, which also noted Vice President Kamala Harris was on the call. “Together with this commitment to Israel’s defense, the President stressed the importance of ongoing efforts to de-escalate broader tensions in the region.”

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In a separate call, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, on Friday.

“The Secretary reiterated ironclad U.S. support for Israel’s security and informed the Minister of additional measures, to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes, that the Department will take to support the defense of Israel,” according to the readout of that call. “Secretary Austin highlighted that further escalation is not inevitable and that all countries in the region would benefit from a de-escalation in tensions, including through completing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. However, he also stressed that the unprecedented scale of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 should leave Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups with no doubt about U.S. resolve.”

, President Joe Biden said Saturday that he hopes Iran will stand down after a chaotic week in the Middle East. As he was leaving a local grocery store in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden fielded one question from a reporter across the street on his way to his limousine. “I hope so,” Biden said when asked if he thinks Iran will stand down. “I don’t know.” NEW: @POTUS tells @JenniferJJacobs he hopes Iran will “stand down” re: escalating tension in the Middle East pic.twitter.com/7z1WNN7AAN — Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) August 3, 2024 Earlier in the week, Israel conducted airstrikes in Beirut and Tehran, Iran, killing senior leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, respectively. Both groups are Iranian proxies, and on Wednesday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a direct strike on Israel. While that has not come to fruition, the threat of retaliation remains. On Thursday, Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reaffirmed his commitment to Israel’s security against all threats from Iran, including its proxy terrorist groups Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis,” according to a White House readout of the call. “The President discussed efforts to support Israel’s defense against threats, including against ballistic missiles and drones, to include new defensive U.S. military deployments,” according to the readout, which also noted Vice President Kamala Harris was on the call. “Together with this commitment to Israel’s defense, the President stressed the importance of ongoing efforts to de-escalate broader tensions in the region.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER In a separate call, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, on Friday. “The Secretary reiterated ironclad U.S. support for Israel’s security and informed the Minister of additional measures, to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes, that the Department will take to support the defense of Israel,” according to the readout of that call. “Secretary Austin highlighted that further escalation is not inevitable and that all countries in the region would benefit from a de-escalation in tensions, including through completing a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. However, he also stressed that the unprecedented scale of U.S. support for Israel since October 7 should leave Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iranian-backed terrorist groups with no doubt about U.S. resolve.”, , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Joe-Biden-Delaware.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during a visit to his state this week, suggesting he may have a favorite candidate as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris considers who to select as her running mate.

Sanders traveled to Minnesota, to join Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Saturday for a rally ahead of the state’s Aug. 13 congressional primary elections. A day earlier, he spoke highly of the governor, who is reported to be on Harris’s vice presidential short list, in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio.

“I am very impressed by” Walz, Sanders said. “I think you have an excellent governor who understands the needs of working families, so I hope very much that the vice president selects a running mate who will speak up and take on powerful corporate interests, and I think Tim Walz is somebody who could do that.”

The senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was asked what he would like to see in Harris’s running mate, and he expanded on his plea to help working-class families.

“At a time when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, there’s a lot of pain out there,” Sanders said. “Working people are struggling, and they’re seeing massive levels of income and wealth inequality, and what they want is political leadership in Washington, and all over the country, to start paying attention to their needs.”

Walz is among the likes of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) as a top contender to be selected as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, an announcement Harris is likely to make in the coming days. She secured the party’s presidential nomination Friday during a virtual delegate vote, more than two weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

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In addition to receiving praise from Sanders, an adviser to Joe Biden said this week that the president thinks Walz is “just a blast” and that Biden was “in the best mood ever” during a Wisconsin-Minnesota trip earlier this year.

Last week, Sanders endorsed Harris at a rally in Portland, Maine, several days after Biden withdrew from the presidential race, making him one of the last Democratic-aligned politicians to fall in line behind the new standard-bearer.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during a visit to his state this week, suggesting he may have a favorite candidate as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris considers who to select as her running mate.

Sanders traveled to Minnesota, to join Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Saturday for a rally ahead of the state’s Aug. 13 congressional primary elections. A day earlier, he spoke highly of the governor, who is reported to be on Harris’s vice presidential short list, in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio.

“I am very impressed by” Walz, Sanders said. “I think you have an excellent governor who understands the needs of working families, so I hope very much that the vice president selects a running mate who will speak up and take on powerful corporate interests, and I think Tim Walz is somebody who could do that.”

The senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was asked what he would like to see in Harris’s running mate, and he expanded on his plea to help working-class families.

“At a time when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, there’s a lot of pain out there,” Sanders said. “Working people are struggling, and they’re seeing massive levels of income and wealth inequality, and what they want is political leadership in Washington, and all over the country, to start paying attention to their needs.”

Walz is among the likes of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) as a top contender to be selected as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, an announcement Harris is likely to make in the coming days. She secured the party’s presidential nomination Friday during a virtual delegate vote, more than two weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

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In addition to receiving praise from Sanders, an adviser to Joe Biden said this week that the president thinks Walz is “just a blast” and that Biden was “in the best mood ever” during a Wisconsin-Minnesota trip earlier this year.

Last week, Sanders endorsed Harris at a rally in Portland, Maine, several days after Biden withdrew from the presidential race, making him one of the last Democratic-aligned politicians to fall in line behind the new standard-bearer.

, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) praised Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during a visit to his state this week, suggesting he may have a favorite candidate as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris considers who to select as her running mate. Sanders traveled to Minnesota, to join Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Saturday for a rally ahead of the state’s Aug. 13 congressional primary elections. A day earlier, he spoke highly of the governor, who is reported to be on Harris’s vice presidential short list, in an interview with Minnesota Public Radio. “I am very impressed by” Walz, Sanders said. “I think you have an excellent governor who understands the needs of working families, so I hope very much that the vice president selects a running mate who will speak up and take on powerful corporate interests, and I think Tim Walz is somebody who could do that.” The senator and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was asked what he would like to see in Harris’s running mate, and he expanded on his plea to help working-class families. “At a time when 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, there’s a lot of pain out there,” Sanders said. “Working people are struggling, and they’re seeing massive levels of income and wealth inequality, and what they want is political leadership in Washington, and all over the country, to start paying attention to their needs.” Walz is among the likes of Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) as a top contender to be selected as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, an announcement Harris is likely to make in the coming days. She secured the party’s presidential nomination Friday during a virtual delegate vote, more than two weeks ahead of the Democratic National Convention. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER In addition to receiving praise from Sanders, an adviser to Joe Biden said this week that the president thinks Walz is “just a blast” and that Biden was “in the best mood ever” during a Wisconsin-Minnesota trip earlier this year. Last week, Sanders endorsed Harris at a rally in Portland, Maine, several days after Biden withdrew from the presidential race, making him one of the last Democratic-aligned politicians to fall in line behind the new standard-bearer., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bernie-Sanders-Tim-Walz.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) office issued a proclamation Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).

The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee’s term, not even two months, in the House of Representatives. On the same day, voters will elect the president, senators, and representatives, including Jackson Lee’s full-time replacement, who will begin a two-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.

In his proclamation, Abbott wrote that candidates must file for the race by 6 p.m. on Aug. 22. Several candidates have put their names in the running already, notably including former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards.

Turner finished his second term as Houston mayor earlier this year. Jackson Lee ran to replace him but lost that race to John Whitmire before she won the Democratic primary in Texas’s 18th Congressional District for the 16th straight time.

“Only Sheila’s passing at this critical moment in the election cycle could bring me out of retirement,” Turner, 69, wrote on his campaign website.

Edwards challenged Jackson Lee in the aforementioned primary, losing to the incumbent by nearly 23 points. Before that, she spent four years on the Houston City Council.

“We must honor [Jackson Lee’s] strong legacy by continuing and building upon her efforts in addition to bringing forth new solutions, as well,” Edwards wrote in a post announcing her candidacy.

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Three-quarters of constituents in Texas’s 18th Congressional District, which includes parts of downtown Houston and some of its northern suburbs, are either black or Hispanic. The seat has been in Democratic hands for over 50 years, and Jackson Lee first won it in 1994.

Jackson Lee died of pancreatic cancer last month at the age of 74, nearly seven weeks after she announced her diagnosis. Vice President Kamala Harris, one of Lee’s fellow Congressional Black Caucus members during her four years in the Senate, delivered the eulogy at her funeral this week.

2024-08-03 21:24:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fcongressional%2F3109980%2Fdate-set-special-election-replace-sheila-jackson-lee%2F?w=600&h=450, Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) office issued a proclamation Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee’s term, not even two months, in the House of Representatives. On the same,

Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) office issued a proclamation Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).

The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee’s term, not even two months, in the House of Representatives. On the same day, voters will elect the president, senators, and representatives, including Jackson Lee’s full-time replacement, who will begin a two-year term on Jan. 3, 2025.

