The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Maddow stunned at RNC speaker's flub

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he read an old version of his speech in Milwaukee from the teleprompter

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

Trump’s hardline immigration policies in spotlight on day two of RNC

Republicans rally around former president’s agenda at National Convention in Milwaukee, days after rally shooting.

Al Jazeera · Jul 16, 2024

Cannon goes "Project 2025" for Trump

Jack Smith can not only appeal her decision but “ask the court to replace Cannon as the judge on this case”

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

Democrats seek to lock in Biden nomination before convention

Leaders plan electronic roll call starting late July despite president’s invitation to ‘challenge me at the convention’

The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024

Neighbor: Trump shooter had "MAGA signs"

The FBI is still speaking to the gunman's neighbors and associates in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

MTG attacks transgender people and ‘illegal aliens’ during RNC speech

In the days leading up to her convention appearance, the Republican firebrand accused Democrats of being behind the attempted assassination of Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

OPINION - Donald Trump picking JD Vance shows he has no intention of uniting America

If JD Vance is sworn in as Donald Trump’s vice-president on January 20, 2025, he will, at 40 years and five months, be the youngest occupant of that office since Richard Nixon in 1953, and the third youngest in US history.

Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2024

Never doubt the instincts of Donald Trump, who just appointed ‘never Trump guy’ as his running mate

In his journey from self-help author to Republican courtier, JD Vance may find the presidential candidate just as fickle as he is, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

Bye, bye Aileen

Judge Cannon’s dismissal of Trump’s documents case is likely to be overturned — and she’s likely to get the boot

Salon · Jul 16, 2024

JD Vance once worried Trump was ‘America’s Hitler’. Now his own authoritarian leanings come into view

Vice-presidential pick has said he would have blocked certification of 2020 results in key states won by Biden

The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024