Author: Mabinty Quarshie and Samantha-Jo Roth

President Donald Trump‘s administration sought to tamp down confusion over Medicaid funding in the wake of Office of Management and Budget director Matthew Vaeth’s memorandum pausing federal grant funding. “The White House is aware of the Medicaid website portal outage,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on X after wrapping up her first press…

Mere minutes after President Donald Trump called for a new political era for the nation during his inaugural address, he returned to excoriating his rivals in a speech at Emancipation Hall. The president made explicit references to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which he did not address after his swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. He also…

CHICAGO — Democrats are encouraging Vice President Kamala Harris to stick to the political center as former President Donald Trump tries to undercut her as a San Francisco liberal and radical leftist. But as protests continue over the war in Gaza before the conflict’s first anniversary in October, Harris may come under increasing pressure to appeal…

CHICAGO — Former President Donald Trump is hoping to blunt the momentum Vice President Kamala Harris is carrying out of the Democratic National Convention as both candidates prepare for the closing months of the 2024 race. Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will embark on their second bus tour on…