In his proclamation, Abbott wrote that candidates must file for the race by 6 p.m. on Aug. 22. Several candidates have put their names in the running already, notably including former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards.

Turner finished his second term as Houston mayor earlier this year. Jackson Lee ran to replace him but lost that race to John Whitmire before she won the Democratic primary in Texas’s 18th Congressional District for the 16th straight time.

“Only Sheila’s passing at this critical moment in the election cycle could bring me out of retirement,” Turner, 69, wrote on his campaign website.

Edwards challenged Jackson Lee in the aforementioned primary, losing to the incumbent by nearly 23 points. Before that, she spent four years on the Houston City Council.

“We must honor [Jackson Lee’s] strong legacy by continuing and building upon her efforts in addition to bringing forth new solutions, as well,” Edwards wrote in a post announcing her candidacy.

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Three-quarters of constituents in Texas’s 18th Congressional District, which includes parts of downtown Houston and some of its northern suburbs, are either black or Hispanic. The seat has been in Democratic hands for over 50 years, and Jackson Lee first won it in 1994.

Jackson Lee died of pancreatic cancer last month at the age of 74, nearly seven weeks after she announced her diagnosis. Vice President Kamala Harris, one of Lee’s fellow Congressional Black Caucus members during her four years in the Senate, delivered the eulogy at her funeral this week.

, Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) office issued a proclamation Friday, setting Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). The winner of the special election will carry out the remainder of Jackson Lee’s term, not even two months, in the House of Representatives. On the same day, voters will elect the president, senators, and representatives, including Jackson Lee’s full-time replacement, who will begin a two-year term on Jan. 3, 2025. In his proclamation, Abbott wrote that candidates must file for the race by 6 p.m. on Aug. 22. Several candidates have put their names in the running already, notably including former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and former Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards. Turner finished his second term as Houston mayor earlier this year. Jackson Lee ran to replace him but lost that race to John Whitmire before she won the Democratic primary in Texas’s 18th Congressional District for the 16th straight time. “Only Sheila’s passing at this critical moment in the election cycle could bring me out of retirement,” Turner, 69, wrote on his campaign website. Edwards challenged Jackson Lee in the aforementioned primary, losing to the incumbent by nearly 23 points. Before that, she spent four years on the Houston City Council. “We must honor [Jackson Lee’s] strong legacy by continuing and building upon her efforts in addition to bringing forth new solutions, as well,” Edwards wrote in a post announcing her candidacy. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER Three-quarters of constituents in Texas’s 18th Congressional District, which includes parts of downtown Houston and some of its northern suburbs, are either black or Hispanic. The seat has been in Democratic hands for over 50 years, and Jackson Lee first won it in 1994. Jackson Lee died of pancreatic cancer last month at the age of 74, nearly seven weeks after she announced her diagnosis. Vice President Kamala Harris, one of Lee’s fellow Congressional Black Caucus members during her four years in the Senate, delivered the eulogy at her funeral this week., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-10-at-4.40.18%E2%80%AFAM.png, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, shrinking the list of Democratic or Democratic-aligned politicians who have yet to fall in line behind the new presumptive nominee.

Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, held a rally Saturday in Portland, Maine, where he offered his endorsement to Harris.

“I want to thank the 800 people in Portland, Maine who joined me this morning at a high-energy rally,” Sanders wrote afterward on social media. “We must defeat Trump, elect VP @KamalaHarris, and create a government that works for all, not just the 1%.”

Just a day earlier, Sanders told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that while he would work to help Harris, “we want to make sure that the vice president is listening to the working class of this country, to the progressives as well.”

Harris’s campaign now has the backing of one of the most influential progressive voices in Congress. Sanders, 82, is a self-described “democratic socialist” and performed well as a presidential candidate among younger voters.

The Vermont senator has been the runner-up to the Democratic nominee in both of the last two presidential primary contests. He fell short against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 and again in 2020 to President Joe Biden, although he outlasted Harris that year.

Sanders maintained his support for Biden earlier this month despite growing unrest within the Democratic Party about his viability as a candidate against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Two weeks ago, he penned an op-ed in the New York Times affirming that he was behind the president.

“Biden may not be the ideal candidate, but he will be the candidate and should be the candidate,” Sanders wrote. “And with an effective campaign that speaks to the needs of working families, he will not only defeat Mr. Trump but beat him badly. It’s time for Democrats to stop the bickering and nit-picking.”

One day after Biden withdrew from the race, Sanders thanked his 2020 primary rival for his work over the past 3 1/2 years.

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“Joe Biden has served our country with honor and dignity,” Sanders posted. “As the first president to ever walk on a picket line with striking workers, he has been the most pro-working class president in modern American history.”

A Fox News poll released Saturday shows Harris faring better than Biden against Trump in critical swing states. In Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, all of which have gone to the winners of the last four elections, she and the former president are within 1 percentage point of the other.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, shrinking the list of Democratic or Democratic-aligned politicians who have yet to fall in line behind the new presumptive nominee.

Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, held a rally Saturday in Portland, Maine, where he offered his endorsement to Harris.

“I want to thank the 800 people in Portland, Maine who joined me this morning at a high-energy rally,” Sanders wrote afterward on social media. “We must defeat Trump, elect VP @KamalaHarris, and create a government that works for all, not just the 1%.”

Just a day earlier, Sanders told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that while he would work to help Harris, “we want to make sure that the vice president is listening to the working class of this country, to the progressives as well.”

Harris’s campaign now has the backing of one of the most influential progressive voices in Congress. Sanders, 82, is a self-described “democratic socialist” and performed well as a presidential candidate among younger voters.

The Vermont senator has been the runner-up to the Democratic nominee in both of the last two presidential primary contests. He fell short against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 and again in 2020 to President Joe Biden, although he outlasted Harris that year.

Sanders maintained his support for Biden earlier this month despite growing unrest within the Democratic Party about his viability as a candidate against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Two weeks ago, he penned an op-ed in the New York Times affirming that he was behind the president.

“Biden may not be the ideal candidate, but he will be the candidate and should be the candidate,” Sanders wrote. “And with an effective campaign that speaks to the needs of working families, he will not only defeat Mr. Trump but beat him badly. It’s time for Democrats to stop the bickering and nit-picking.”

One day after Biden withdrew from the race, Sanders thanked his 2020 primary rival for his work over the past 3 1/2 years.

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“Joe Biden has served our country with honor and dignity,” Sanders posted. “As the first president to ever walk on a picket line with striking workers, he has been the most pro-working class president in modern American history.”

A Fox News poll released Saturday shows Harris faring better than Biden against Trump in critical swing states. In Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, all of which have gone to the winners of the last four elections, she and the former president are within 1 percentage point of the other.

, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, shrinking the list of Democratic or Democratic-aligned politicians who have yet to fall in line behind the new presumptive nominee. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, held a rally Saturday in Portland, Maine, where he offered his endorsement to Harris. “I want to thank the 800 people in Portland, Maine who joined me this morning at a high-energy rally,” Sanders wrote afterward on social media. “We must defeat Trump, elect VP @KamalaHarris, and create a government that works for all, not just the 1%.” Just a day earlier, Sanders told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that while he would work to help Harris, “we want to make sure that the vice president is listening to the working class of this country, to the progressives as well.” Harris’s campaign now has the backing of one of the most influential progressive voices in Congress. Sanders, 82, is a self-described “democratic socialist” and performed well as a presidential candidate among younger voters. The Vermont senator has been the runner-up to the Democratic nominee in both of the last two presidential primary contests. He fell short against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 and again in 2020 to President Joe Biden, although he outlasted Harris that year. Sanders maintained his support for Biden earlier this month despite growing unrest within the Democratic Party about his viability as a candidate against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Two weeks ago, he penned an op-ed in the New York Times affirming that he was behind the president. “Biden may not be the ideal candidate, but he will be the candidate and should be the candidate,” Sanders wrote. “And with an effective campaign that speaks to the needs of working families, he will not only defeat Mr. Trump but beat him badly. It’s time for Democrats to stop the bickering and nit-picking.” One day after Biden withdrew from the race, Sanders thanked his 2020 primary rival for his work over the past 3 1/2 years. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER “Joe Biden has served our country with honor and dignity,” Sanders posted. “As the first president to ever walk on a picket line with striking workers, he has been the most pro-working class president in modern American history.” A Fox News poll released Saturday shows Harris faring better than Biden against Trump in critical swing states. In Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, all of which have gone to the winners of the last four elections, she and the former president are within 1 percentage point of the other., , , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Kamala-Harris-Bernie-Sanders.webp, Washington Examiner, Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cropped-favicon-32×32.png, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/feed/, Robert Stewart,